Truck Trader Pennsylvania (2024)

FAQs

Is Pennsylvania good for trucking? ›

Pennsylvania has the fourth highest number of truck drivers in U.S., according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It's a high priority occupation in Allegheny County and it's expected to continue to grow in the next decade, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

(a) General rule. --An open-bed pickup truck or open flatbed truck may not be driven at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour if any person is occupying the bed of the truck. (1) Such a truck may not be driven at any speed if a child less than 18 years of age is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer.

In Pennsylvania, the maximum vehicle width is 96 inches. For height, the maximum is 13 feet 6 inches. Maximum vehicle length for any single vehicle is 40 feet.

Heavy truck—A truck having a registered gross weight in excess of 17,000 pounds or a truck tractor.

Texas leads in employing truck drivers, with around 202,270 CDL holders.

Avoiding a Brake-Checking Collision

Not only is it a traffic violation in Pennsylvania, but this behavior also increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, you never know how other drivers are feeling or how they may react to a tailgating driver behind them.

--No driver or owner of a diesel-powered motor vehicle with a gross weight of 10,001 pounds or more, engaged in commerce, shall cause and no owner or operator of the location where the vehicle loads, unloads or parks shall allow the engine of the vehicle to idle for more than five minutes in any continuous 60-minute ...

Projecting Load Limitations - The load on any individual vehicle or the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles may not extend more than 3 feet beyond the front of the vehicle and no more than 6 feet beyond the rear of the vehicle.

It depends on the trailer you are pulling. If the GCWR is 26,001 pounds or more, and the vehicle being towed has a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more you will need a Class A driver's license. If the trailer's GVWR is 10,000 pounds or less the vehicle can be operated with a Class B driver's license.

Are lifted trucks legal in PA? ›

Pennsylvania. Front lift blocks are not allowed in the state, while rear lift blocks are limited to five inches. Cars and SUVs have a max bumper height of 22 inches in the front, and 22 inches in the rear.

Hours of service (HOS) requirements

A driver is allowed to operate 11 hours of actual driving time in a 14-hour driving window. This 14-hour period begins after a driver has 10 consecutive non-driving hours. Drivers must take a 30-minute break if they have been driving for eight consecutive hours.

You can legally ride in the bed of a pickup truck in Pa. under a few conditions. Pennsylvania vehicle code allows for passengers to travel in the open bed of a pickup truck under two main conditions: the truck isn't going faster than 35 mph and the passenger isn't under the age of 18.

The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle is a key factor that determines whether or not it is a DOT vehicle. A commercial vehicle if it has a GVWR of or over 10,001 pounds. The above limits include the vehicle's driver If you transport hazardous materials.

Best Drivers by City (Pennsylvania)

Overall, Pennsylvania drivers ranked 16th in the nation when QuoteWizard compiled a report of the best and worst drivers by state. The analysis found Connecticut has the best drivers in the country, while Utah is home to the worst.

For both rural and urban interstates, truck traffic was proportionally highest in Arkansas (36.1% rural, 30.5% urban) and lowest in Hawaii (4.6% rural, 1.9% urban). For the entire United States, truck traffic represented 23.7% of all traffic on rural interstates and 11.4% on urban interstates.