PRINTER'S NO. 1106
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.139
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BELLMON, COOPER, DIAMOND, FREEMAN,
GREINER, HANBIDGE, HEFFLEY, KENYATTA, M. MACKENZIE, MALAGARI,
MARCELL, McNEILL, NEILSON, PICKETT, VENKAT AND ZIMMERMAN,
MARCH 24, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 24, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 14 through 20, 2025, as "Truck
Driver Appreciation Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Alexander Winton invented the semi-trailer in
Cleveland, Ohio, in 1898; and
WHEREAS, The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
estimates there are 1 million professional men and women
classified as light-delivery or heavy and tractor-trailer truck
drivers; and
WHEREAS, More than 80% of United States' communities depend
solely on trucking for delivery of their goods and commodities;
and
WHEREAS, Truckers deliver approximately 10 billion tons of
freight or about 70% of all freight moved in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, The average trucker drives more than 100,000 road
miles per year; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is home to more than 71,170 trucking
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17 companies that are primarily small, locally owned businesses,
and the industry fuels more than 362,200 jobs, accounting for 1
in 15 jobs in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that
approximately 89,920 truckers live in Pennsylvania, and they
continue to play an essential and irreplaceable role in keeping
this Commonwealth's economy strong and ensuring the efficient
movement of goods throughout this Commonwealth and the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania truckers contribute significantly to
this Commonwealth's workforce by tirelessly transporting goods
across highways and roads throughout this Commonwealth, often in
challenging weather conditions, long hours and demanding
schedules; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of September 14 through 20, 2025, as "Truck Driver
Appreciation Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
residents, organizations and communities of this Commonwealth to
join in this observance by commending professional truck drivers
for the essential role they have played in the lives of every
Pennsylvanian.
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