Penske Truck Leasing recently celebrated the opening of a new full-service truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental and contract truck fleet maintenance facility at 5650 Wattsburg Road in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Penske’s new location in Erie is outfitted with the company’s proprietary fully digital and voice-directed truck fleet preventive maintenance process and connected fleet solutions, a value-added resource to help customers address issues and options related to onboard technology systems (ELDs, telematics, onboard cameras, etc.).
The Penske building is situated on 7 acres and is 10,500-square-feet with two and a half truck bays and one automatic wash bay. The facility is located off Interstate 90 offering customers a convenient location for service and rental.
Celebrating the grand opening of Penske Truck Leasing in Erie, PA, from left to right are Shane Diegan, branch service manager; Steve Walter, Erie Chamber of Commerce; Luke DeCesare, district manager; Kourtney Marapese, assistant district manager and Jeff Schoen, area vice president.
“Centrally located in between Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo, Penske Erie is the ideal location offering our customers additional Penske resources in the region,” explained Dan O’Boyle, senior vice president for Penske’s North Central Region. “We look forward to continuing to work with our existing customers in the area as well as welcoming new customers.”
Penske provides businesses with full-service truck leasing, truck fleet maintenance and truck rentals of straight trucks, flatbeds, refrigerated trucks and trailers, cargo vans, semi-trailers, and more. Penske leases, rents and maintains the top brands of light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty commercial vehicles including Ford, GMC, Hino, Isuzu, Freightliner, International, and Volvo.
Penske is an industry leader in the areas of spec'ing, operating and maintaining fleets of traditionally fueled vehicles as well as alternative-fueled vehicles that include electric, natural gas, propane, and diesel-electric hybrids.
Penske is currently hiring maintenance technicians for the facility in Erie. For a list of all open positions visit gopenske.com/careers.
By Kim Harmsen
When asked what she enjoys most about her job, she says, “No truck is the same. Whether it's a Freightliner, Hino, Volvo or something else, I get exposed to a bunch of different brands and models of vehicles. I really like that."
Pictured is Penske associate James Cloonan.
Robinson, on the right with his son on the left and grandson in center.
Gregg Mangione, senior vice president of maintenance at 
Pictured is Penske associate Gabe Shotts.