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Penske Truck Leasing Opens New Davenport, Iowa, Location

June 13, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

There was a grand opening event today in Davenport, Iowa, as Penske Truck Leasing unveiled a $4.2 million state-of-the-art location in the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center. [Read more...]

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Alpha Baking Selects Penske to Maintain Alternative Fuel Truck Fleet

June 12, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske Truck Leasing is providing commercial truck fleet maintenance services for 22 Ford 2013 E-450 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered bread delivery trucks owned by Alpha Baking Company, Inc., a national bakery products distributor and home to the iconic S. Rosen’s brand. Operating in the Chicago-metro area, these vehicles are fueled by ROUSH CleanTech clean-burning, domestically produced and affordable propane autogas. [Read more...]

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Penske Makes Truck-Lite LED Headlights Standard for Freightliner Cascadia Tractors

June 3, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

Penske Truck Leasing announced it will make Truck-Lite custom LED headlights its standard spec on the Freightliner Cascadia tractors it offers for full-service lease. [Read more...]

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

May 23, 2013 by penskeblog 2 Comments

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 Truck Leasing Opens New Phoenix Facility

May 21, 2013 by penskeblog Leave a Comment

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 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 Kicks-Off Paralyzed Veterans of America Fundraising Effort

May 10, 2013 by penskeblog 1 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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