Bethel Park approves US$232,906 sludge truck for wastewater plant
Municipality of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania · Meeting date: October 12, 2026 · Published: October 13, 2026
Bethel Park Council unanimously authorised the purchase of a new Class 8 sludge truck for the municipality’s wastewater treatment plant. The vehicle will replace an ageing unit used several times a week to haul sludge from the plant to the landfill on Tripphammer Road.
Key points
- Council approved the US$232,906 purchase unanimously, 9-0.
- The 2027 HV507 SFA Class 8 vocational truck will be supplied by Hill International Trucks N.A. LLC.
- Funding will come from the sewage fund capital budget in 2027.
- The existing truck was described as old and beginning to rot away.
Full report
Bethel Park Council has authorised the purchase of a new sludge-hauling vehicle for the municipality’s wastewater treatment plant, approving a US$232,906 procurement from its 2027 sewage fund capital budget.
The council voted 9-0 on 12 October to buy a 2027 HV507 SFA Class 8 vocational truck from Hill International Trucks N.A. LLC. The vehicle will replace the treatment plant’s existing sludge truck.
A council member said the current truck had “served us faithfully” but was “pretty old” and “starting to rot away.” The replacement vehicle is used to make trips several times a week from the sewage treatment plant to the landfill on Tripphammer Road, transporting sludge generated at the facility.
The approval gives Bethel Park a defined capital replacement for a piece of equipment central to its sludge-management logistics. No further specifications for the truck, delivery date or service-start date were discussed at the meeting.
The sludge truck purchase was one of two public works actions approved unanimously. Council also authorised a mutual release and settlement agreement with Lone Pine Construction Inc. to finalise the Clark Avenue pedestrian bridge project contract, although no wastewater-related details were provided on that agreement.
The vehicle procurement was funded specifically through the sewage fund capital budget rather than the municipality’s general bill list, which council separately approved at US$2,900,847.79.
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Source: Regular Council Meeting, Municipality of Bethel Park