Penske® Reviews
We scheduled a 22’ truck for 9:00 am. I called to let them know we were running late and would pick up between 10:00 and 10;30 am. Arrived at pick up point just before 10:30 truck was not there. They turned up at 11:15, with a 26’ truck. Apparently I was supposed to be happy with the bigger truck, I’m not. It took a lot more effort to secure everything as the truck was way to big for the amount of stuff we had.
I picked up the truck at a Home Depot - the gas tank was not quite full and it had not been swept. there was a lot of spilled concrete mix in the floor. The truck leaked when it rained overnight before we left from NY to FL. Luckily I noticed the leak and drove to the nearest Penske center where they quickly repaired the leak. We had no issues on the drive to FL.
Penske's customer service representatives are extremely professional and very knowledgeable. They made making the arrangements easy when given a two-day notice for making moving arrangements. Pick-up and drop-off sites were equally easy to work with. Our rental equipment was in excellent condition with no mechanical problems experienced. I would highly recommend Penske.
I rented a 16' Penske truck and a tow trailer for my 2018 Chevy Equinix. I made the reservation over the phone and the woman who took care of me was great. She made sure I received the AAA discount. The trip from Kansas City to northeastern Pa was a very good trip. The truck ran great and I had no issues at all. Although the truck only had an AM radio, it has 2 plugs for a cigarette lighter and one 110 receptacle on the dash board. The guys at pick up and turning back in were great. Great job Penske and you were cheaper then U-haul. Thanks again
We don't use UHAUL now that their owner's are known for the abuse of puppies. (Google it - the wife dumped sick puppies on a rescue and refused to pay for their vet treatment - billionaires.) We would've gone with Budget and the cheaper truck through our Discover CC discount, had we known. Actually they gave us a bigger truck with Penske so that was nice, the truck was fine, the extra time was nice...and the pick up was convenient.
The truck we rented at Home Depot in Virginia for our one way trip to New Hampshire was great. It was pretty new with only about 6000 miles on the odometer. It was remarkably good on gas mileage and was powerful enough to keep up with traffic on busy highways in Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont. I would definitely rent from Penske again.
This option worked well for our move. The truck had unlimited mileage and a discount through AAA. The cost of the truck was reasonable and pickup and dropoff locations were very convenient. The truck was in excellent condition and very clean. Check out and check in were easy. The truck cruised the freeways very well and could generally keep up with the semis. They will certainly be an option if we need to use a rental truck again.
Having rented Penske trucks before, I was pretty disappointed in the condition of the trucks and car trailer I rented this time. The 26 foot truck had a broken ramp slider which made it very tough to get the ramp in and out, the service lights were on for the engine any time I drove uphill, the windshield washer did not work, and the air pressure drained down overnight. The 16 footer had a bad trailer light plug-missing two connectors, and the trailer/car carrier brakes did not work very well and the brake setup was missing a nut on one of the bolts.
