Category: Road Warrior

October 2, 2025 Pennies Starting to Disappear Not long after taking office earlier this year, President Trump tweeted that the US should eliminate the penny from production, owing to the fact that it costs more to produce a penny than the face value of the coin, and that therefore the federal government lost money for…

September 25, 2025 Maintenance & Preventative Can Help You Avoid Fines This week we heard from our colleagues at the NJ Department of Weights & Measures (W&M) concerning a number of issues they are finding in the field.  While we can't go into every issue discussed, we did want to share one finding that has…

Notice of Association Bylaws Changes As required by our association’s bylaws, this email is notice of proposed changes to the rules governing the association. They were approved by the Board of Directors unanimously last week. We invite all members to read this letter from NJGCA Board President Ebbie Ashabi detailing at length the exciting changes…

September 18, 2025 Watching Competitors, Playing Fairly Competition often brings out the best in people, and leads to good outcomes for consumers and the marketplace. That is, if all competitors are playing by the same set of rules. When the rulebook is abandoned, it often leads to bad decisions, poor behavior, and warping the playing…

September 11, 2025 Market Place Realities Cause Automakers to Change EV Plans The automotive industry is continually changing. Yesteryear’s cutting-edge technologies yield to newer innovations. State-of-the-art factories become inefficient and obsolete. And even seemingly foundational market segments (like the formerly ubiquitous family sedan) lose significant segment volume to newer trends (crossovers and unibody SUVs).  Such changes, however, pale…

September 4, 2025 Electric Bills Skyrocket No doubt, between your home and your business, you have noticed the big jump in electric bills across the state. Though this increase was announced months ago, it didn’t receive too much coverage or attention among the public until this summer, when everyone opened their bill and was shocked…

May 29, 2025 NJGCA Conference Two Weeks Away–June 11th Don’t wait, register now for our Conference on the afternoon of Wednesday June 11th at the APA Hotel in Woodbridge, just off Exit 131 on the Parkway.  We will be hearing presentations from folks at Weights & Measures and the DEP, where they will be talking…

NJGCA is happy to invite you to attend an informational conference on the afternoon of June 11th at the APA Hotel in Woodbridge, just off Exit 131 on the Garden State Parkway. We will be hearing directly from officials at Weights & Measures and NJ DEP. They will be talking about issues they are finding…

May 22, 2025 NJGCA Conference–Register NOW! We are happy to announce that we will be hosting an informational conference and seminar for the first time in a few years. It will be on the afternoon of Wednesday June 11th at the APA Hotel in Woodbridge, just off Exit 131 on the Parkway.  We will be…

May 15, 2025 Congress Shapes Big Tax Legislation Coming up on four months into President Trump’s second term, Republicans this week are finalizing the details of the massive tax reform bill, which will surely be the biggest action Congress takes this term, and perhaps of the entire Trump Administration.  They are trying to balance at…