Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation Articles

One of Pennsylvania College of Technology's most enduring corporate collaborations continued with a recent donation of $107,000 from the Caterpillar Foundation and its four-member coalition of dealers. "For more than 15 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been a partner with Penn College's School of Natural Resources Management," said Mary A. Sullivan, the school's dean.

A team of Pennsylvania College of Technology students won the 28th annual Precision Heavy Construction Equipment Rodeo, held at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center as part of the college's Open House. The rodeo is sponsored by the Service and Operation of Heavy Equipment Association (S&O), a student organization at Penn College. The Oct.

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students each have been awarded $2,500 scholarships from the Electrical Generating Systems Association, the eighth straight year in which at least one honoree has been chosen from the institution. Among the 12 David I. Coren Memorial Scholarship winners for the 2010-11 year are Timothy E. Funk, of Paradise; and Jason M. Hirtzel, of Williamsport.

With a number of campus events scheduled amid the early-summer swelter and the pending replacement of rooftop units affecting air-conditioning delivery to the Thompson Professional Development Center a cross-college contingency was employed to help keep visitors cool.

The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York Inc. recently loaned another of its Kenworth hybrid trucks to Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management to be used as a teaching tool in the college's diesel equipment technology major. Students in instructor Mark E.

About 40 students in the Equipment Operation/Maintenance Technology program at the Venango Technology Center in Oil City got an extensive tour of Penn College's Schneebeli Earth Science Center on Thursday. The high school students and their instructor, Mike Irwin, visited the heavy equipment training site, led by Ryan W. Peck, laboratory assistant for diesel equipment technology.

About 40 students in the Equipment Operation/Maintenance Technology program at the Venango Technology Center in Oil City got an extensive tour of Penn College's Schneebeli Earth Science Center on Thursday. The high school students and their instructor, Mike Irwin, visited the heavy equipment training site, led by Ryan W. Peck, laboratory assistant for diesel equipment technology.

An area Caterpillar dealer has been honored by Pennsylvania College of Technology for its 15-year dedication to the School of Natural Resources Management. During a recent advisory meeting of dealers, held in the Thompson Professional Development Center on the eve of the Spring Career Fair, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. Inc.

An area Caterpillar dealer has been honored by Pennsylvania College of Technology for its 15-year dedication to the School of Natural Resources Management. During a recent advisory meeting of dealers, held in the Thompson Professional Development Center on the eve of the Spring Career Fair, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. Inc.

Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's heavy construction equipment technology: operator emphasis major are benefiting from the use of a full-motion wheel loader and articulated haul-truck simulator on loan from Volvo and the Oryx Co. "This simulator is the closest thing to actually being in a real machine," said Lester L.