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Penske and Western Star Trucks donated use of a truck to transport Sundancer -- a solar car run by a team of U.S. high school students -- for a race in Australia.

Some businesses will go the extra mile to provide good service. Penske Truck Rental Australia recently went an extra 4,300 miles for a team of U.S. high school students participating in a solar-powered vehicle trek across the Outback. But since this is Australia, perhaps it would be better to say Penske went an extra 6,900 kilometres.

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What is the job of a Penske truck hiker? Does that person climb a mountain trail with a knapsack on his or her back? Do they hitchhike across North America? It is actually none of the above. Penske hikers are the drivers who move vehicles from where they are to where they’re needed.

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Penske Truck Leasing has completed the first of several grant-related facility modifications to provide maintenance to natural gas vehicles as part of its award from theMobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) in California.

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As Halloween approaches, many people enjoy having a good scare. But when you are planning a move, the last thing you want is to hear something going bump in the night – or in your rental truck. Here are a few things you don’t want to say while making a move on Halloween, and some suggestions to avoid a frightening trip.

Why is my engine having issues? Oops –I put gas in my diesel truck.

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Penske Truck Rental will be an exhibitor at the Global Workforce Symposium that is being hosted by Worldwide ERC, the Workforce Mobility Association. It will take place October 7 to October 9, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. It is billed as the largest meeting of mobility professionals in the United States.

Penske will be at booth 407, where attendees can be advised on do-it-yourself and menu-based moving solutions for relocations. This includes user-friendly options like direct billing and lump sum payments for transferees to make local or long-distance moves.

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Penske employees during the grand opening, from left: Jason Schappert, district manager; Eric Clark, area vice president; and Tim Fogarty, area sales manager.

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Determining the quantity and sizes of boxes you need for your move can be challenging, butPenske Truck Rental works with companies like Supply Side USA to help take much of the guesswork out of the packing process.

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The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will affect the entire supply chain, bringing sweeping changes to everyone from growers to warehouse operators and motor carriers. The FDA is required to begin issuing its final rules related to the act in August, with each requirement taking effect one year from its publication.

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On February 5, 2015, the FDA published a proposed sanitary transportation rule, which it is mandated to do under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The proposed rule seeks to apply a risk-based approach to prevent practices that create food safety issues, such as inadequate temperature control and failure to protect food properly during transportation.

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Roger Penske Inducted into The Automotive Hall of Fame

Roger Penske, Founder and Chairman of Penske Corporation, was recently inducted into The Automotive Hall of Fame along with automaker Elwood Haynes, former Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, and industrialist Ratan N. Tata.

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Penske Truck Leasing held a grand opening in Alabaster, Alabama. Posing for a ribbon-cutting photo, from left: Alabaster city manager George Henry and mayor Marty Handlon. From Penske: Chip Jensen, senior vice president southeast region; Keith Kelley, district manager; Jim Lager, senior vice president of sales; and Jason Harvell, district business development manager.

Penske Truck Leasing hosted a grand opening today for a full-service facility in the Birmingham suburb of Alabaster, Alabama. Located at 185 Airpark Industrial Road, in the Interstate Commerce Park, the state-of-the-art facility provides full-service truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance services.

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Penske Truck Rental and The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) have expanded their collaboration to make moving easier and more affordable, with new benefits designed exclusively for CAA members.

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Have you ever seen a YouTube video of a rental truck driving under a low bridge, only to have its roof peeled off like a sardine can? One second the truck is moving briskly down the road, and then in an instant, the truck comes to an abrupt halt as the roof is torn away.

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Little Draven was all set for his first road trip from his home in New York to Virginia, where he was about to appear at a fundraising gala in Fredericksburg.

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As part of its Australian expansion, Penske Truck Rental has opened its third truck rental and full-service truck leasing office in Sydney.

“Since our Australian launch in August 2014 we’ve seen a significant increase in the demand for our services, and we’re keen to capitalise on this growth with the launch of our third location in Sydney,” Adrian Beach, general manager – Penske Truck Rental, said.

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Penske Truck Rental is proud to announce thatParalyzed Veterans of America (PVA) has selected the organization to receive the Achieve: ABLE Award, for its continued financial support of PVA’s mission to ensure disabled veterans have access to health care, benefits and jobs. The award will be presented to Penske Truck Rental at the 2015 Mission: ABLE Awards that take place October 6, 2015.

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