Penske® Reviews
Excellent company customer service, but the truck did make a lot of squeaky and other noises. However, I made it from point A to B which is the most important thing. When big rigs passed by and/or when the wind blew, the truck was blown over the line in the break down lane. The steering wheel had a little too much play. The truck had about 76-77K miles on it but it seemed/felt older than that while driving the truck. I did like the beeping feature when the truck was blown over the lines. Douglas was great at the pick-up location, and all the reps the helped me book the rental were the best especially the ladies in the office in Pennsylvania. 0.oo Cost of the Penske truck rental was way too much & OVER PRICED (4 times the cost of 10 years ago).
The Penske truck worked out great for my move. Everything fit perfectly, and the trip went smoothly. The truck/trailer/container was in really good shape, clean and ready to go. Customer service was great from start to finish. Booking was easy, and they kept me in the loop for pick-up and drop-off, which I really appreciated.
The pricing and people were top notch and amazing. The only reason Im putting four stars instead of five was the truck pulled very hard to the right. Not a big deal for across town but across the US was a bit of a headache. Would still recommend them for the top choice anyway. A clean reliable truck that got me all the way from Alabama to Oregon. Kept me warm through the snows and winds of Wyoming no problem too!
Truck was great but it beeped in traffic incessantly due to being to close to the vehicle in front of us, which in traffic in cities you can't stay back 5-6 car lengths. The limiter on speed was also incorrect in some places, road speed was 65 but it would shut you down to 55 even though that wasn't the actual speed limit.
Ernesto was a godsend.... recently moved from Austin Texas to Denver & had a million things working against me - fortunately though, Family Movers & Ernesto were not one of them. They were quick to communicate their arrival and communicated thoroughly throughout the entire moving process. Ernesto & his assistant were tremendous...even when things broke down a bit during the move he & his team were quick to pivot and adapt. We got everything done earlier than expected & can happily say Ernesto was great company throughout!
Once we got it, the truck was great. HOWEVER: I ordered a Penske 12' truck in early July. When we went to pick it up at 8 AM at a local Penske rental location, there was no 12' on the lot. After numberous call from the local renter (at Home Depot, Lawrenceville Highway, Decatur, GA), we were told: (1) therte was only 1 12' available, in Atherns GA; AFTER I SPOKE WITH DISTRICT MANAGER, HE REPORTED THERE WAS NO 12' TRUCK IN THE STATE OF GA; I was distressed, so that felloow caLLED HIS BOSS AND MIRACULOUSLY, A 12' TRUCK APPEARED. Time? about 1 pm. I incurred a $200 change fee when I had to delay our loading from 10 AM to 1:30 PM. Penske appeared to lack an efficient and reliable management chain.
