Penske® Reviews
The truck was fine other than being available three hours later than scheduled, and there were water leaks in the two front corners of the truck. (They kept me apprised but it was a problem because we had schedule Good Guys Movers.) Because of heavy rains during driving and before unloading, a number of boxes were wet and had to be unloaded and dried immediately. No damage to items, however.
Not impressed. The truck's front tire was worn smooth. We did not notice it at first because the wheels were straight and it was on the inside. They eventually sent someone out to change it before we got going. We pulled a car on a flatbed trailor and the axle broke mid-trip. Again, a delay while they sent someone out to repair it. Although they did a fair job of getting the repairs done, it was very inconvient and delayed the move overall. We felt the equipment should have had better preventative maintenance.
We underestimated the amount of stuff and reserved a 14 foot Uhaul. When we tried to upgrade to a bigger truck, Uhaul had nothing for us in the region until four days later. We cancelled and called Penske. They were happy to help and found us the right truck immediately. They were less expensive than U and more efficient and accommodating.
HireAHelper and My-Guys-Moving were superb. I would use them again and I do recommend them. Penske was a fine choice for the truck -- it was clean, worked well, was easy to reserve, was easy to drop-off after hours, and the representatives were terrific at Parson's Buick in Plainville, CT. I would use them again and I do recommend them.
Excellent- reserved about 10 days prior for a busy Memorial Day weekend and able to get a 26' truck- 2 days before I was then able to adjust my pick up time and reservation. When I missed my pick up window - national customer service was able to again adjust my contract so I only paid for the time I had the truck. Super company to work with- guys at the Jessup MD office were great and even the guys in their shop helped when I stopped by after hours to drop the truck back off.
I went through Hire-A-Helper because I understood that whomever they booked for me, would have been through a screening process, or they knew that they would treat me fairly. I felt that the Brooks's Moving guys took total advantage of me and my family by; not accomplishing the task required within the time-frame that they promissed, then over-charging me for the extra hours they put-in over what was booked initially, making me pay for a guy who sit around faking injuries for the last 2 hours of a very stressfilled day.
Penske was friendly and polite, easy going. The dates of our move changed about 4 times, they were very flexible with all our changes. Easy to pick up, and easy to drop off. The truck was easy to drive. Great rates! The only thing is the light inside the back did not work so loading truck into the evening hours was a bit difficult. Overall YES, we would use them again. GREAT customer service!!
They were ok. Reserved 3dozen moving pads, the ones the had for me were filthy and the mess would have come off on my microfiber furniture. Replaced them, still didn't look all that great. Truck seemed to have a restricter...never got above 72, even when going down steep down grade in Allegheny Mountains....very unsafe in a couple of circumstances during my 15 hour drive. Over the last 4 years I have personally driven 22 ft to 26 ft moving vans from, Budget, Penske (2), Uhaul (2) and just this past weekend another Penske (22 ft). Never had this kind acceleration problem before...even on flat, could not get over 71mph. Yes, generally plenty fast and most often the posted speed limit, but there are always times when you should be able to apply accelerator and actually accelerate.
I was misinformed when I reserved the truck as to what the charge was for each day the truck was returned late. I was told $50 per day. However, that was the rate for returning the truck beyond the contracted terms and if paid in advance. If you return a truck later than the number of days you initially paid for, the daily rate jumps to $100. When I first contacted Penske, the rep curtly advised me to read the lease agreement. I told her it is about 30 pages long, in fine print and reads like stereo instructions. It was probably only about 10 pages long. She also advised me the time for return was exactly the time of checkout. I asked her shouldn't such important details be highlighted during reservation and checkout and require the customer's initiating. She said, "I wouldn't know." I called back and spoke to another rep, and he told me he understood my situation and made an adjustment to the lease allowing for the $50 per day late fee. Lesson here: if at first you don't succeed, try again and again until you get satisfaction. When I made the reservation, I was told that the truck WOULD be full of fuel when I picked it up, I was expected to bring it back full, or I'd be charged for completely filling the 50-gallon tank. I was aware of this from previous experience. When I picked up the truck at Home Depot, to my surprise, the fuel tank was 3/4 full. This was noted on the lease contract sheet. When I returned the truck I forgot about the amount of fuel I had when I checked out until I had put 7/8 of a tank of diesel fuel in the tank. When I returned the truck and pointed out how much fuel was in the truck's tank, the employee chuckled and said, "If you put too much fuel in the tank, too bad, no refunds." Lesson here: don't except any rental vehicle unless you are absolutely sure it is full of fuel. The next time I do so, I will take it to the nearest fuel station and top it off and get a receipt.
I rented a 26' Penske truck to move from south Alabama to the Raleigh area of NC. This truck was in much better condition than any truck I've rented from other companies. Also, Penske offers unlimited miles for one way rentals and the larger trucks are diesel so that helps on fuel efficiency. I had no trouble with the truck at all and, in fact, never wondered if it would make it. I can't say the same for other vehicles I've rented.
We reviewed the truck with the agent and all seemed well. When we got on the road for our 1100 mile journey it was another story. We were told it would get 11-15 miles to the gallon, well it only got about 5-6. The radio was broken and the cargo area had a leak. Thankfully, nothing got ruined since I packed in plastic totes and all of my clothing was in space saving bags. When we returned the truck we told the agent about this and she said she was sorry but the complaint would go no further. Highly disappointed and I'm not sure I would use them again.
