Penske® Reviews
They screwed up the gas charges twice and ordinarily that wouldn't matter too much, except they charge $8.00 a gallon if you don't bring it back full and it's a 70 gallon gas tank. Was a $50.00 mistake. They did fix it when I called and screamed but I had to get to the district office to make it happen.
Picking up the truck was quick & efficient with no surprises. I asked to add two dozen moving blankets during pickup and was glad they could supply them for me last minute. The 26' truck was clean and had just been serviced including new front tires. We drove it for three days without any problems at all. I'll be using Penske Truck the next time I move.
I can't say enough about how great Rafael and Raymond were with the truck rental. We reserved the truck in April and were to pick it up on the Monday of Memorial Day weekend. A week before, Penske realized the business where the truck was to be picked up would be closed. They gave us two extra days and when the truck we ordered wasn't available, they gave us the next size up, for no additional charge. The truck did have one problem with the front end alignment in that it pulled hard to the right and I had to constantly pull the wheel to the left for almost 1500 miles. I have no doubt a previous renter hit a curb, throwing the alignment off and didn't report it or understand the cause and effect to the truck. That said, the truck otherwise performed fine and the extra footage was well used. Penske was the most affordable, in one case by almost two-thirds. They also have great discounts available. One is a twelve percent discount for a AAA membership that not only paid for the insurance but I've used the AAA membership twice since joining. I have already recommended Penske to a family member who ordered a 24 foot truck for her upcoming move. I will use Penske for any and all future rental needs.
Two days before my move they said they couldn't meet the contract commitment. I was very upset but ultimately they made things better than the original contract. Because my move took much longer than anticipate I had to return the truck later than contracted. I had a significant problem returning the truck just before an 11 pm commitment but, then again they resolved the problem to my satisfaction. I wouldn't have thought that was possible at the time. I rated a 4 rather than a 5 because of the problems. I would use them again because of the way they handled the problems.
The truck was exactly what we needed - however the pick up process was a bit lax - no mileage was noted, and no walk around was done. We had to go back inside to the counter to point out that the bumper had major damage so it could be marked on the paperwork before we took the truck. Then we were unsure how much gas we needed to put back in. The information in the computer reflected only ¾ full but our paperwork didn’t say that so we filled it all the way which we didn’t need to do.
The moving truck was the 16 foot truck since I did not have to move as much furniture as is typical of a 4 BR house. The size of the truck was adequate and the customer service was adequate. I actually picked the truck up at a Home Depot store and the personnel at the store helped me with whatever I needed. My only issue was after handling everything online there was some confusion about when I requested the truck rental since the store personnel didn't actually see the request until days later. I recommend calling the store after making the online request to ensure the information the store or business you will pick up at is aware of the request.
