Penske Truck Leasing will be an active participant in the 2016 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. Running from May 2 to May 5, the conference returns to the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Penske is the Presenting Sponsor and is sole sponsor for the first-ever ACT Expo Fleet Awards. Penske will have a Freightliner Cascadia compressed natural gas (CNG) tractor from its rental fleet on display in booth 1345.
Here are the panels that Penske experts will participate on:
- Tom Scollard, vice president of dedicated contract carriage, Penske Logistics, and a leading food retail customer, Shippers and Carriers Driving Clean Fuel Investment and Sustainability
- Russ Scaramastra, vice president of strategic initiatives, moderator, Driving the Future of Transit and Mobility
- Matt Krasney, director of fuel strategy, moderator, Over-the-Road Fleet Success Stories
- Drew Cullen, senior vice president fuels and facility services, Executive Roundtable: Achieving Corporate Sustainability Goals: Zeroing in on Transportation
Penske Truck Leasing is a transportation industry leader in the areas of spec’ing, operating and maintaining fleets of traditionally-fueled vehicles as well as alternative-fueled vehicles that includes natural gas, propane, electric and diesel-electric hybrids.
Penske Truck Leasing is an affiliate partner in the U.S. EPA SmartWay program and Penske Logistics is a partner in the trucking carrier and logistics categories. Penske Truck Leasing is also an affiliate partner in the Canada SmartWay Transport Partnership, which is administered by Natural Resources Canada.
By "Move Ahead" Staff
SmartWay Affiliate honorees have proactively initiated and executed recruiting, promotional and marketing activities that raise awareness and encourage their members to address air pollution from freight activities.
Rodger Diehl (center, left), east central area representative for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), presents an Above and Beyond Award to Jennifer Sockel (center, right), Penske’s senior vice president of human resources. Also in attendance was the Veterans Day Planning Committee: Penske associates (from left) Michele Hansen, Charlene Nash, Delphia Howze, Kandace Wertz, Karyn Troxell, Julie Levering and Ashlee Kantner; Grayson Krauss (supervisor of John Adams, who nominated Penske for an ESGR award); and committee members April Schaffer and Scott Norman.
Penske Logistics President Marc Althen is appreciative of the commitment that the company’s approximately 4,440 truck drivers provide. “We have some of the top drivers in our industry, and it is through their dedication to our customers that allows our company to earn placement on lists like America’s Top Trucking Providers.”
Penske associates participate in National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
The Rumley’s founded Support Military Spouses to recognize and applaud the courage of military spouses as they balance the responsibility of family life, care for wounded loved ones, and honor the memory of fallen heroes. Penske Truck Rental was the first business to support the organization’s Appreciation Care Packages program when it began in 2010.