Penske® Reviews
I reserved a 16-foot truck online as well as a stair-climber dolly and a dozen furniture pads (required by the movers (manual labor) we also hired for this move. When I arrived to pick up the truck I had to wait half an hour just to get the keys. To make matters worse when I got out to the truck neither the dolly nor the furniture pads were in the truck (even though the desk agent specifically told me they were). When I went back in to get them, I was told they didn’t have any! Their website advertised that if I paid online at the time of the reservation, this would ensure that my truck was ready AND that any additional items would already be in the truck… so NONE of that was true. I had to call customer service who told me someone could bring the dolly and furniture pads to me from some other location but that it would be at least an hour. This started off our moving day in the worst way, made us late for the movers we had hired to help us, and threw off our entire day. Moving is stressful enough, don’t use Penske unless you want MORE stress during your move.
Guys I have so much to say. I had heard so many good things about Penske, for even one of my family members who has moved within multiple times. However, despite placing an order for the truck and two dozen moving blankets over a week in advance, when I arrive they didn't even have my truck, they didn't know where it was, and they had zero moving blankets in the entire Penske section of the Home Depot. Granted, these are all home Depot employees that I worked with and not specifically Penske staff, but to misplace the entire truck? I had this delicate dance of loaders and unloaders scheduled for the day, so of course step one of the plan catastrophically fell apart. You could argue part of this was my fault for not building in a little more spare time, and you could be right, but to have to wait in line 45 minutes to have the associate at Home Depot; with Penske on the phone, custom create a new order on the spot to give me a truck that they did have in the parking lot - with 0 moving blankets mind you - was nerve racking to day the least. It made me almost an hour late for my first group of men to load the truck for me, and then over an hour late when I arrived at my new apartment complex for the movers unloading the truck, costing at least $300 in overtime fees. Not to mention the assistant manager at the Home Depot refused to write off any moving blankets that they had in their store, meaning I had to spend $200 on my own moving blankets while paying for a truck that disappeared and 24 blankets that got the day off. I would have thought that since Penske in Home Depot have this working relationship that it would behoove them to make things right by providing whatever moving blankets were in the store, but it was not to be. The only reason this doesn't get a one-star is because I at least made it to my destination in one piece, albeit moderately late and incredibly stressed. The next time I move I would seriously consider just hiring full service movers. You're less likely to nearly have your day ruined from the people that I least expected to disappoint me.
Once I called Penske and reserved a truck, I was put in contact with a national broker who provided me with movers on both ends. Fabulous communication between everyone involved and the movers were very experienced, wrapped and secured all furniture and not one item was damaged upon destination. Highly recommend for your next move.
Working with Penske was easy. They allowed me several changes without any hassle (dates, truck sizes). Their communication was spot-on, letting me know our arrangements (money and time). The people at the Fayetteville truck pick-up place were so helpful and thorough in showing me how to do things and wishing me well on my trip. During the trip, I had a wheel on the car carrier go flat. But Penske Roadside assistance (on New Year's Day) was right on it, and kept in regular touch with me while I waited for help to arrive (they had to come from 3 hours away).
We've rented from Penske numerous times. As a military family, we move...A LOT (latest count is 36, with 3 rentals total from our family in the last 3 months and at least 1 more to go) Penske always gives us a great rate and great service. We tried one of the "other" companies once and will NEVER use them again!
The truck was very new and well equipped with various features, like a backup camera, cruise control, wall outlet, USB Port, AC Adapter, and a light that shows when cars are in your blindspots. I had an issue where my battery died, and the free roadside was simple to call and get set up, and the guy arrived 20 minutes early, to boot!