Truck Trader Pennsylvania (2024)

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Online classified sites like AutoTrader.com and Craigslist.com are a great place to find low prices on used trucks. In fact, both sites have hundreds of thousands of vehicles listed for sale and finding the used truck that meets your needs and budget is never very hard.

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.

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.

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.

DAT is the most complete source of loads anywhere in the country. Annually, more than 84 million loads are posted on DAT. With over 668,000 loads posted every business day, truckers, brokers and shippers can find each other — no matter where they're located.

FAQs. What Is The Number One Best-Selling Truck? The Ford F-Series is still the number one best-selling truck for 47 consecutive years. Ford delivered over 750,000 examples of the F-Series in 2023.

Curious about what state pays truck drivers the most? As reported by ZipRecruiter.com, as of March 4, 2024, states such as North Dakota, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Alaska offer average annual salaries exceeding $85,000 for OTR truck drivers.

Even in the 21st century, Pennsylvania's status as a keystone remains. Those holding truck driving jobs and bound to or from New York and New England must pass through at least a portion of Pennsylvania to reach their destinations.

Passengers in open trucks. (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.

Is brake checking illegal in Pennsylvania? ›

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.

Act 124 also prohibits the owners and operators of locations where subject vehicles load, unload, or park from allowing the engine of the vehicle to idle for more than five minutes in any continuous 60-minute period, except as provided in the act.

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.

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.

California has a higher population of pickup trucks than any other state. There are roughly 4.7 million pickup trucks in the state of California. One major reason California needs its trucks is because of construction. California has a huge population of people and it also has a big economy.

The best Truck GPS systems in 2024 are the Rand McNally TND 750, Garmin Dezl OTR800, Garmin Dezl 580 LMT-S, TomTom Trucker 620, and OHREX GPS. Truck GPSs can cost around $50 to well over $500. More expensive options typically include more route-planning features and more frequent map updates.