Pitt Ohio donates semi-tractor truck to Monroeville vo-tech school

Patrick Varine
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Forbes Road Career & Technology Center students check out a 2018 semi-tractor truck donated by Pitt Ohio on Jan. 30 in Monroeville.

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Pitt Ohio Vice President of Fleet Services and Vehicle Maintenance Taki Darakos (holding the right side of the banner) poses for a photo with Forbes Road Career & Technology Center students and staff in Monroeville, after donating a 2018 semi-tractor truck on Jan. 30.

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Forbes Road Career & Technology instructor Dom DeLuca talks with officials from Pitt Ohio and local political representatives during Pitt Ohio’s donation of a tractor truck on Jan. 30 in Monroeville.

Submitted/Katie Bischak

Forbes Road Career & Technology students and staff meet to accept the donation of a 2018 semi-tractor truck from Pitt Ohio on Jan. 30 in Monroeville.

Officials from the Pitt Ohio trucking company donated a 2018 semi-tractor truck to students and staff at Forbes Road Career & Technology Center in Monroeville on Jan. 30.

Pitt Ohio Vice President of Fleet Services and Vehicle Maintenance Taki Darakos said he views the donation as more of an investment.

“Forbes is great because it supports 13 school districts. We need to create a path to build our own group of talented candidates, and we can bring students in and give them real-world experience on relevant equipment that’s going to help them,” Darakos said.

Pitt Ohio has similar partnerships with four other career and technology centers. Darakos said the donated truck is equipped with modern emissions sensors and other equipment that is not readily available to vo-tech students.