Hazleton Public Transit (HPT) is a provider of public transportation and demand response service for persons with disabilities for the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania and its surrounding area.
Presently, HPT operates using Gillig buses including the Low Floor and Phantom models, and Ford E-450 cutaway vans for conventional bus service.
HPT connects with the Luzerne County Transportation Authority at the Wyoming Valley Mall[3][4] and Mohegan Sun Casino;[5] Schuylkill Transportation System at McAdoo;[6] and Fullington Trailways in Hazleton at the Church Street Station.
PennDOT makes recommendations that the merger would result in significant savings to both agencies with the merger, due to ending redundancies with upper management positions, an allegation that members of the Hazleton City Council dispute.
PennDOT also assures that passengers would see no changes to services, possibly improvements with better coordination with one team creating schedules.