Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation Articles

Qualified students in diesel- and heavy machinery-related majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center may benefit from yearly awards through a scholarship fund established by Highway Equipment & Supply Co. “Highway Equipment is pleased to provide this support to a program that has been one of our key sources of technical staff for over 20 years,” said William J.

A camper gets a rare opportunity behind the controls of earth-moving machinery at Penn College's riverside heavy equipment training site. Mansfield University's second annual Marcellus Camp, a weeklong primer on the natural gas industry and the career and educational opportunities available after high school, included a recent visit to Penn College.

The iconic black and yellow of CAT equipment lends familiarity to instructor training. Caterpillar's Dan Johnson works with several secondary instructors at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood.

The iconic black and yellow of CAT equipment lends familiarity to instructor training. Caterpillar's Dan Johnson works with several secondary instructors at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center near Allenwood.

Ryan W. Peck, instructor of diesel equipment technology, prepares his guests for operation of heavy construction equipment. Two muddy SMART girls return from the heavy equipment operations site for a lunch break. Forestry professor Dennis F. Ringling shows how to measure woodland acreage.

Ryan W. Peck, instructor of diesel equipment technology, prepares his guests for operation of heavy construction equipment. Two muddy SMART girls return from the heavy equipment operations site for a lunch break. Forestry professor Dennis F. Ringling shows how to measure woodland acreage.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students are among 54 of America’s top construction-equipment majors to receive tool scholarships from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Scholarships of $1,000 were awarded to Derek S. Black, of Trout Run, and Thomas M.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students are among 54 of America’s top construction-equipment majors to receive tool scholarships from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Scholarships of $1,000 were awarded to Derek S. Black, of Trout Run, and Thomas M.

Students tour the dynometer room, where engines arrive from Sweden, France, and North and South America. The engines are tested to ensure industry settings are consistent throughout the world and shipped back out to global destinations. Students observe the dynometer lab room, where efficiency, emission standards and compliance are among the items checked.

In a superior display of agility, maneuvering formidable machinery through tasks that require more finesse than force, a team of Pennsylvania College of Technology students won the Precision Heavy Construction Equipment Rodeo held March 23 during the college’s Spring Open House.