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Caution: Beware of Online Recruiting Scams

Penske has recently become aware that criminals are using its name, branding, false but realistic-looking websites, look-alike email addresses, social media accounts, and even creating online job listings on various employment websites as a part of employment recruiting scams.

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Combatting Driver Fatigue

Driving a Class 8 truck is a demanding job, but advancements in driver-assist technologies, improved vehicle design and better in-cab comfort solutions are making it easier for drivers to stay alert and comfortable behind the wheel and get better rest in their sleeper.

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Penske Transportation Solutions Among Best Big Companies for Military Veterans

Penske Transportation Solutions has once again received confirmation of its excellence in the recruitment and retention of veterans by being named a 2025 Military-Friendly Gold Employer. Penske received this designation from VIQTORY, a veteran-owned business and the publisher of the G.I. Jobs and Military Spouses publications.

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Penske Transportation Solutions Among Best Big Companies for Military Veterans

Reading, Pa. – Nov. 25, 2024 - Penske Transportation Solutions has once again received confirmation of its excellence in the recruitment and retention of veterans by being named a 2025 Military-Friendly Gold Employer. Penske received this designation from VIQTORY, a veteran-owned business and the publisher of the G.I. Jobs and Military Spouses publications.

“Veterans excel at many different types of roles across our organization,” stated Jennifer Sockel, Penske executive vice president of talent and enterprise services. “Penske recognizes that veterans have a sense of teamwork, dedication, and commitment that enhances the company's workforce. We make a concerted effort to recognize and value their contributions to our success as a leading transportation services provider.”

Institutions earning the Military-Friendly Employers designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey.

Final ratings were determined by combining an organization’s survey score with an assessment of the organization’s ability to meet thresholds for recruitment, new hire retention, employee turnover, and promotion and advancement.

Kayla Lopez, senior director of partnerships at Military-Friendly noted: “We salute these exemplary employers who raise the bar and understand that hiring military personnel is not merely an act of goodwill but a testament to a standard that truly embodies sound business wisdom.”

Please click here for a listing of Penske career opportunities for veterans.

Penske Transportation Solutions is the universal brand for Penske Truck Leasing, Penske Logistics, Epes Transport Systems, Penske Vehicle Services, Penske Energy LLC, and related businesses. Our businesses provide innovative transportation, supply chain and technology solutions to keep the world moving forward. Visit www.GoPenske.com to learn more.

How Leases Can Help Fleets Regain Control Amid Uncertainty

Fluctuating freight demand, changes in federal regulations and shifts in capacity can create uncertainty, and many shippers are turning their attention in-house and establishing private fleets.

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Penske Holds Dedication for Refreshed Classroom at Western Tech

On Sept. 17, Penske held a dedication ceremony for its recently updated branded classroom at Western Technical College in El Paso, Texas. The classroom will continue to be used for hands-on training, introducing state-of-the-art technologies and creating an exciting learning environment where students can earn industry certifications and pursue career opportunities during and after their studies. It also reaffirms Penske’s partnership with Western Tech and allows them to continue building upon their already strong relationship.

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Stay One Step Ahead: Protect Your Fleet From Animal Strikes

Animal collisions can cause severe vehicle damage, resulting in the need for repairs. U.S. drivers on average have a 1 in 128 chance of a collision with an animal, according to an annual study by State Farm. The figure includes dogs, coyotes, rodents and deer. Deer remain the No. 1 animal involved in a collision.

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Heavy-Duty Truck Leasing

Heavy-Duty Vehicle Highlights

Heavy-duty tractors are versatile and designed to meet your business's biggest demands. Custom spec’d heavy-duty vehicle solutions include single-axle and tandem-axle versions of day cab tractors, sleeper tractors and electric tractors.

Vehicle highlights include:

Heavy-duty single-axle day cabs are perfect for regional and city deliveries, boasting a 65,000 lb. gross combined weight capacity, up to 160-gallon fuel capacity and powerful 410 HP engines. For heavier loads, the tandem-axle day cabs offer an impressive 80,000 lb. gross combined weight capacity and 435 HP engines, ensuring you can handle the most demanding jobs with ease.

On the road for days at a time? Then the fully customizable tandem-axle sleeper tractor will provide the comfort you want along with the power you need for those long hauls. The double-bunk sleeper will be your home away from home while the 455 HP engine will get you where you need to go.

All Penske tractors are spec’d with safety systems and collision mitigation and have the option to come equipped with advanced features such as air-ride rear suspension, manual or automatic transmission, air conditioning, and modern connectivity options like Bluetooth and USB inputs. These vehicles are not only powerful and reliable but also provide enhanced driver comfort with air-ride seats and CB radio readiness. Additionally, our tractors are some of the newest and most well-maintained in the industry, ensuring improved mileage and better overall performance for your fleet.

Choosing the Right Vehicle

Whether you need day cab tractors for short-haul efficiency or sleeper tractors for long-haul comfort, we’ve got you covered with options from equipment manufacturers like:

  • Freightliner
  • International
  • Volvo

Don’t see your preferred manufacturer? Don’t worry. Chances are we’ve worked with them and can coordinate to meet your vehicle specifications.

Tractors Spec’d To Meet Your Needs

We know there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, so when you’re ready, our dedicated team of experts will examine your operations to understand your routes, capacity, drivers and freight, ensuring everything is covered. Then we’ll work with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to find the most efficient and cost-effective transportation solutions for your business.

Ready to get started? Contact us today to explore the possibilities at Penske.

Manage Uncertainty Through Leasing

The business world is full of unknowns, but there are several ways leasing can help managers minimize transportation-related risks so they can focus on their core competencies.

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SPECIAL EDITION: Check Those Brakes! Get Ready for CVSA Brake Safety Week

Are the brakes on your vehicle doing their job? Knowing the answer could keep you safer on the road and save you time and money.

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Driving Success: Tré Taylor's Penske Journey

For Tréon “Tré” Taylor, it took a homecoming – and a little encouragement from his dad – to put a career at Penske on his radar.

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Regulatory Support

FMCSA. CSA. DOT. IRS. NHTSA. Federal, state and local regulations. They all need attention, and just keeping up is a full-time job.

Drivers and fleet owners must be assessed under the FMCSA Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) program. Owners have to ensure their vehicle assessments are performed and reported correctly when required. Large fleet or small, this is time consuming, and you’ll run into major risks if you miss something.

Penske can help you stay on top of all federal, state and local regulations. We simplify compliance and provide expert assistance with:

  • Online guides, including safety and compliance information via Fleet Insight™
  • Regulatory compliance training
  • Federal, state and local tax management
  • Licensing, registration and permitting
  • Risk mitigation and administration
  • Mock audits and audit support

Preventive Maintenance and Compliance

Penske takes care of the maintenance portion of the CSA assessment every time one of your trucks comes in for its regularly scheduled preventive maintenance. We also handle all the reporting and submissions, meaning less paperwork and hassle for you and your drivers.

Simplify With Fleet Insight

Fleet Insight, our online suite of fleet management tools, is the one stop for simplifying your safety and compliance efforts. It contains:

  • Federal, state and local motor carrier safety regulations
  • Downloadable handbooks, manuals, forms and documents
  • Guides to safety and compliance documentation
  • Instructional webinars for management and drivers
  • Simulated DOT educational compliance reviews
  • FMCSA registration links

Additional Services

As a Penske leasing customer, you also will have access to additional value-added services:

Discounted Rental Trucks

If you're in a pinch for an extra truck – whether due to breakdown, explosive growth or just the regular busy season – Penske Truck Leasing offers customers short- and long-term rentals and leases so you can continue to meet capacity needs.

Penske's commercial truck rentals are structured for the ease of our customers, whether you need a new truck at a moment's notice or you're planning ahead for extra capacity. We provide lease customers with:

  • Preferred truck rental rates
  • A quick and easy rental process online, over-the-phone or in-person
  • The largest and newest rental fleet in the industry
  • High maintenance standards
  • Comparable specs to your leased vehicles

Driver Safety Training

Drivers are the No. 1 concern among fleet managers, from retention to managing for regulatory issues. You want your drivers to be cared for, and you want to engage them on a professional level, but it's a lot of work to organize instructor-led training and keep up with business as usual. Penske Truck Leasing can help put processes in place to increase your drivers' productivity, satisfaction and retention rate.

Education Improves Safety and Productivity – Penske knows how to train the best drivers, easing your burdens by improving safety, reducing gas consumption and increasing employee satisfaction. We offer driver training, with classes at your headquarters, at Penske Truck Leasing locations and online.

Partner Discounts – Owners also can take advantage of our partnerships with some of the industry's leaders in safety and compliance with discounts on:

  • The Smith System Driver Improvement Institute, the nation's first professional driver safety training company
  • J.J. Keller driver and vehicle managed services to take the tough regulatory work off your hands

Collision Repair

Penske makes the entire repair process fast and easy with detailed email photo estimates accepted by major insurers. We keep you updated weekly on any open repairs and monthly with job closeout reports that document the number of repairs and their cycle time. And Penske has substitution rentals available when you need them.

Commercial Body Repair Specialists – Penske specializes in commercial vehicle recovery, repairs and refinishing. From the smallest cosmetic nick or dent to a major overhaul, Penske Truck Collision Repair Centers handle it all. We even can assist with color or identification changes.

More than 200 extensively trained technicians staff our commercial truck collision repair centers across North America. Annually, we repair over 20,000 vehicles of virtually all makes and models, using the latest repair and refinishing techniques and technologies.

Our technicians are certified in applying premium urethane coatings using efficient high-volume, low-pressure spray equipment. Advanced computerized color-mix technology aids in delivering a superior color match. Environmentally friendly spray booths, equipped with the latest advance-cure technology, ensure a durable baked-on finish.

Penske's legendary attention to detail and rigorous processes ensure you enjoy the same high-quality craftsmanship and friendly, professional service at every location.

Quality Paintwork Warranted by PPG – Penske commercial refinish centers are PPG certified. Penske and PPG back the paint and work with a performance warranty that provides protection even longer than the original warranty. PPG is a global supplier of paints and coatings for transportation and other industries.

All Penske paint technicians regularly attend PPG's certification training programs to ensure they are up-to-date on the latest coating application equipment and techniques.

Customization Services

Did you know that a lease truck from Penske can be matched to the look of your fleet? The certified technicians from Penske's Refurbishment and Customization Services can professionally refinish your Penske truck with a quality paint job, precise color matching or detailed decal work. When your truck rolls out of our body shop, it will look like the other trucks in your fleet.

Kersey, CO Body Shop Tech Places 2nd Overall at SkillsUSA

For Mario Saenz, pursuing a career in the automotive industry was a no-brainer. The youngest of six, he credits his family as his main driving force.

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Penske Truck Leasing Supports Skilled Trades at 2024 SkillsUSA National Conference

For the tenth straight year, Penske Truck Leasing will be participating in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) to be held in Atlanta, GA, on June 24 through June 28.

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Solutions To Help Fleets Navigate Uncertainty

Uncertainties around the economy, consumer spending and freight demand remain, and predicting capacity demands, consumer behavior and business needs can be challenging in the current operating environment. However, there are strategies fleets can use to prepare for the year ahead, no matter what it brings.

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Penske Truck Leasing Once Again Listed Among Top Military-Friendly Employers

Penske Truck Leasing has earned placement on the VIQTORY 2024 Top Military-Friendly Employers list, in the over $5 billion category. VIQTORY is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that produces publications like Military Spouse and G.I. Jobs magazines.

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On-Site Maintenance

Let Penske On-Site Maintenance Help You and Your Team Tackle Complex Fleet Operations:

  • Recruit, train and manage the right talent – Rising labor costs, benefits and training can be a burden to any business. Penske oversees all recruiting, hiring, training and retention, making your current staff and new talent the best they can be.
  • Increase shop and fleet efficiency – Downtime and breakdowns cost you time and money. Penske brings all your equipment up to our high standards, eliminates deferred maintenance and puts each vehicle on a regular PM schedule. In the unlikely case of a breakdown, we provide you with high-priority access to our 24/7 Roadside Assistance and rental fleet.
  • Stay up to date with technology – When you partner with Penske to run your shop, we ensure your equipment and processes are up to date and keep them that way. Your productivity will increase because technicians have the right tools and training to get the job done.
  • Ensure safety and compliance – Penske provides safety loss specialists who can help you mitigate risk from hazardous activities. We also establish safety audits, manage EPA waste disposal, and help keep you OSHA and DOT compliant.
  • Keep costs predictable and under control – Penske takes on the expense of maintaining all inventory of parts and shop equipment. And we help you increase your shop's efficiency and skill levels to lessen off-site maintenance needs.
  • Gain visibility into your fleet data – Access Penske's digital experience solutions to get a complete view of your fleet, your budget and where you can increase efficiency.

Customer Testimonial: Mesilla Valley Transportation

Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT) is one of the largest, locally-owned truck load carriers in the U.S. and has been in business for over 40 years. They operate over 1,600 trucks and 6,000+ trailers, with a core mission of serving customers in a safe and profitable manner. Penske helps MVT's business by providing on-site maintenance services.

This means Penske's hands-on maintenance expertise is helping MVT solve many fleet maintenance challenges – like technician training and retention, safety, keeping up with the latest technology and more. See how MVT keeps their trucks on the road with Penske.

As a leader in the transportation services and logistics industry, Penske helps tens of thousands of businesses just like MVT every day. Contact us to find out how you can partner with Penske to manage your fleet.

Ongoing Training Is Essential for Maintenance Technician Success and Equipment Uptime

Maintenance of Class 8 vehicles is central to ensuring reliable, safe equipment, but maintaining, diagnosing and repairing equipment is a complex process. Ongoing training is essential for maintenance technicians to stay current on changes in equipment technology, increase their skills and grow their careers.

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Marijuana: A Growing Risk to Truck Driver Safety

More than 40% of truck drivers now live in a state that has legalized the use of marijuana, according to an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report. However, federal law still prohibits the use of marijuana by CMV drivers who engage in interstate travel.

That means when it comes to the use of cannabis products, professional drivers must say no.

Unfortunately, not everyone is getting the message. The number of positive tests for recreational marijuana among truck drivers increased by 31% over the past year. That’s according to data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol (D&A) Clearinghouse pulled by Fleet Owner in June.

Clearing the confusion

Make no mistake, marijuana is a serious safety threat. Cannabis products significantly impair a truck driver’s judgment, motor coordination and reaction time. Studies have found a direct relationship between the blood concentration of THC (the primary psychoactive component of marijuana) and impaired driving.

As a result, truck drivers must avoid all types of marijuana and CBD products for recreational or medical reasons.

Making roads safer

The FMCSA’s D&A Clearinghouse is designed to improve public safety on the roadway by helping to ensure any CDL drivers that violate the FMCSA D&A policy are kept off the road. The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that provides real-time, historical data of any FMCSA D&A policy violations.

Companies that employ CDL truck drivers must query the database at the time of employment and at least once every 12 months to see whether a driver’s status has changed. Drivers who test positive for alcohol, marijuana, amphetamines or other prohibited controlled substances without a proper medical prescription must complete the FMCSA’s Return-to-Duty process before returning to any safety-sensitive job functions. The process includes meeting with a Department of Transportation-approved substance abuse professional (SAP) and undergoing Return-to-Duty testing and subsequent follow-up drug tests as determined by the SAP.

CDL drivers who want to view their records must register and create an account with the Clearinghouse using the link below. Drivers must also use the Clearinghouse to give employers additional electronic consent to view any records found. Refusal to provide consent will prohibit the driver from performing any safety-sensitive functions. Employers, testing facilities and SAPs are required to report any FMCSA D&A policy violations to the FMCSA Clearinghouse. Drivers will receive notification by mail or email every time their record is modified.

To register, visit clearinghouse.fmsca.dot.gov/register. You’ll need your CDL number, birthdate, full name and Social Security number.