Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics have committed to hiring several hundred U.S. military veterans and their spouses into their workforce over the next several years as part of the Hiring Our Heroes program.
“Penske is experiencing strong growth in 2015 and we are actively hiring truck drivers and diesel engine technicians across North America,” stated Jen Sockel, Penske senior vice president of human resources.
A grand opening event took place in Denver today asPenske Truck Leasing announced a state-of-the-art facility that provides full-service truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance services. The address is 10255 East 40th Avenue.
“This new district location was built to offer an excellent customer service experience to correspond with our regional growth,” said Rick Pytlik, Penske Truck Leasing senior vice president for the western region. “We’re now centrally located amongst our customer base and highly visible from I-70. We now have larger service bays, improved rental counters, customer lounges and an open design that will lead to increased productivity.”
Here are some details:
W.E. O'Neil Construction Company of Colorado was the general contractor on this project.
By "Move Ahead" Staff
Captions: Photos of the company's newest Denver facility were taken by Tim O'Hara.
Penske Logistics South America has been given the 2014 QLICAR Award byNatura, a leading Brazilian manufacturer of skin care, cosmetics, perfume, hair care and other beauty products. The award, which recognizes top suppliers, is an acronym that roughly translates from Portuguese to: quality; logistics; innovation; cost/contract; treatment; and relationship.
"This award recognizes our ongoing commitment to improvement in services,” stated Paulo Sarti, Penske Logistics South America managing director. “Natura is a company that requires a high level of excellence from all its partners and suppliers."
The QLICAR accolade honors Natura suppliers that provide innovations and excellence in their operations.
Penske received high scores for customer service and percentage of on-time deliveries. The company provides warehousing solutions from multiple locations in Brazil.
Photo caption: from left: Joselena Peressinoto, Natura supply chain vice president; Jorge Agelidis, Penske Logistics senior manager of operations; Paulo Sarti, managing director, Penske Logistics; Roberto Lima, Natura president.
By “Move Ahead” Staff
Penske Truck Rental, a leading provider of rental trucks as well as corporate employee relocation solutions will team up with Simple Moving Labor in a joint expo booth at the upcoming 2015 Worldwide ERC Relocation Conference from May 6 – 8 in Las Vegas in booth 302. Penske Truck Rental collaborates with moving helpers like Simple Moving Labor to provide a range of moving options from do-it-yourself moves with optional labor assistance to a white glove moving experience.
Penske Truck Rental and Simple Moving Labor make it easy for corporate relocation professionals to customize a moving program with:
Visit www.employeemoves.com for additional information about working with Penske Truck Rental for corporate relocations or please call 1-877-280-4315 for more information.
By "Move Ahead" Staff
Penske Truck Leasing is once again a member of the annual InformationWeek Elite 100 list, placing No. 79. For 16 straight years, the company has graced the InformationWeek 500 rankings, which highlights leading business technology innovators in the United States.
“It is a wonderful accomplishment to once again make the InformationWeek 500 list for this many consecutive years,” said Mike Krut, Penske senior vice president of information technology.
Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics were among the companies that celebrated Earth Day and sustainability advancements being made in the transportation sector. The setting in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was the grand opening of a Trillium CNG fueling station, with Wegmans Food Markets; NFI, a supply chain solutions provider; and Gladstein, Neandross and Associates (GNA), clean transportation and energy consultants.
“Today is an excellent example of how several organizations can work together and create a success story for the transportation industry to transition to alternative fuels,” stated Drew Cullen, Penske senior vice president of fuels and facilities services (pictured speaking below). “We appreciate the opportunity to take a lead role in making this day a reality.”
During the month of April, the company's sustainability efforts were recognized on a national level. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Penske with its first-ever Clean Air Excellence Award, and back-to-back-to-back SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Awards.
Trillium unveiled a Class-8 public accessible compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in the Highridge Business Park.
A total of 23 Penske Truck Leasing leased CNG alternative fuel heavy-duty trucks will be fueled by Penske Logistics, NFI and Wegmans at this location (one of the trucks is pictured, right, from the grand opening).
The replacement of 23 diesel-powered tractors with CNG-powered tractors will result in a 1.25 million pound annual reduction in CO2 emissions. This significant reduction in emissions is equivalent to the annual emissions of over 150 homes.
To accommodate natural gas truck demand, Penske Truck Leasing modified its nearby 10,400-square-foot Highridge Business Park facility that opened in November 2013 so that each of its four truck maintenance bays can service natural gas vehicles.
Public funding was secured for this project. Here are the GNA-secured 2014 Commonwealth grants being utilized in Schuylkill County:
"With the new natural gas fueling station, NFI will be able to further its mission to improve its environmental impact,” said Bill Bliem, senior vice president fleet services at NFI. “This also allows us to share these benefits with our customers that also prioritize expanding their sustainability efforts."
“We are proud to be part of this event and to be working with partners who share our commitment to sustainability,” says David DeMascole, Wegmans’ director of network planning. “If our high expectations for environmental and financial performance are met, these will be the first of many tractors using CNG at Wegmans.”
“Trillium CNG is excited to be partnering with NFI, Penske and Wegmans Foods to make CNG available in the area,” said Mary Boettcher, Trillium CNG president. “We’re confident other fleet operators in the tri-state region will take advantage of the environmental and economic benefits that natural gas provides.”
By “Move Ahead” Staff
Penske Truck Leasing has been given the Clean Air Excellence Award, in the Clear Air Technology category, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As one of seven 2015 winners Penske is the only corporation; the other recipients are government-related organizations. This is the first time Penske Truck Leasing has received this award.
According to the EPA, these awards honor projects from across the United States for their work on clean air and climate initiatives. The awards recognize innovative state, local, tribal, and private sector programs that protect health and the environment, educate the public, serve their communities and boost the economy.
“It is humbling for our company’s overall sustainability efforts to be recognized by the EPA with this prestigious award,” said Drew Cullen, Penske senior vice president of fuels and facility services.
“As a trusted adviser to our customers, who operate both traditional and alternative fuel truck fleets, we take a consultative approach and ensure they operate the type of alternative fuel equipment that fits their needs,” he explained.
“The investment we have made in our natural gas rental tractor program removes many of the barriers the transportation industry faces in determining where natural gas is a fit for their operations, and it provides an avenue to demonstrate and measure the clean air benefits,” Cullen noted.
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.
For the last three years, Penske has captured the SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award in the United States.
“Communities across the country have cleaner air and better health thanks to these award-winning programs,” said Janet McCabe, EPA acting assistant administrator for the office of air and radiation. “We’re celebrating Earth Day a little early by recognizing these cutting-edge efforts to educate the public, cut harmful air pollution, improve public health through new technologies and approaches, and make our environment healthier and more sustainable.”
The awards program, established in 2000 at the recommendation of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, recognizes and honors both individuals and organizations that have undertaken the risks of innovation, served as pioneers in their fields, advanced public understanding of air pollution and improved air quality.
Entries are judged by the EPA and members of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. Cullen will accept the award in Washington D.C., tomorrow.
By “Move Ahead” Staff
Photo caption: Cullen, left, poses with the EPA's Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator.
For the third straight year Penske Truck Leasing has been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award winner. Penske is one of seven organizations across the United States to be given the award today at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) Capital Ideas and Exhibition Conference in Orlando, Florida.
“It is a tremendous accomplishment for our company to be recognized in this fashion,” said Drew Cullen, Penske senior vice president of fuels and facility services. “The Penske team is committed to partnering with our customers and the EPA to develop and implement strategies that improve fuel efficiency, reduce fuel consumption and emissions, and in turn, reduce costs.”
The SmartWay Affiliate Challenge is a national challenge developed by the EPA to acknowledge organizations that participates in SmartWay and does an exceptional job supporting the partnership’s freight sustainability goals.
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.
Duane Long, co-founder and chairman of Longistics, a full-service provider of global logistics services based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is thankful for Penske’s efforts.
“We’re very pleased to become re-registered as a SmartWay partner,” said Long, who is chairman of the American Trucking Associations. “We appreciate Penske’s dedication, commitment and support in assisting our company in achieving this objective.”
These are a few of the ways that Penske promoted the SmartWay Transport Partnership:
“The EPA commends the Affiliate Challenge honorees for their extraordinary level of commitment, enthusiasm, and creativity in supporting EPA’s SmartWay program, and sustainable transportation,” said Christopher Grundler, director of EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality. “The work in this arena helps to advance the environmental sustainability of commercial transportation and logistics bringing us all closer to achieving the shared goals of efficient goods movement and clean air.”
EPA launched SmartWay in 2004 to help business improve the sustainability of their freight supply chains. Today the Partnership consists of nearly 3,000 partners, representing a cross section of the freight supply chain industry. SmartWay Partners have saved over 144 million barrels of oil. SmartWay’s clean air achievements (60 million metric tons of carbon dioxide so far) help protect the health and well-being of citizens.
By “Move Ahead” Staff
Photo caption: Penske senior manager of fuel services Virind Gujral (left) and SmartWay director Cheryl Bynum.
While branding is a concept long embraced by companies in the marketplace, members of the Penske Women’s Network encouraged young women to develop their own personal brand as they seek a first job or establish a chosen career.
Through a series of writing exercises and role-play, the high school students were encouraged to pick characteristics that would best describe them and make them uniquely different -- all part of learning to recognize and communicate their own personal brand.
The presentation was part of the 2015 Young Women’s Leadership Conference, held recently at Penn State Berks and sponsored by the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry, both based in Reading, Pennsylvania.
For the teens, the message comes at a time that is viewed as a critical age, one when they would be making decisions that could impact the rest of their lives, said presenter Delphia Howze, Penske’s manager of diversity and inclusion and corporate HR at Penske.
“Their personal brand will be part of every decision they make. It is important that they are able to understand the significance of their brand and how to create the most positive self-reflection,” Howze said. “They have to know that they have control over what they project to others. If they want to be leaders, they have to project themselves as such.”
Members of the women’s network - Howze; Connie Mitchell-Bates, manager of process solutions ; Karyn Troxell , corporate HR manager; and Georgianna Frenzelas, manager of sales training – each worked with the students as “table coaches” helping them to see for themselves the qualities that made them special.
“What we are talking about here is the brand that is inside you,” said Troxell. “You are uniquely different. You have to believe that in order to develop your own personal brand.”
In addition to defining a personal brand, the presentation included interview tips to teach the young women how to stand out from other candidates as well as interview role play.
“You have 30 seconds from when you meet someone to make an impression,” said Mitchell-Bates. “Your brand when you go in for a job starts when you enter the door. You have to be careful how you present the initial introduction of your brand.”
The attendees practiced the EAR approach to an interview: providing examples in response to interview questions detailing the action they took as well as the results or outcomes.
The students were able to put their new-found skills to the test as they participated in a role-play assuming the role of being interviewed for a summer job and answering as a hiring manager when asked why they should be hired for a summer job.
As a student chaperone who experienced the presentation along with the students, Lucy Cortez, a business development executive for Meridian Bank, applauded the efforts of the Penske representatives and found the topic to be “spot on.”
“Their knowledge was exceptional in regards to what a brand is all about,” said Cortez, who has had prior roles involving hiring employees. “Their example of using EAR is an excellent way for young women to learn before going into the job market.”
For Yulisa Gomez, 16, a 10th grade student at the I-Lead Charter School in Reading, Pennsylvania, the presentation was a helpful exercise in self-discovery.
“I learned that everybody is not the same,” said Gomez, who learned a key characteristic of her own brand: she is responsible.
Pictured, top photo: Frenzelas with 10th grader Gomez
Pictured, bottom photo: Troxell, Howze and Frenzelas with the Nittany Lion
By Bernie Mixon
Simon Pagenaud will drive the No. 22 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet IndyCar in Penske Truck Rental colors for four races in the Verizon IndyCar Series this season, including opening weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Sunday’s race will be telecast by ABC and the rest can be seen on the NBC Sports Network:
Pagenaud, 30, is in his first season with Team Penske and is part of a four-car lineup (a first in program history) that includes defending champion Will Power, Helio Castroneves and Juan Pablo Montoya. The France native placed in the series top five in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
He is poised for a breakthrough in 2015. According to this Team Penske infographic, Pagenaud in 69 IndyCar starts has four wins and over two dozen top-five finishes.
Pagenaud told the Tampa Bay Times this week: “the biggest moment of my career is definitely getting the contract with Team Penske. It’s something I have been dreaming about since I was a child.”
By Alen Beljin
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. (“PTL”) today announced that Tokyo-based Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”) has acquired a 20.0% limited partnership interest in PTL from General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”). Following Mitsui’s investment, GECC will continue to own a 29.9% limited partnership interest. The transaction will not have any impact on Penske Corporation’s management and control of the company as it will continue to own a 50.1% interest in PTL and control the General Partner.
Roger Penske, Chairman of Penske Corporation said, “Since 2001, Mitsui has been a valuable strategic partner, supporting the development and global expansion of Penske’s businesses. Mitsui’s investment in PTL further strengthens our long-term relationship with their organization.”
“We are very pleased to have Mitsui as a partner in PTL. Mitsui brings extensive experience across many different areas to our partnership and will become a key strategic partner as we look to expand and enhance our operations both domestically and internationally. We look forward to the new opportunities that our collaboration with Mitsui will bring and the value we can deliver to Mitsui,” said Brian Hard, President and CEO of Penske Truck Leasing.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. is one of the world’s most diversified and comprehensive trading, investment and service enterprises. Headquartered in Tokyo, Mitsui maintains a global network of 142 offices in 66 countries, and has 426 subsidiaries and associated companies worldwide. Visit www.mitsui.com to learn more.
Editor's Note: Read Mitsui's press release for more details on their investment in PTL.
By “Move Ahead” Staff
Penske Truck Leasing (“Penske”) has opened a new truck rental and full-service truck leasing office in Melbourne, Australia, located at 488 Blackshaws Road, Altona North, Victoria 3025. The hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. For truck rental and leasing information call 1-300-GO-PENSKE or visitwww.pensketruckrental.com.au. The new office is co-located within the Penske Power Systems facility (formerly MTU Detroit Diesel), a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
“We have seen a positive response to our truck rental and leasing services since opening in August 2014,” said Don Mikes, senior vice president of truck rental for Penske. “This is our second office in Australia and we anticipate opening three additional locations over the next 12 months.”
Penske currently operates an expanding commercial truck rental fleet of late-model prime movers from MAN and Western Star. The newly opened Melbourne location rents MAN TGS 540 and TGS 480 6x4 sleepers (b-double rated), Western Star 5800 6x4 sleepers (b-double and road train rated), and new to its fleet offering at the Melbourne location are Freightliner Coronado 6x4 day cabs (b-double rated).
In addition to commercial truck rental, Penske has also introduced full-service truck leasing that provides trucking companies with custom vehicle specifications, vehicle acquisition, routine preventive maintenance, over-the-road breakdown service and vehicle legalization. In Australia, Penske Truck Leasing offers a wide array of vehicle types for full-service leasing from MAN, Freightliner and Western Star.
Penske Truck Leasing has provided full-service leasing, fleet maintenance and truck rentals to commercial truck fleets in North America for 46 years. The company presently operates and maintains a fleet of more than 200,000 vehicles in North America.
By “Move Ahead” Staff
