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As one of North America's largest commercial vehicle resellers, Penske sells more than 30,000 used trucks each year. The company's reputation for quality equipment and detailed fleet maintenance helps drive online sales with many buyers purchasing equipment sight unseen.

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READING, Pa., April 21, 2020 – Penske has rolled out a new and improved version of PenskeUsedTrucks.com. The upgraded website includes an enhanced online experience featuring responsive, adaptive design using a state-of-the-art digital platform that makes shopping, buying and financing a used truck online easy.

"I am excited to introduce to commercial vehicle purchasers a website with a new look and feel and an improved customer experience," stated Jack Mitchell, Penske senior vice president of vehicle remarketing. "When shopping online for the right used Penske trucks to fit your fleet's needs, the intuitive search function is quicker and streamlined."

To support social distancing measures related to COVID-19, customers can search through an extensive online inventory, speak with an expert via phone or email, and schedule a safe delivery or pick-up.

Penske Used Trucks, a business unit of Penske Truck Leasing, is a leading seller of high-quality late-model used commercial trucks to retail, wholesale, used truck dealers, and corporate truck fleet buyers. Penske sells used sleeper and day cab semi-tractors, straight trucks, flatbeds, refrigerated vans, trailers and more. Penske sells the top brands of light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty commercial vehicles including: Ford, GMC, Hino, Isuzu, Freightliner, International, and Volvo.

Daily used truck specials are also listed on Twitter by following @PenskeUsedTruck. Call 1-866-309-1962 for assistance with used truck sales.

Penske Truck Leasing is a Penske Transportation Solutions company headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania. A leading global transportation services provider, Penske Truck Leasing operates more than 327,000 vehicles and serves customers from more than 1,100 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management and supply chain management solutions. Visit www.GoPenske.com to learn more.

Penske has rolled out a new and improved version of PenskeUsedTrucks.com. The upgraded website includes an enhanced online experience featuring responsive, adaptive design using a state-of-the-art digital platform that makes shopping, buying and financing a used truck online easy.

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Initiatives

Diversity and inclusion at Penske is the driving force of our company's success. As a global company with diverse customers, businesses and associates, Penske draws from our varied backgrounds to help improve and grow our businesses.

As a result, Penske is a stronger, more competitive company that better reflects the customers and communities we serve around the globe. We promote and support diversity and inclusion in our workforce and supplier base through a variety of efforts, including:

Diversity and Inclusion Council

Penske has a well-established Diversity and Inclusion Council that meets regularly to discuss, provide feedback on and help guide our organization on diversity-related issues. Diversity and Inclusion Council members consist of our Penske associates from a variety of levels within the organization.

Diversity Recruiting Efforts

We seek and value candidates from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Penske actively recruits candidates from colleges, universities, trade schools, and military and veterans groups. We maintain a regular recruiting presence with hundreds of schools.

Affinity Groups

Penske has a growing associate interest in affinity groups. The Penske Women's Network was the first affinity group established at the company.

Supplier Diversity

Penske has been steadily growing and cultivating relationships with minority-owned and women-owned businesses for well over a decade. The effort is a part of our ongoing initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion within our network of suppliers.

Each year on average, we spend more than 22 percent of our total annual spend with hundreds of minority-owned and women-owned businesses combined. Please review our guidelines and information about supplier diversity.

READING, Pa., June 22, 2018 –Penske Used Trucks, a business unit of Penske Truck Leasing, is now offering discounts to members of the National Association of Independent Truckers (NAIT).

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READING, Pa., and Orlando, Fla., April 28, 2016 Penske, a leading transportation and logistics solutions provider, has teamed up with Golf Channel for a new #MovingDay Presented by Penske multi-platform branding campaign that encompasses Golf Channel's coverage of "moving day" across the world's professional golf schedule each week this season. The new collaboration further enhances Penske's digital marketing strategy, which supports its full-service truck leasing, truck rental and logistics business units, and includes digital, social and on air enhancements across Golf Channel's platforms.

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READING, Pa., Nov. 5, 2015 — For the fifth consecutive year Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics have earned placement on the Victory Media 2016 Top 100 Military-Friendly Employer and Military Spouse-Friendly Employer list. Victory is the publisher of G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse magazines.

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READING, Pa., March 18, 2015 — 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.

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READING, Pa., March 16, 2015 — Penske Truck Leasing is "tipping off" a new ad campaign this month starting with ESPN.com during college basketball's biggest month. The new campaign aims to highlight the breadth of the brand's service offering to businesses and consumers in a unique and entertaining way.

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PenskeUsedTrucks.com has introduced new functionalities to enhance the online shopping experience for its commercial truck customers. Visitors to the site can now save vehicle searches and particular parameters following the creation of a user profile.

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Penske Used Trucks has doubled its commercial truck dealership footprint in North America, introducing centers in Dallas, metro Atlanta and in Canada. The company now has six locations including Phoenix; Torrance, California; and Charlotte, North Carolina.

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READING, Pa., Jan. 22, 2015 — A Penske Used Trucks commercial truck dealership is now ready for business in the Toronto metro area in Mississauga, Ontario. The address is 1610 Enterprise Road, Unit B. It is open six days a week: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Used light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, trailers and related equipment will be sold from this facility. For local sales inquiries call 905-696-7775.

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READING, Pa., Jan. 22, 2015 — A Penske Used Trucks commercial truck dealership has opened in metropolitan Atlanta in Conyers, Georgia. Located at 1481 Dogwood Drive SW, the hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For local sales inquiries call 770-483-5263.

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READING, Pa., Jan. 22, 2015 — A commercial truck dealership has been opened in Dallas by Penske Used Trucks. The hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. The address is 4415 Irving Blvd. For local sales inquiries call 972-728-4209.

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Penske Used Trucks has opened a commercial truck dealership in Phoenix. Used light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, trailers and related equipment will be sold from this 2.3 acre facility, at 2219 South 2nd Place. The center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For local sales inquiries call 1-855-527-2320.

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READING, Pa., July 30, 2014Penske Used Trucks has opened a commercial truck dealership in Phoenix, at 2219 South 2nd Place. Used light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, trailers and related equipment will be sold from this 2.3 acre facility. The center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For local sales inquiries call 1-855-527-2320.

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Across the country millions of trucks run billions of miles, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It's easy to forget that inside each one of these huge machines are the treasures that drive growth for industry, fill our cupboards and dinner tables, and stock our hospitals, showrooms, and grocery stores. As a leader in transportation and logistics, Penske Truck Leasing works behind the scenes helping tens of thousands of businesses across North America with truck fleets small and large. Here are a few of their stories.

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