Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics are 2019 Military-Friendly Employers. Both companies earned entry onto the list created by VIQTORY media, the publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouses magazines.
This list was created with the help of an independent research firm and proprietary survey information from participating organizations.
“We have been steadfast in our commitment to hiring military veterans and active Guard and Reserve personnel,” explained Jennifer Sockel, Penske Truck Leasing senior vice president of human resources. “Their experiences and training have helped make Penske a transportation industry leader.”
Penske promotes employment opportunities in military publications, on veterans' job boards, and through exclusive partnerships with military-friendly organizations including ESGR, G.I. Jobs, RecruitMilitary, Military Officers Association of America, VetCentral, Bradley-Morris, Inc., Lucas Group, VRS Virtual Veteran Career Fairs, Hirepurpose and Corporate America Supports You.
Penske has teamed up with Veteran Recruiting (VR) and other leading employers to support the VetFriendly Jobs Initiative to hire or train 100,000 veterans by 2020.
Penske was one of many companies that joined efforts with VR to support the White House Joining Forces Initiative, which led to the hiring of 170,000 veterans between 2011 and 2016.
Sean Wilkins, Penske’s manager for military recruiting stated: “We are excited to expand our veteran employment efforts by strengthening relationships with military installations, improving our communication with top military talent, and building company-wide programs that help veterans successfully transition to Penske.”
Penske Truck Rental joined with Paralyzed Veterans five years ago to create the #OneWay4PVA campaign, which encourages rental customers to donate $1 to Paralyzed Veterans’ Mission: ABLE campaign.
Since 2013, the generosity of one-way rental customers, along with Penske donations on all one-way moves, have resulted in around $2.2 million for Paralyzed Veterans. Penske Truck Rental is a division of Penske Truck Leasing.
Over the last three years, veterans represented 9 percent of all Penske new hires.
Visit www.GoPenske.com/veterans for more information on career opportunities.
By “Move Ahead” Staff
Penske Logistics truck driver Earl Taylor (standing) speaks during a visit to the White House as President Donald Trump (seated center) listens.
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Body shop technicians at Penske Truck Collision Repair Centers specialize in commercial vehicle recovery, repairs and finishing. Each year, body shop technicians repair more than 20,000 commercial vehicles.
Ron Schwartz, director of staffing services who works in Penske’s Reading, Pennsylvania, headquarters, stated that adding technicians is one of the top hiring needs in 2016 and beyond.
Millennials value being developed and seeing a career path laid out before them. Penske offers the opportunity for techs to increase their skillsets and feature multiple levels based on ability and experience. About 42 percent of the company’s starting level technicians are 30 and younger.
“They’re joining a company with the depth and resources to help them build a successful career,” Mangione explained on a recent Friday afternoon from his office. “We’re the kind of company that trains you for success in your job and will train you to take on a leadership role if that is what you’re interested in. Many of our maintenance leaders began as technicians in our company.”
Mangione is referring to the Penske Technician Certification Program. TCP is recognized by the Automotive Training Managers Council as an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Continuing Automotive Service Education (CASE) training program.
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Jesse Burnette, Penske Logistics truck driver.
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