Carson City transit board approves trucks purchase

More than $400,000 worth of trucks and equipment will be purchased due to action Wednesday by Carson City’s Regional Transportation Commission (RTC).Commissioners voted without dissent to buy three street crew trucks, a street asphalt patch truck, a slide in sander and a snowplow with controls. The cost is not to exceed $410,742.45. Financing is from the Street Fund Equipment Account.“These are all replacement vehicles,” said Transportation Manager Patrick Pittenger, noting th