[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 152 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             MOTOR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 11, 2014

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Motor Transportation 
Company as they celebrate their 100th anniversary.
  The Motor Transportation Company, founded in 1914 by Leon Dotter, 
began with a mail route from Lehighton to Stroudsburg. Leon also hauled 
coal from the Harwood Mines to bins in the Hazleton Steam Heating Co. 
and transported coal miners throughout local coal mining villages. 
Following the economic devastation of the Depression and the decline of 
the coal industry, Herman Dotter, a veteran who served in the U.S. 
Marine Corps, shifted the company's focus to school busing while still 
ensuring residents of the Hazleton area had access to first-class 
transportation. In 1959, Motor Transportation achieved national 
recognition by winning Fleet Owner Magazine's color design award, no 
doubt due in part to the company's signature ``orange wheels.'' In 
1978, Herman developed Hazleton Area Transit, providing service from 
Hazleton to the surrounding areas, and he also promoted tourism into 
the region's historic coal mining area. Currently, third generation Lee 
Dotter and Lori Dotter Yanuzzi run the company and maintain the 
organization's commitment to providing quality service, mainly focusing 
on tourism.
  Mr. Speaker, on the 100th anniversary of its founding, I thank all of 
the members of the Motor Transportation Company, past and present, for 
their hard work and continued efforts to provide quality transportation 
services and tours for the people of Northeast Pennsylvania, and I wish 
the organization many more years of successful service.

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