Truck parking is the focus of statehouse action
Truck drivers already know the deal: truck parking is a nationwide mess. Finding a safe place to park is harder than it should be. A Jason’s Law survey counted about 313,000 truck parking spaces nationwide. Only around 40,000 are at public rest areas. The other 273,000 are at private truck stops. For specifics on Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey, follow the headline link above.
New PA license plates triggering toll errors
While the change was intended to help humans and cameras distinguish the number “0” from the letter “O,” Pittsburgh TV station WPXI 11 reports that Automated License Plate Recognition systems are misidentifying the slashed zero as the number “8” at times.
PUC seeks to update Pa. railroad regulations after East Palestine derailment
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission took a step to advance a rule that begins the process of enhancing railroad safety in Pennsylvania. The commission voted 5-0 to adopt a motion by Commissioner Kathryn L. Zerfuss that would enhance the Commission’s rail safety requirements — the first such update to these regulations since 2013.