Pennsylvania News Updates

GovernmentFuel

California Drivers Face Nation’s Steepest Fuel Tax Mountain

A new fuel analysis names California, Illinois and Pennsylvania as the states with this year’s highest diesel and gas taxes, while Alaska, Mississippi and Hawaii have the lowest.

August 14, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Pennsylvania Truckers Claim Unfair Competition at Philly Port

The Federal Maritime Commission is probing concerns raised by trucking companies that a Port of Philadelphia terminal operator is receiving favorable treatment from a state agency.

February 20, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Pennsylvania Diesel Tax Drops 4.4¢, Still Among Highest in US

Pennsylvania truckers are paying slightly less for diesel this year, thanks to lower average wholesale fuel prices last year that led the state to drop the motor fuel tax rate.

January 22, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel

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.

September 15, 2023
EquipmentTCA

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.

September 5, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyTCA

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.

August 21, 2023
GovernmentSafetyTCA

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.

July 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

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.

February 17, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

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.

January 25, 2023
GovernmentSafetyLogisticsTCA

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.

January 23, 2023