Penske® Reviews
We have used this company before and were very satisfied, however, this time, we were not....my husband drove the truck and said the tires must have been bad as it bounced him around so bad we had to stop and take breaks just to make it...this was only 200 miles. Customer service was good, but when we picked the truck up, they didn't have the moving pads we ordered as they we out. An adjustment was made on our rental to compensate that inconvenience which was appreciated.
Truck rental was about $400 with discounts (AAA, etc.). The 26' truck was in excellent condition with comfortable climate control and air ride seat. The diesel engine had sufficient power to haul the load. The Penske representatives at both ends of the move were friendly, efficient and helpful. Stress-free one-way move, as far as the rental truck goes.
Penske did great job of meeting my needs. However, their 3rd party site for truck pickup (Got Storage in Layton, Utah) was AWFUL. They were supposed to open at 9:00 a.m. but never arrived. At 9:10 I called Penske's 1-800 number and they couldn't contact anyone at the company either. Penske found me a replacement truck 20 miles away. An inconvenience but they made things right. Trust Penske but stay away from Got Storage.
I always worry what I am going to get when I hire unknown labor. Well, boy was i surprised with these guys. They worked their ass off. Made recommendations and stayed tell the end. You will be fortunate to have these guys load or unload your truck trailer or what ever. They we on time, they were prepared, worked very hard, were respectful or me and my property. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM AND YES I WOULD REQUEST THEM AGAIN.
The place in Torrance where I picked up the truck offered no instruction on driving a 22 ft truck. I am a woman in her fifties and I drove the truck. The trucks are delivered to them on a need to have standard. They did not have the furniture pads delivered with the truck which caused a huge delay in putting my movers who were on the clock to work. Nothing was ready to pick up at the promised time. It was a very bad experience that turned an anticipated long day into a nightmare of traffic due to delays and an arrival in Sacramento at 3:30 am. It was a 22 hour day.
The truck was fine, however, when we returned the truck we where told the packing blankets had to be folded. Had we know this, we would have had the movers fold them. Instead when my wife and I arrived we where told this had to be done and so we had to climb into the 26 ft truck and fold 3 dozen blankets in 90 degree heat at our age 71 and 68 years of age this was not acceptable.
Everything seemed fine at first, but I got billed twice for WAY more than I should have, and when I called the local number that I had used before- it said to check the number or try again later. I called the one down the street and got the same thing. I don't know if they just went out of business in our town, or what?! I need to know who to talk to so I can get my statement fixed. I left a note for corporate, but have heard nothing back.
After UHaul gave my truck away to someone else, I called Penske 30 minutes before my movers were coming and they hooked me up with a truck in no time flat! I will NEVER use UHaul again! I had the truck for 2 days and was told rates vary and are higher on the 1st and 30th of each month when most people move.
So glad I went with Penske. Truck was new and a little better on gas than I expected. Box is square with no loss of the wheel wells. Easy to pack tightly. Initially their price was higher than Uhaul and Budget. I decided to call them to see if they could come close to the deal Budget was offering. They ended up beating it by a few dollars. So definitely call them last. I would pay at least 20% more for Penske in the future.
