The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission voted July 1 to raise rates by 4% starting next year.
The increase, which will be effective Jan. 4, 2026, is in accordance with the authority's plan for toll rates along the turnpike. The increase of 4% is the lowest rate increase since 2014 and will be used to repay Act 44 debt service, according to the commission.
Act 44 of 2007, which was amended by Act 89 in 2013, obligated the commission to assist in funding statewide ground transportation beyond turnpike operations.
On the mainline of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and on the Northeast Extension, where tolls are calculated per segment and distance traveled, the Act 44 increase moves the per-mile rate from $.07 to $.073 and the segment fee from $1.09 to $1.13.
On all other extensions, where the tolling infrastructure doesn’t support a per-segment and distance traveled rate, the Act 44 increase will be a straight 4% increase to existing trips. Toll rates round up to the nearest penny.
Trucking company golf tournament aids charity
Gore Bay, Onarion, Canada-based Manitoulin Transport and Traction UAP staged the 17th annual charity golf classicin Muskoka at the Rocky Crest Golf Resort and Lake Joseph Golf Club.
Funds were raised for the Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity and the OTA Education Foundation.
The Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity aids seriously ill children and their families. The OTA Education Foundation supports higher education for Ontario students with ties to the trucking industry.
To date, the tournament has raised more than $2 million.
New GA travel center has 100 parking spots
A new JP Travel Center recently opened in LaGrange, Georgia. It's located at 740 Lafayaette Parkway off Interstate 85 about 63 miles southwest of Atlanta
It offers a range of amenities for truckers including:
- parking for 100 trucks
- CAT scales, private showers
- truckers' lounge
- gaming areas
- gift shop featuring Georgia Grown products
- Dunkin'
- Little Caesars
- Willie B's Chicken Coupe
The new travel center is part of Jones Petroleum.
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