Company record · #13 most-fined
FedEx
FedEx has 2,486 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2025), totaling $1,377,200 in penalties imposed, 0.5% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.
By Mario Bailey · Data updated November 2026
Violations by year
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology
What sets this record apart
The measures on which FedEx differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- 3% of FedEx's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
- When FedEx took a case to a hearing on the merits, it won a dismissal 3% of the time (54 of 1,823), compared with 17% for all contested cases.
- 2% of FedEx's violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
- 18% of FedEx's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 1,769 | 71.2% | 16.0% |
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 452 | 18.2% | 34.9% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 116 | 4.7% | 6.4% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 63 | 2.5% | 31.0% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 54 | 2.2% | 3.2% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 32 | 1.3% | 8.5% |
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · outcome = OATH hearing result · methodology
Offense tier and penalties
Tiers and amounts follow DEP's penalty schedule (15 RCNY 43-02, explained in the NYC idling law guide). FedEx's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 1,630, second offense 273, and third or subsequent 583. 292 were for idling more than one minute next to a school.
The penalty amounts OATH most often imposed on its upheld cases, and what each one means on the schedule:
- $350 1,169 casesfirst offense
- $600 471 casesthird or later
- $1,000 355 casesfirst offense, default
- $440 224 casessecond offense
- $2,000 72 casesthird or later, default
- $1,500 25 casessecond offense, default
Median time from violation to decision: 443 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $748,321.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 115 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10036 (199, 8.0%), 11201 (160, 6.4%), 10010 (137, 5.5%), 10016 (119, 4.8%), 10018 (111, 4.5%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-01-09; most recent: 2025-12-23.
- Of 2,370 decided cases, 2,316 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 54 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (1,676, followed by Brooklyn with 549).
- Average penalty when upheld: $573 (median $350).
A summons records an alleged violation; cases marked pending have no final outcome. “Paid” reflects payments recorded in OATH case data, which can lag or include fees.
Respondent names behind this record
OATH records name respondents inconsistently. This page aggregates the following source spellings (violation counts in parentheses):
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (1,325) · FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP (351) · FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM I (276) · FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM IN (207) · FEDEX (55) · FEDEX FREIGHT INC (45) · FEDEX GROUND (32) · FEDEX EXPRESS (32)
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology
Cite this record: DashcamBounty, “FedEx: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/fedex/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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