PennDOT Safety Press Officer Melissa Maczko pulled her coat a little tighter Tuesday morning as a stiff chilly breeze blew through the department’s stockpile area in Unity, near Arnold Palmer Airport.

Renatta Signorini Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 4:41 p.m. | Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 4:41 p.m. About 13 equipment operators hit a PennDOT training course Thursday in Unity to practice their snow plow skills ...

LATROBE, Pa. — PennDOT is making sure its crews are well-prepared for upcoming winter weather. Operators have been participating in a specialized training session in Latrobe that will run until Nov. 7 ...

YOU KNOW, GUYS DRIVING A PENNDOT PLOW IS NOT AS EASY AS IT MAY APPEAR. IN FACT, DRIVERS NEED TO STAY FOCUSED NOT ONLY ON THE TRUCK, BUT ON THE PLOW. STEVE KINSER IS A VETERAN PENNDOT DRIVER WORKING IN ...

After about an hour of “driving” a snowplow, I was done. I’d plowed in daylight and night, and during a steady snow, in traffic on city streets, an interstate and a state highway. I was ready for ...

Each year, PennDOT holds a training program, called "Snow Academy," to prepare its plow fleet in the snowy months to keep ...