To address safety concerns, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has decided to open 13 of its 30 rest stops that are in critical locations. These are the locations that are now open for parking: Interstate 79: Crawford County NB/SB;Interstate 79: Allegheny NB only; Interstate 80: Venango County EB/WB;Interstate 80: Centre County…
In a recent announcement put out by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, all rest areas and welcome centers will be closed to the public starting today. Truckers need to be aware that they will no longer have access to these places due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Click the link…
Starting this week, those who are going 11 miles or more over the posted speed limit in a work zone will be captured by cameras on sight and ticketed. The first ticket will be a written warning followed by fines for each violation. Signs will be posted before entering the…
PGT Trucking is the sponsor of The Challenge Program taking place at Saltsburg Middle-High School in Pennsylvania. The program motivates students to excel in five categories: academic excellence, academic improvement, STEM, attendance, and community service. Students will be competing against each other in each category, and prizes will be awarded…
December 1st was Penske Truck Leasing’s 50th anniversary in Reading, Pennsylvania. To further celebrate this occasion the Pennsylvania State Senate has named December 1, 2019, as Penske Truck Leasing Day. This company operates on a global scale with 1,100 locations, 37,000 associates, 326,000 vehicles, and brings in $8.4 billion in…
The Northampton Community College out of Tannsersville, Pennsylvania, is getting a $161,468 federal grant for its Truck Driver Training program. The USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is giving grants to educational institutions around the country as part of a program to enhance commercial vehicle safety and prevent crashes. This…
Currently, the state law gives police the ability to fine truck drivers if accumulated snow causes injury or death. Now, they are pushing to be able to ticket for failing to clear snow and ice from their vehicles. Within 24 hours of the weather event, drivers have to put in…
In Pittsburgh, PA., the National Truck Driving Championships have come to an end and for the second year in a row, Scott Woodrome has been named the Bendix Grand Champion. Woodrome is a truck driver from Middletown, Ohio and represents FedEx Freight. In 2018 he took home the Grand Champion…
Last year, the Make-A-Wish Truck Convoy in Pennsylvania’s Franklin County brought in a lineup of 128 trucks and raised $23,500. This year, more and more trucks were lining up to be in the convoy and they just kept coming, bringing a total of 273 trucks to the convoy. Over the…
427 men and women have gathered at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the the 82nd annual National Truck Driving Championships. As the best in the trucking industry from all over the country, these men and women will show off their knowledge of the industry and…