Mack Defense said the U.S. Army has ordered 99 Mack Defense non-armored heavy dump trucks as part of a previously announced contract that has the potential to be worth up to $296 million over seven years.
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Transportation & Distribution
Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Show cancelled again, will go virtual
After canceling last year’s event because of the COVID-19 shutdown, the Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Association had hoped to get this year’s annual auto show “back on the road again.”
Read More »LVIA passenger traffic remains down, but cargo is the bright spot
The Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority is reporting a 61.6 % drop in traffic from Jan. 2020, which was right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Read More »PennDOT issues road restrictions for storm travel
As a severe winter storm continue across Pennsylvania, PennDOT has issued a number of travel restrictions, especially for commercial vehicles.
Read More »Military truck drivers won’t need to retest for Pa. commercial driver’s license
PennDOT said that it will now waive the requirement of a Commercial Driver’s License Knowledge Test for Pennsylvania residents who are current or former military members who already have at least two years of experience driving such vehicles as part of their military duties.
Read More »COVID-19 drives 2020 passenger traffic to record low at LVIA
According to Tom Stoudt, executive director of the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority, 390,764 passengers traveled through the airport in 2020. That’s a more than 57% decline from 2019.
Read More »A rise in online shopping, plus the arrival of the COVID vaccine is keeping pallet makers busy
Foundational to shipping and receiving, trucking and distribution, commerce and trade, the wooden pallet and skid business is brisk and strong demand for these handling workhorses is expected to continue.
Read More »LVIA reports another month of decreased traffic in November
Last month the airport had 30,367 passengers compared to 71,098 in November 2019, a more than 57% decrease.
Read More »Pennsylvania declines to join Transportation Climate Initiative, for now
Pennsylvania is not among the states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic that will initially join the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI)—a regional effort to reduce pollution from vehicles. But observers say that state leaders might join later, after more details are worked out.
Read More »2021 Lehigh Valley Auto Show to be held in May
After nixing the 2020 Lehigh Valley Auto Show, which was set to be held at the start of the COVID-19 shutdown, the Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Association is playing it safer in 2021 and moving the show to May.
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