PacLease celebrates 35th anniversary
June marks the 35th anniversary of PACCAR Leasing Co. The Bellevue, Wash.-headquartered company, has grown to become the fourth largest rental and leasing company with nearly 40,000 trucks in its fleet and over 550 locations, the company reported. It’s also continued to grow internationally with PacLease entering the Australian market last month. “We launched PacLease
PacLease launches new website
PacLease unveiled a new website, which provides full information on PacLease’s full-service leasing, rental and contract maintenance programs, according to the company. “The site is very easy to navigate and provides information on all our lease programs and services,” said Michelle Harry, Paccar Leasing’s director of marketing. “It provides a breakout on the trucks we offer,
Apex Linen Service puts PacLease, Peterbilt 337s through its paces
Las Vegas’s 4.2-mile long strip is home to more than 62,000 rooms. It hosts 22,000 conventions a year. Fifteen of the world’s 25 largest hotels reside here and 40 million visitors. For Joe Dramise, president of Apex Linen Service, that means a lot of washables—from sheets and towels and terry cloth bathrobes, to service uniforms. Each
PacLease announces eight new network locations
PACCAR Leasing Co. expanded its franchise network across North America with eight new locations ranging from Florida to Oregon. The expansion is concentrated in the South and Midwest as the demand for the full-service leasing and short-term rentals are increasing in those regions, said the company. A new franchise location has opened in western Oregon and
PacLease honors franchises of the year
PACCAR Leasing Co. (PacLease) has honored Rush Truck Leasing—Houston and PacLease Edmonton Kenworth as its Franchise of the Year Award recipients. The Franchise of the Year Award recognizes the top performing Peterbilt and Kenworth PacLease franchises for their outstanding success in sales and employees’ dedication to consistently delivering quality products and services. “Based on the
PacLease, Kenworth Sales and Blu LNG offer LNG rentals
Through a new program from PacLease, its Salt Lake City-based franchise Kenworth Sales Co. and Blu LNG, also known as TransFuels, fleets operating along the I-84 and I-15 corridors from Las Vegas through Utah, Idaho and eastern Oregon can now rent Kenworth trucks fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
PacLease offers tax savings through lower lease rates
PacLease has incorporated federal legislation that modified the accelerated-cost recovery system bonus depreciation into its lease program by reducing its lease rates. Each truck a company leases using bonus depreciation can save the company nearly $11,000 over the typical life of a 5-year lease, according to the company.
PacLease to hold webinar on lease accounting changes for private fleets
The Jan. 6 webinar will discuss proposed new lease accounting standards that will be finalized later in the year. The free webinar will dispel some of the myths associated with the changes and how they will impact the lease versus buy decision.
A look inside Truck King’s electric truck adoption process
Truck King is partnering with Peterbilt to put the battery electric Model 579EV truck through its short-haul paces.
Peterbilt delivers two Model 579EVs to Truck King in Dallas
The Model 579EVs delivered to Truck King will be used for daily delivery routes in urban environments.
