Penske® Reviews
I always prefer renting from Penske rather than the well-known truck rental place because the trucks are taken care of better. We rented a 26-foot truck, our loading team did an amazing job to fit all of our 3 bedroom home plus several boxes of stored items in it. There was a bit of a delay getting the truck initially, we were told it was because it had just completed service and a few computer holds had to be released. This was actually comforting as we had a 300 mile drive ahead. I appreciate that for longer drives the mileage is unlimited and it is a fixed number of days to get from point A to B, generally plenty of time to complete the drive in. This is probably the fifth or sixth time I have used Penske and will continue to do so!
The rental agent in Saint Petersburg was very nice. He brought to my attention that the truck I rented was a 2020. He also stated that he had the air conditioner running before I took off. Unfortunately it turned out that the A/C didn't work well at all. I ended up driving from Florida to Cleveland in a hot cab. If I had realized there was a problem before I left town, i would have asked for another truck.
Showed up to get our pre-reserved, pre-paid truck from Budget to find out that they had gone out of business 2 weeks earlier and we were not notified. Being the last weekend of the month, every truck in and around the city (Charlottesville, VA) was rented. Penske stepped in and found us a rental 1 1/2 hours away, gave us discount coupons, and saved the day! 0 stars for Budget! 5 stars for Penske!
Penske does a great job in maintaining their trucks. However, the diesel fueled truck is underpowered. Top speed on a grade is about 45. The other truck we had was a U-Haul. Gas motor with a lot more power and gas costs less. Also like the low deck height. However, Penske is negotiable and was $500 dollars cheaper.
I'd defiantly want to rent a diesel truck again. I didn't have to fuel until almost my destination (600 miles) which saved a lot of time! I was a little nervous at first driving the truck since I've never drove a truck with air brakes before but once you get used to it, it wasn't that bad. I felt like a trucker! The truck was very nice and comfortable.
I ordered a 22 ft truck and they gave me a 26 ft, saying it’s only 4 feet longer and same price. They do not take into account how much harder it is to park and the space that huge truck took up at my apartment complex, as well as how much harder it is to secure property in a top large truck. I really resent the bait and switch and they did not inform me before pick up that it would be a materially different truck.
