We fight for a Detroit where the streets are safe, the air is clean, and the voices of residents drive the city’s decisions.
About the TOOS Coalition
The Trucks Off Our Streets (TOOS) Coalition is a citywide group working to reduce residential truck traffic and improve air quality across Detroit. Formed in summer 2024 with support from the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation, TOOS works in partnership with Community Action Plan for Healthy Environments through the University of Michigan to connect residents, community organizations, and city leaders from all seven Detroit districts.
TOOS is united in the push for citywide truck route policies as members employ their collective power to reach over 35,000 residents across Detroit, conduct community-led truck counts and industrial monitoring that began in the 1980s, mobilize residents to engage in permit hearings, and educate decision-makers about the health impacts of truck traffic and industrial pollution, such as fugitive dust.
Learn more about Southwest Detroit’s Truck Route Restrictions – Effective as of October 6th 2025.
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In the News
Truck traffic restrictions enacted for Southwest Detroit’s overwhelmed neighborhoods
After years of study, the city on Wednesday, Oct. 1, announced new restrictions on truck travel on southwest Detroit neighborhood streets, taking effect on Monday, Oct. 6. Trucks will be prohibited along stretches of major roads that pass through residential areas, including Livernois, Dragoon, Clark, Scotten and West Grand Boulevard, as well as on all residential streets in that area. The plan will allow for limited truck access in some areas for local deliveries, including the West Vernor and Springwells commercial corridors. Approved truck routes include John Kronk, Dix, Michigan Avenue and Fort Street.
Detroit plans to reroute trucks away from residential neighborhoods
In Southwest Detroit, 18-wheeled vehicles frequently rumble through streets that aren’t made for them. Heavy truck traffic has been more than just an inconvenience here.
For years, it’s meant noise, pollution, and danger for neighbors. And the problem is significant.
Detroit is one of the country’s busiest freight hubs. Per Outlier Media reporting, about 128,000 loaded containers entered the city in July alone.
To improve the situation, the city of Detroit is creating new truck restrictions on certain streets. Samuel Krassenstein is the Chief of Infrastructure and the Deputy Director for Public Works for the City of Detroit. He tells The Metro that next week the city plans to make some of the biggest series of truck route restrictions yet.
Krassenstein spoke with Robyn Vincent about truck traffic in Detroit, the problems it causes, and how the city is working to alleviate the problem for residents who live near it.