Company record · #9 most-fined
UPS
UPS has 1,979 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $1,822,910 in penalties imposed, 0.7% 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 UPS differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- OATH records show $33,230 still due on UPS's cases, about $17 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
- 3% of UPS's violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
- 52% of UPS's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
- One ZIP code, 10018, accounts for 11% of all UPS's violations.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 1,021 | 51.6% | 34.9% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 598 | 30.2% | 31.0% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 326 | 16.5% | 8.5% |
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 17 | 0.9% | 16.0% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 16 | 0.8% | 6.4% |
| 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). UPS's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 1,176, second offense 231, and third or subsequent 572. 179 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:
- $350 600 casesfirst offense
- $1,000 566 casesfirst offense, default
- $2,000 343 casesthird or later, default
- $600 224 casesthird or later
- $440 117 casessecond offense
- $1,500 112 casessecond offense, default
Median time from violation to decision: 359 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $33,230.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 85 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10018 (208, 10.5%), 10009 (155, 7.8%), 10011 (133, 6.7%), 10036 (124, 6.3%), 10003 (121, 6.1%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-04-04; most recent: 2026-03-03.
- Of 1,963 decided cases, 1,962 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 1 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (1,631, followed by Brooklyn with 289).
- Average penalty when upheld: $926 (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):
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE GENERAL (959) · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (857) · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (59) · UPS (39) · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC DBA (25) · UNITED PARCEL SERVICES INC (23) · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC UPS (6) · UPS MAIL INNOVATIONS INC (3)
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, “UPS: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/ups/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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