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Penske’s VP Named Top Fundraiser, Wins Smooch with Pig

May 23, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske Truck Leasing’s Vice President of Supply and Planning Paul Rosa won the Olivet Boys & Girls Clubs’ Kiss A Pig fundraiser May 22 with a record-breaking $111,884. [Read more...]

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Panelists for CSCMP State of Logistics Report, Sponsored by Penske

May 23, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

The Penske Logistics-sponsored 24^th Annual State of Logistics Report®, introduced by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), will be presented on June 19 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. This is the fourth year that Penske has sponsored this report. [Read more...]

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Penske Joins Veterans Career Fair May 29

May 22, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske will participate in a Veteran Recruiting Virtual Career Fair from 1 – 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 29.

The virtual fair is open to active duty, veterans, guard/reservists and military spouses. Register today. Need assistance visiting the virtual fair? Watch the job seeker tutorial. [Read more...]

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Penske Truck Leasing Opens New Phoenix Facility

May 21, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

There was a grand opening event in Phoenix today as Penske Truck Leasing formally opened a multimillion dollar state-of-the-art facility.

“We moved to this new location because we needed the space due to our growth,” said Rick Pytlik, Penske senior vice president for the western region. “We’ve doubled the size of our building space and increased our acreage fivefold. We’re also now well positioned to accommodate future expansion of our operations.” [Read more...]

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Military Spouses Honored

May 20, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske Truck Rental was one of the sponsors of Support Military Spouses’ Shoebox for Military Spouses event May 9 at the Crown Center Arena, Fayetteville, N.C. Other sponsors of the event included Walmart and Chick-fil-A. More than 1,200 military spouses in the Fayetteville area received shoeboxes filled with letters of encouragement written by children and adults, and gift items such as shower gels, lotions, and jewelry. [Read more...]

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Penske Joins New York’s RecruitMilitary Job Fair

May 16, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske is participating in a RecruitMilitary Veteran Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave., New York. The job fair is open to active duty, veterans, guard/reservists and military spouses. [Read more...]

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Penske Sponsoring Alternative Clean Transportation Expo

May 16, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske Truck Leasing is a gold sponsor and exhibitor of this year’s Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. The event takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., June 24-27. [Read more...]

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Penske Participating in May Career Fairs Nationwide

May 10, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske Truck Leasing is participating in career fairs at technical schools nationwide throughout May for various employment opportunities. [Read more...]

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Penske Kicks-Off Paralyzed Veterans of America Fundraising Effort

May 10, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske Truck Rental is proud to announce a new fundraising effort to benefit the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Mission: ABLE campaign – to ensure that veterans with disabilities get the care, benefits and job opportunities they’ve earned and deserve.

Penske Truck Rental will invite its consumer rental customers to donate $1 to support Mission: ABLE when they rent a one-way truck between Memorial Day 2013 and Memorial Day 2014. [Read more...]

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Joey Logano in No. 22 Penske Car for NASCAR Nationwide Series

May 8, 2013 by penskeblog 1 Comment

Penske Racing driver Joey Logano will pilot the No. 22 Penske Truck Rental Ford Mustang in the VFW Sport Clip Helps a Hero 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Friday. [Read more...]

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