Members of Penske’s maintenance and human resources teams will be available to speak to students and alumni June 6 at UTI-Phoenix.
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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.”
The Central Phoenix location provides full-service truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance services.
Some details about the building:
- Price tag was $6 million
- The 24,000 square-foot structure is housed on 10 acres
- Has five truck service bays and an automated wash bay
- Features a three-lane commercial truck fuel island with bulk diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)
- Built to service trucks with engines that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG)
“Our customers are why we get up and work hard every day,” said John Marvin, the district manager.
To view the complete news release, click here.
By Alen Beljin
Photo caption: A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the company’s newest facility in Phoenix. Appearing in the photo from left are Penske executives: John Marvin, district manager; Rick Pytlik, senior vice president for the western region and area vice president Joe Hill.
Very 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.Here are just a few nuggets of information in the infographic:
- 51 percent of college graduates plan to move to a new apartment after school.
- Among college graduates who are moving, almost three-fourths are relocating away from their college town.
- 80 percent of college graduates would relocate to a city where they can find a job rather than to their favorite city.
A lot of this year’s college graduates actually will be moving back home, a new survey by Accenture found. One-third of 2013 graduates plan to live at home after graduation, while 44 percent of 2011 and 2012 college grads live at home now, the survey showed.
Okay, the findings from the Accenture survey aren’t too rosy. So, let’s end on a positive note. Here’s one of the best quotes from Steve Jobs’ speech in 2005 to graduates of Stanford University.
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
No matter where they wind up, here’s wishing the best for the estimated 1.8 million members of the Class of 2013!
Editor's Note: This is a guest post reused with permission and written by John Egan. He is editor-in-chief at SpareFoot.
Penske Truck Leasing has established a scholarship program through the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Foundation. ThePenske Truck Leasing Diesel Excellence Scholarship is being established through a gift of $100,000 to the UTI Foundation and is intended for students attending any of the Universal Technical Institute’s eight campuses across the country that offer an auto diesel-training program.
“Well-trained technicians play an absolutely critical role in the success of our customers,” said Brian Hard, Penske Truck Leasing president and CEO. “We are pleased to collaborate with Universal Technical Institute. The UTI program provides students with a solid foundation in the core skills needed to maintain today’s advanced diesel engines.”
The Penske Truck Leasing Diesel Excellence Scholarship will be awarded each quarter to up to three students. Each $3,000 scholarship will help to offset education expenses for qualifying UTI students who apply and meet the scholarship’s requirements, which include a written application and 3.5 GPA or higher.
Current Penske associates who are enrolled or who will enroll at UTI are also eligible for this scholarship.
“The UTI Foundation is thrilled to partner with Penske Truck Leasing on this important scholarship,” said Veronica Meury, UTI Foundation Vice President and Executive Director. “According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of diesel service technicians and mechanics is expected to grow 15 percent between now and 2020.
“The Penske Truck Leasing Diesel Excellence Scholarship will help to train diesel repair technicians to receive the technical education they need to follow their passion and pursue successful careers while meeting this emerging workforce need,” she explained.
Roger Penske, Penske’s founder and chairman, sits on the UTI board of directors.
The Penske Truck Leasing scholarship program will begin this summer with the first application deadline of June 15. For more information visit the UTI Foundation website: www.utifoundation.net.
By “Move Ahead” Staff