Penske Truck Rental
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Penske Truck Rental has 2.0 star rating based on 99 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
- Rating Distribution
Pros: Penske moving trucks, Centers when i finally got there, Hours of operation.
Cons: Customer service, Entire experience, No customer service.Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "If you're okay with having your credit card fraudulently charged, then you've defineitely found the right location", "DO NOT RENT PENSKE TRUCKS & ESPECIALLY FROM HOME DEPOT", "Do not rent a truck from them!", "Choose UHaul", "Think twice about the service you will recieve".
The aggregated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
Penske Truck Rental has 2.0 star rating based on 99 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
- Rating Distribution
Pros: Penske moving trucks, Centers when i finally got there, Hours of operation.
Cons: Customer service, Entire experience, No customer service.Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "If you're okay with having your credit card fraudulently charged, then you've defineitely found the right location", "DO NOT RENT PENSKE TRUCKS & ESPECIALLY FROM HOME DEPOT", "Do not rent a truck from them!", "Choose UHaul", "Think twice about the service you will recieve".
Most users want Penske Truck Rental to offer a solution to their issues.
Review authors value the most Location. Consumers are not pleased with Customer service and Reliability. The price level of this organization is high according to consumer reviews.
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Verified Reviewer | Atlanta, GeorgiaDishonest, Shady Penske Location
This place is the most dishonest, shady Penske location that I've ever dealt with. Today, they fraudulently charged my credit card for an unauthorized amount of $89.08 (see below).
Their staff is extremely incompetent. They make promises that they have no intention of keeping.
Instead of correcting the fuel tank reading on the paperwork to 1/2 tank, the crackheads that work behind the desk didn't follow thru and instead fraudulently billed my credit card for an extra $89.08 to cover the gas. If you need a rental truck and want to be ripped-off, then you've definitely found the right location.
02/21/2024 PENSKE TRK LSG 03171 CARD#9081$89.08Dishonest,
- Crackheads & con-artists working the desk
Preferred solution: Apology
User's recommendation: If you're okay with having your credit card fraudulently charged, then you've defineitely found the right location
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Verified ReviewerGiven a un-legal un safe truck rental
Where do I start, this company took advantage of me. I made a reservation for a 22ft truck and not knowing anything about moving trucks they gave me a 26ft diesel.
That isnt what I reserved and it was supposed to be unleaded. Had no clue they had me sign without telling me this and walked out around truck told me nothing and handed me keys. So I left and found out on driving back from getting truck on my moving day that I had a headlight out. So while moving in rain had to be on phone with roadside to get it fixed he said everything is good to go.
Well next morning leaving I found out they gave me a quarter tank of gas and it was diesel and the tail light/ blinker wasnt working either so I had to stop in another state and have roadside assistance fix that, but it doesnt end there. They did not check any of the fluids and driving across country. I had a light come on for DEF fluid and roadside assistance, made me stop at midnight in a dangerous area and go and buy the fluid and figure out where it goes in the truck. I asked if this amount of fluid would be enough get me to my destination and it didnt!
The next day. I had to buy 60 dollars more worth of more fluids for the truck. I paid for a dolly and didnt get it. It lagged because the fluid so it slowed my trip down as well.
So I had to stop my trip 4 times my family and I were put in danger multiple times stopping in dangerous places because this truck. It was completely unsafe and not even street legal.
They didnt refund me barely anything and took no accountability for multiple people failing to do there jobs. This company and service is a joke and as I said took advantage of me as a woman who knew nothing about moving trucks.
- Was not street legal or safe
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Do not rent a truck from them!!!
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Verified Reviewer | Huntington Beach, CaliforniaDO NOT RENT PENSKE TRUCKS & DEFINITELY NOT FROM HOME DEPOT
Had a family emergency, so flew from MO to Cali. Had to move family's belongings/vehicle from Huntington Beach.
Made a reservation for a 26' truck & car carrier on a Monday, p/u from Home Depot. Had problems from the start. P/u truck on Tuesday w/o car carrier, that wasn't available til late afternoon. Home Depot DID NOT GO OVER ANYTHING W/TRUCK, SIGNED PAPERS, GAVE ME KEYS & WAS ADVISED "TRUCK ON THE SIDE OF BUILDING"!
TRUCK WAS FILTHY, WINDOWS HAD TO BE LITERALLY SCRUBBED, TRASH IN CAB, SMELLED OF SMOKE, ETC. FINALLY, GOT ON THE ROAD, DRIVING FROM CALI TO MO, WAS NOT ADVISED BY HOME DEPOT OR PENSKE OF THE "DEF" FLUID OR WHERE IF NEEDED TO FILL. WHILE DRIVING, "DEF" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, HAD NO CLUE WHAT THAT WAS. PULLED OVER & GOOGLED, FOUND AN AUTO STORE, SPENT $100 FOR FLUID.TRUCK BROKE DOWN 2X, HAD TO CALL THEIR 24 ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE.
FIRST CALL, TECH CAME OUT, PLUGGED IN COMPUTER, NOT SURE WHAT HE DID, BUT GAVE ME "THUMBS UP" & SAID I WAS GOOD TO GO. IT WAS 4AM, SO I WANTED TO SLEEP FOR A BIT BEFORE HEADING BACK OUT. WHEN I WENT TO START THE TRUCK, WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR, WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING, ETC. SO I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN, THIS TIME WAITED 2HRS.
ONCE AGAIN, NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT WAS DONE, I JUST WANTED TO GET HOME. I FINALLY ARRIVED HOME, AFTER 3 HOTELS, $$$$$ & ARRIVING LATE TO MO. TRUCK PAPERWORK HAD BEEN PRINTED BY HOME DEPOT ON MONDAY, WHICH TRUCK & CAR CARRIER WERE P/U ON TUESDAY, SO I HAD TIL TUESDAY TO RETURN. WHEN I CONTACTED PENSKE C.S., WHAT A JOKE!
SOME KID , NOT TAKING NOTES OR EVEN APOLOGETIC TO THE "HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE", BUT CONTINUED TO ADVISE, THEIR WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME A "LATE FEE", CAUSE THEIR INFO SAID TRUCK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RETURNED ON MONDAY!! PENSKE C.S. ADVISED, I NEEDED TO CALL THE "DISTRICT OFFICE IN MO"...WHAT: PENSKE CORP COULDN'T HANDLE THIS & PASSING ME OFF TO ANYONE BUT THEM?
THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE FROM PENSKE TO HOME DEPOT WAS A COMPLETE JOKE, HORRIBLE C.S., A LOT OF $$$$$ SPENT UNNECESSARILY & IF I EVER HAVE TO RENT A TRUCK AGAIN, IT SURE THE *** WOULDN'T BE PENSKE!!! I'M SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING FILING A LAWSUIT FOR UTTER INCOMPETENCE, SAFETY, ETC!
- 0000
- No instructions
- Poor delivery
- Filthy & faulty truck
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: DO NOT RENT PENSKE TRUCKS & ESPECIALLY FROM HOME DEPOT
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Verified Reviewer | Waterbury, ConnecticutHit and Run by Penske Truck
At approx 12:50 PM on Jan 2, 2024 my vehicle was side swiped by a Penske Truck in Waterbury CT.
I layed on my horn but the driver continued to move over as his lane was ending. He forced me to stop as he stepped on the gas and continued to run me out of my lane.
The right side mirror, right front wheel well and right front fender are damaged.
The license number is 315****.
I attempted to get the truck to stop but the driver ignored my signals and drove away on Rte 8 south headed from Waterbury towards Naugatuck CT.
I called the number on the truck and spoke to a female operator named sheena who recorded my call and took down the license number.
She forwarded my call to the insurance claims office where I held for several minutes until prompted to enter 1 for the call back list.
I never received a call back.
My cell phone number is 1-20*-***-****. Please return my call at your earliest convenience.
I will be reporting the hit and run to state police tomorrow Jan 3, 2024.
I have photos of the truck and driver if interested,
Regards, Bruce Wilkes
Preferred solution: repairs to vehicle
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Verified Reviewer | Lapeer, MichiganHorrible customer service
I scheduled a one-way move from Michigan to Texas 10 days ago for a 26 truck. 3 days ago I received a text to confirm the rental, which I did.
The evening prior to the rental date, Penske sent me a email to advise what I needed as far as identification and credit card. My pick up time was scheduled for 7:30am; I arrived at the Home Depot and was advised that they didnt open until 8am. So I sat in my car until 8am. At 8am I was advised that they didnt have a 26 truck, and was advised to call the metro Detroit Penske and they could advise where my truck was at and when it would arrive.
I called and was advised that they didnt have a 26 truck anywhere.
Thanks GOD that U-Haul was able to care for my rental truck needs! I will NEVER rent from Penske again!
- Seem to always have the best price
- Cost me more as penske didnt deliver
- Low price
Preferred solution: I paid movers to sit around for 3 hours that it took me to secure a rental truck from U-Haul.
User's recommendation: Choose UHaul
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Verified Reviewer | Paramus, New JerseyNo anserw at all??
- Good vehicles
- Bad employees
Preferred solution: Apology
Penske Fontana terrible service terrible
This is one of the worst Penskes that I know we lease our trucks from Penskes theyre always breaking down their 2019 Volvos they never have parts its always on a national back order I went in today to get a sub truck they tried to give me one that we had been in an accident I said this truck is not safe Im not driving it their service is terrible while I was sitting there for an hour and a half while they try to find me another truck I watch the mechanics in the shop they just walk around talking to each other I think I seen one guy doing a job the rental department there OK bud they just rent vehicles I blame management because it starts at the top apparently whoever the manager is at Penske Fontana apparently he doesnt know what hes doing or he doesnt care Im doing everything in my power as a driver to get our company to stop releasing Penske trucks they break down every other day and they just put a Band-Aid on them when they fix them. Now Im pretty sure what Im saying right now will never get anywhere nobody will say anything but I just want to public if youre going to lease a Truck from Penske do your homework.
User's recommendation: go somewhere else to lease a truck these pictures are of the truck they wanted to loan me while they try to fix mine, totally unsafe
Complaint
I am writing on behalf of my recent experience with rental of a Pensky truck and driving it across country-(From Los Angeles to Austin Texas) This is my 4th time renting from Pensky. One of my reason for continuing to come back is the great customer service, however; this time I rented from Pensky almost 6 month in advance requesting a 22 foot truck, on the day of my rental you give me a 26 foot truck, this was way more than I needed and to add insult to injury it was a diesel truck, with a DEP that no one at Pensky even took the time to explain to me.
My movers on the day of my move told me about the DEP!!! Not cool at all! . Do you realize that renting a personal truck from your company as a single female to drive across county by myself and then to request a 22 foot truck and not get it, but you give me a extra 4 foot truck, that take diesel fuel, at this time in this economy that diesel is the highest price gas fuel?
I was told you are converting your truck over. Well from a person who only wants to move from one place to the next on a personal level this is not wise. Stop looking at the numbers and consider the consumer. My experience of having to drive across country and looking for diesel in some of the remote places and smaller towns and then when I went to the truck stops and got in line with the other 18 wheeler trucks to get gas, only to find out they dont take personal credit cards at the pumps, you have to go inside the store and let them know how much you want on your card-so I have to calculate how many gallons the tank holds and then figure out how much the price is, by how much I need to fill up.
(I am not working for a trucking company driving across county for a corporation, I am a person moving my home from one state to another) I did not let the truck go pass 1/2 a tank, so with a 50 gallon tank every-time I had to fill up it cost mr]e $150. The last time I rented a truck from you in 2017 and regular gas was about $4.00 it took about $50-$60 dollars to fill up the truck I rented that was not diesel. This was the worst experience driving your truck across country with the diesel and the DEP (which I had no idea about from your customer service people) attached to your vehicle. If Pensky is converting your rental trucks for just regular folks like me that only want to relocate from one home to the next and you equip your trucks with diesel and DEP you can count me out.
I will look to U-Haul and or Ryder for my personal home use, that dont put me in the position of having to deal with driving and handling a diesel and DEP truck. Thank you Pensky for the worst experience driving across country and having to maintain your overpriced truck with too much space (which is not what I requested) and over priced diesel fuel.
User's recommendation: Do not rent a diesel/ DEP truck from Pensky or anyone
Pissed of for a while
User's recommendation: Think twice about the service you will recieve
Most stressful move of my life.
Reserved car carrier and truck. Went to go pick up the truck and carrier and they send the wrong one.
I tried to contact them to get it sorted out. I was hung up on twice trying to answer the call and when I finally got someone on the line he avoided all responsibility and put me back on hold without saying a word and I had to wait for another automated prompt to come up. An hour later and I finally get someone on the line and the solution he gives me is to go to a separate location to pick it up, so I have to use the trucks fuel to go out of my way to do their job for them. Funny how they treat you once they get your payment.
Absolutely ridiculous. I would never use this company again no matter how much others charge compared to them.
You get what you pay for. Trash service.
- Cheap
- Customer service
- Doesnt give you what you order
Preferred solution: Price reduction
User's recommendation: Go the more expensive route.
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Verified Reviewer | Delray Beach, FloridaI'm not satisfied
- Hours of operation
- Penske moving trucks
- Trucks availability
- No customer service
- Truck cab was dirty and cargo floor dirty
- Lied
Preferred solution: I would like them to change the contract to state it was rented with damage.
User's recommendation: Inspect the truck for damages and make sure they note if there are damages otherwise you will be responsible
Maintance issue
I'm a long-haul driver for American Van Lines. I have a leased truck.
I I've been trying to get an oil change and service on this tractor for over 2 weeks everyone's too busy or you can't find shop. Found a shop in Salem Virginia make appointment for 6 a.m. I'm in the parking lot still. WAITING it's been 2 hrs now.
no one came out to talk to me yet. Whoever's in charge I talked to him at 6 am he said he had to move some trucks to get me in. haven't heard nothing. I told him I was in a hurry I had a few hours to get this done he said it would take about 3 hours ..
I said no problem and here I sit and waiting. Having Penske due to Maintenance and Service on these trucks supposed to be a convenience but nothing but an inconvenience.
Truckers can't afford to just sit and wait for an oil change and you can get it at truck stops. It shouldn't take this long.
- Everywhere
- Slow service
Preferred solution: Faster service
Driver complaint
Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution
They recommended the insurance for a $25 fee but failed to tell me it was per day. Also I reserved a 26’ truck then when I went to pick it up they didn’t have it. So I was forced to rent two trucks
- Hours of operation
- Customer service
- Dishonesty
- Overcharged
Preferred solution: Price reduction
User's recommendation: Don’t trust them bad service by Jason
Prices Inflated
Penske Truck Rental Prices that weren't as agreed upon.
Good morning Mr Sacer (EdwardSacer, Albany, NY) and I spoke in early September concerning pricing for Agape Bread of Life Food Pantry to rent trucks from Penske Truck, Albany, NY. We agreed on a price of $75 for 16ft truck and $150 for larger truck.
For some reason Nick, the truck rental manager, has been especially inconsiderate of the pricing that we agreed upon. Nick has even been extremely *** and arrogant when Minister Anthony Lewis, who is the Agape Bread of Life representative, explained that the price wasn't the price that Pastor David Camp Jr (Director of Agape Bread of Life Food Pantry) and Mr Edward Sacer had agreed on in September of 2021. It's extremely DISAPPOINTING to know that Nick refused to honor or respect the pricing that was agreed upon. What is even more disheartening is that most Corporations are donating and giving millions of dollars to help feed the disadvantaged during this pandemic, while Penske keep raising the rate for truck rental for our Food Pantry.
Sir, I want to remind you that we already spend thousands of dollars each month to purchase food and supplies for needy families, and we only asked for your company to discount the rental price for your trucks, and not to donate the truck, as many other companies are doing. I am extremely DISAPPOINTED in how we have been treated and wonder if we would have been treated more fairly if were a white operated Food Pantry, and WEREN'T A BLACK operated Food Pantry !
I will be forwarding a copy of this complaint to your Corporate Office as well. Thank you and have a BLESSED DAY!
Pastor David Camp jr
Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution
Returning Customer
Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution
User's recommendation: Ask for a guarantee that you'll get the truck you paid for.
About
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Penske Truck Rental is a global provider of logistics, transportation and distribution services. Ford, General Motors, Pepsi, Merck, Sony and Whirlpool have teamed with the company to reduce supply chain costs. Penske Truck Rental was established throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. With Penske one-way truck rentals, household renters can: lock in a low rate that won't change, change their reservation up to 48 hours in advance with no charges, and modify their move date without raising rate. Penske Logistics is an active member of Royal Dutch Transport (KNV), EVO and the German Logistics Association (BVL), a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), the Warehousing Education and Research Council and the American Trucking Association.
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I don't have to do any of that. I'll just bury you guys in negative reviews...
I made the comment. I’m not Penske.
Penske probably won’t see your post. This is a third party site for thousands of companies. People share their issues and anyone can reply with criticism, in agreement or with a suggestion. What I listed is what I do for my proof of fuel fill-up and/or confirmation of mileage.
I could care less what you do or not with your smart mouth. You are the one with no proof and left paying.
You need to stay out of it and mind your own d*** business.
Then don’t post on a site like this. You made it everyone’s business when you posted here.
The pic and post is useless without a time stamped pic of the gas gauge and odometer ( in same pic) at both the start and completion of the rental. Also, your copy of the receipt from gas you purchased (Again time stamped) for it with a pic of truck by gas pump with nozzle in tank.
I'll post wherever and whenever I d*** well please