Military Spouses Honored

Mike Parker, Penske’s district manager, speaks at the Support Military Spouses' Shoeboxes for Military Spouses event.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...]

College Moves: A Look at the College Class of 2013

37210xxx_497x373_Penske_TruckVery soon, thousands of college students will be donning caps and gowns, grabbing their diplomas and marching into the “real world.” So, what will that world look like? A new infographic from SpareFoot gives a glimpse into that world. [Read more...]

Moving Season: 13 Good Reasons to Buy a Home in 2013

house for saleYou know what’s scary? Buying a home. It’s the largest purchase you’ll ever make, and that can be downright intimidating. But it’s not just scary; buying a home is also rewarding, exhilarating and extremely worthwhile. As a homeowner, you’ll have freedom, stability and so much more. Lucky for you, the market conditions make right now the perfect time to buy a home. Here are 13 reasons why you should take the plunge into homeownership in 2013. [Read more...]

Moving Season: How Does Your Home Size Stack Up?

Penske-Truck-RentalIs your home bigger or smaller than the average for your area? A new infographic from Quicken Loans will help you find out. [Read more...]

Penske Truck Rental Upgrades Website

PenskeTruckRental.com Enhanced HomepagePenske Truck Rental has introduced an improved version of PenskeTruckRental.com for a better online experience.

“We’ve redesigned this site so that our customers can enjoy a better online experience when reserving trucks and purchasing moving supplies,” said Don Mikes, Penske’s senior vice president of rental. [Read more...]

Authors Take Scenic Route in Penske Truck

Go Girl collageTwo Arizona-based authors recently teamed up with Penske Truck Rental  for a two-week promotional tour across the U.S.  The Go! Girl Guides (GGG) founder and editor-in-chief Kelly Lewis and GGG author Erica Arvizu embarked on a road trip from Arizona to Pennsylvania in their Penske truck, visiting book stores in 11 cities to promote their women’s guides to traveling. [Read more...]

Penske Truck Rental Ahead of Schedule with LED Headlight Retrofit


Penske Truck Rental is ahead of schedule with its planned retrofitting of 5,000 commercial semi-tractors with cutting edge custom LED headlights from Truck-Lite, an initiative it announced in late November of 2012. Penske Truck Rental is the first company to offer these LED headlights. [Read more...]

Penske Supports National Hire a Veteran Day with Virtual Career Fair

Penske is participating in a Veteran Recruiting Virtual Career Fair for the transportation and logistics industries from 1 to 4 p.m. ET on National Hire a Veteran Day March 20. [Read more...]

Penske Truck Rental Joins “TODAY Show” Sandy Relief Effort

TODAY Gives HopeYesterday, NBC News’ “TODAY show” announced “TODAY Gives Hope,” a new ongoing initiative to help bring relief to communities in need. (Watch the TODAY T.V. segment here.) [Read more...]

Penske Truck Leasing Issues $1.0 Billion in Senior Notes

Penske-RigPenske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. (“PTL”) and its wholly owned subsidiary PTL Finance Corporation announced they have issued an aggregate of $1.0 billion of senior notes in two tranches with 5.5 year and 10 year maturities at rates of 2.875% percent and 4.25 percent, respectively. The first series matures in 2018 and the second in 2023. The net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay borrowings on PTL’s bank revolver and its credit facility from General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC). This is the fourth successful offering PTL has completed since May, 2012. The current offering was managed by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities. [Read more...]