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...]

Penske Kicks-Off Paralyzed Veterans of America Fundraising Effort

Paralyzed Veterans of America Mission Able w PenskePenske 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...]

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: 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...]

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 Truck Rental Top 10 Moving Destinations for 2012

Penske Truck Rental 2012 Top Moving DestinationsIt is time once again for Penske Truck Rental’s yearly list of top moving destinations within the United States. This is the third straight year the Reading, Pa.,-based company has released the list. [Read more...]

National Mover Rate Up After Record Low in 2011

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the nation’s overall mover rate increased from a record low of 11.6 percent in 2011 to 12.0 percent in 2012. About 36.5 million people 1 year and older moved, an increase from the 2011 estimate of 35.1 million. In 2012, the majority of people, who lived at a different residence 1 year ago moved within the same county (64.4 percent). [Read more...]

Penske and BungoBox Offer Green Moving Box Options

Penske Truck Rental has teamed up with BungoBox to offer an eco-friendly alternative to the traditional cardboard moving box and packing tape. BungoBox delivers sturdy and secure, reusable plastic containers right to your door when you need them. You just fill them up with your stuff and move. [Read more...]

Penske Installing Truck-Lite LED headlights on 5,000 Rental Semi-Trucks

Penske Truck Leasing is retrofitting 5,000 of its 2012 and 2013 semi-tractors currently within its commercial truck rental fleet with new, cutting-edge LED headlights from Truck-Lite. Penske is the first and only commercial truck rental operation to currently offer this innovative headlamp option within its fleet. [Read more...]