Author: MePush

In a world of flash and pizzazz, sometimes what stands out are the good old-fashioned basics, such as those found on the simple and straightforward graphics of Bressler’s Garage’s heavy-duty trucks. Based in three locations in central Pennsylvania, the company was formed in 1970 and has evolved into one of the state’s largest fleets specializing in heavy-duty towing and recovery. The presence of two of their identical Western Star 4900/NRC 50/65 sliding rotators grabs attention. These black-and-silver units include five winches, an NRC rigging box for extra storage and a telescoping light tower that lights up the work area at night. Color coordination adds to the truck’s presence, as is the case of their unit’s black background and all-silver slider. The large, reflective lettering on the truck appears in light blue with a white shadowing and pops out against the black background. It highlights the company name, written in an arc-shaped form, with the rest of the company name appearing underneath in contrasting styles. The blue lettering of “24” with the white lettering of ‘hour service’ just underneath appears, sending an important message. “The fact is that the trucking industry doesn’t stop working,” said David Bressler, manager of operations. “Your trucks have to move; and because we are in the rural part of central Pennsylvania and are not near a big city, a lot of places are closed. Truck drivers passing through know though that they can count on us all hours of the day.” via Tow Industry Week

BERWICK — A delivery truck with a leaking fuel line left a trail of diesel fuel from the Berwick-Nescopeck Bridge all the way to Blair Street here Thursday. Josh Hirner, Allentown, was driving a Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lights truck with products headed to Builders Direct, at the corner of Front and Blair, around 1 p.m., said Sam Parise, Builders Direct manager. Suddenly, Hirner noticed his fuel pressure gauge dropping, said Codes Officer Greg Harkins. By that time, he had already crossed the bridge, turned left on Second Street, then right onto Orange Street before pulling over onto Blair. Borough Public Works employees noticed the trail of fuel he was leaving and called Harkins. A quick check revealed a thin trail of fuel along his path, Plus puddles at the bridge and at Second and Mulberry streets, where he had waited for red lights. Another puddle formed on Blair Street where Hirner had stopped. Harkins notified firefighters and PennDOT. “Our main concern was the bridge, once it rains, ” Harkins said. “It could become slippery, and there might be runoff.” PennDOT said it would spread sand to soak up the puddles at the stop lights Harkins reported. Bressler’s Towing provided absorbent material to absorb the spill at Blair Street, and Hirner assiduously helped shovel the soaked material back into a bucket for removal. Since there were no storm drains nearby, Harkins said, there was little danger of water contamination. Diesel fuel isn’t flammable, added Harkins, the borough’s former fire chief. No one will be cited, he said. “Lines get weak, hoses break,” Harkins noted. Bressler’s was going to tow the truck back to Allentown.