A West Penn Township woman says she can see a difference in tanker trucks’ speed along Blue Mountain Drive.

Resident Allison McArdle thanked everyone for addressing her concerns at Monday morning’s township board of supervisors meeting.

McArdle said she spoke to Bryan Miller, president of Bryan Miller Trucking Inc. of Andreas, and that she had a good conversation with him.

In a letter he sent to the board, Miller said he felt it was important to update everyone on his company’s policies and records.

Miller said that at their safety meeting April 27, they covered the need for driving safely on Blue Mountain Drive, in addition to all other roads.

“After reviewing recent reports, we concluded that we take on average 1.7 loads out of Fort Franklin every day,” Miller said. “Our drivers continue to drive at safe speeds while completing their loads, and I included the reports for you to look over.”

Miller indicated in his letter that he has GPS tracking on all his trucks, and that a Geofence has been created, which monitors the trucks from the time they enter onto Blue Mountain Drive until the time they exit back onto Route 309.

“I understand the need for safety within the community,” he said. “As you are aware, many of my employees are township residents themselves. Therefore, I encourage my drivers to constantly remain conscious and obey all safety regulations.”

Miller added, “Because of my policies and reinforcement, I believe it coincides with the fact that we do not have any speeding violations on Blue Mountain Drive. I appreciate your time and efforts in creating a safe community.”

Earlier this month supervisors heard the matter of tanker trucks’ speed.

James Land Jr., president and owner of Ringgold Acquisition Group II LLC, told supervisors at that meeting he was recently barraged by drivers after a resident said in April that tanker trucks were driving too fast.

Drivers denied speeding.

McArdle said drivers were driving at excessive speeds between Route 309 and Fort Franklin Road, especially during the evening and nighttime hours.

Land asked township police Chief Brian Johnson how many drivers have since been cited for speeding in that area. Johnson said none.

McArdle told Land at that time she had numerous videos that she could show him.

She said it wasn’t all of the drivers, “just a few bad apples.”

After the meeting, McArdle said she planned to address the trucking companies on her own, in person.

That came after McArdle last month told the board the trucks have been “speeding” and “driving very aggressively.”

She said that it wasn’t all the truckers who were speeding.

Prudenti instructed township secretary Katie Orlick at that time to write letters to the trucking companies that were driving the tanker trucks on Blue Mountain Drive.

Additionally, Prudenti said the township would try to have more of a police presence in that vicinity at night.

Prudenti previously said his solution to get truck traffic off the township’s roads was to negotiate a water extraction and road agreement with Land, and suggested that at Land’s expense, he run a pipeline out onto a state road.