Teens Impress PennDOT With Truck Parking Challenge Solution
Two teens from Lenape Technical School are helping the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation come up with a solution to the truck parking problem.
Old Workhorses Find Resting Place in Pennsylvania Truck Museum
Keith Ernst never knew West Chester, Pa., moving contractor Ralph G. Smith, but he’s keeping his legacy alive at an old truck museum in West Brunswick Township, Pa.
Pennsylvania Updates CDL Skills Test
Pending changes to Pennsylvania’s commercial driver license skills test should make the road a more attainable destination for would-be truck drivers, officials say.
Pennsylvania Police Launch I-81 Truck Safety Initiative
As a response to the high volume of crashes along I-81 in Pennsylvania, the state police launched an initiative with the FMCSA and the PMTA to promote highway safety.
Interest Grows in Pennsylvania’s Grant Program to Electrify Fleets
Pennsylvania’s new $12.7 million environmental grant program to electrify freight truck fleets is generating interest from municipal and commercial truck fleet owners.
PennDOT Contest Challenges Teens to Solve Truck Parking
Pennsylvania high school students are trying to crack the truck parking puzzle in the state department of transportation’s annual Innovations Challenge contest.
Proposed Pennsylvania Recycling Center, Truck Terminals Cause Traffic Fears
The proposed Grand Central Recycling Center could add hundreds of truck trips to Route 512 — and if the plan isn’t changed, perhaps to the restricted Pen Argyl Road, with a threat of traffic jams.
Pennsylvania Explores Tolling Alternatives to Fund Bridge Fixes
With the proposal to toll nine major interstate bridges to pay for their replacement or rehabilitation now dead, a panel of Pennsylvania state senators set out to explore what happens next to address these costly but necessary transportation projects.
PennDOT’s Bridge Tolling Plan Dealt Crushing Legal Blows
Pennsylvania’s governor, General Assembly legislators and a judge dealt legal blows to permanently stop the state Department of Transportation’s effort to toll nine bridges to create revenue for repairs.
Pennsylvania Court Temporarily Halts Bridge Tolling Plan
In a sweeping censure, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge granted a request from eight municipalities and issued an injunction preventing state transportation officials from proceeding with plans to impose bridge tolls.