Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation Articles

Students in the diesel technology major at Pennsylvania College of Technology are benefiting from the donation of a Mack truck from Bergey’s Truck Centers. The truck, a 2018 Mack CXU613, will give students additional hands-on experience related to their major, further boosting their real-world skills.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has named John A. Pecchia as its new assistant dean of diesel technology and natural resources. Pecchia comes to Penn College from Penn State, where he most recently held three concurrent roles: associate research professor, director of graduate studies for the Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology Department, and director of the Mushroom Research Center.

Kiewit held a Signing Day at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center recently, celebrating seven students who will be interning with the Fortune 500 construction and engineering leader in seven different states.

Among the many end-of-academic-year field trips enjoyed by Penn College students, a group of diesel and electric power generation students visited Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co.’s Ebensburg rebuild facility.

Ten Pennsylvania College of Technology students were recently awarded financial assistance through the Allan Myers Corporate Scholars program. Allan Myers, one of the mid-Atlantic’s largest heavy civil construction firms, is a decades-long supporter of the college and its “tomorrow maker” students.

Five employers will host “pop-up” recruiting visits April 14-17. Interested students should stop by these Employer Information Tables to learn more about the career opportunities. Bring those resumes!

The Automotive Service Excellence Foundation has reaccredited six programs offered by Pennsylvania College of Technology’s School of Engineering Technologies. Associate degrees in automotive technology, automotive technology: Honda PACT, collision repair technology and diesel technology, as well as certificates in collision repair technician and automotive service technician received the coveted recognition.

Read the Spring 2025 edition of Penn College Magazine, featuring the feats of the Diesel Performance Club and its lightning quick “Accelerated Learning” Mack truck; the Hall of Fame-worthy tool collection of Eric L. Anstadt, assistant professor of electrical technology/occupations; the Clean Energy Center’s expanding reach; the architecture & sustainable design program’s past and present, and much more.

Connecting the next generation of diesel technicians with their future mentors and employers, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s fourth annual Diesel Technology Competition hosted 24 participants from 13 career and technical education centers in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut.

Groff Tractor & Equipment has loaned advanced John Deere equipment that is benefiting Pennsylvania College of Technology students in the heavy construction equipment technology majors. A John Deere 550K dozer and John Deere 544G wheel loader were donated for use for the Summer and Fall 2024 semesters. Six Penn College classes are gaining hands-on exposure to the equipment.