Company record · #17 most-fined
Gelco Fleet Trust
Gelco Fleet Trust has 951 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2025), totaling $1,062,780 in penalties imposed, 0.4% 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 Gelco Fleet Trust differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- 6% of Gelco Fleet Trust's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
- 89% of Gelco Fleet Trust's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
- 2% of Gelco Fleet Trust's violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
- 17% of Gelco Fleet Trust's summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 846 | 89.0% | 34.9% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 53 | 5.6% | 31.0% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 45 | 4.7% | 6.4% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 3 | 0.3% | 8.5% |
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 3 | 0.3% | 16.0% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 1 | 0.1% | 3.2% |
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). Gelco Fleet Trust's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 719, second offense 73, and third or subsequent 159. 87 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:
- $1,000 637 casesfirst offense, default
- $2,000 143 casesthird or later, default
- $1,500 66 casessecond offense, default
- $350 49 casesfirst offense
- $600 8 casesthird or later
- $440 2 casessecond offense
Median time from violation to decision: 465 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $504,300.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 67 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 11201 (106, 11.1%), 10001 (81, 8.5%), 10003 (50, 5.3%), 10011 (46, 4.8%), 10036 (44, 4.6%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-09-24; most recent: 2025-12-10.
- Of 906 decided cases, 905 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 1 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (665, followed by Brooklyn with 227).
- Average penalty when upheld: $1,155 (median $1,000).
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):
GELCO FLEET TRUST (921) · GELCO CORPORATION (12) · GELCO CORP (7) · GELCO FLE E T TRUST (4) · GELCO FLEET RUST (3) · GELCO FLE E T (2) · GELCO CORP LSR CUSHMAN WAK (1) · GELCO CORP COUNTY Z (1)
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, “Gelco Fleet Trust: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/gelco-fleet-trust/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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