Penske opens high-speed commercial electric truck chargers in California
Penske Truck Leasing has opened commercial heavy-duty electric vehicle charging stations with 14 high-speed chargers at four of its existing facilities in Southern California.
How will electric trucks impact your service operation?
One of the biggest potential operational efficiency gain bullet points when OEMs and suppliers talk about electric trucks is the potential for less maintenance compared to diesel trucks. In theory, it might be true. Eliminate the diesel engine and a good amount of service headaches are gone. No oil changes to tackle, coolant leaks to
DTNA Pres., CEO Roger Nielsen stops talking about truck technology ‘What if’ and starts talking about ‘What is’
Had Roger Nielsen been holding a microphone, he might as well have dropped it at the end of his presentation. Instead, he’s wired up with one of those hands-free, barely-there microphones that live on a TED Talk stage, which is fitting because the bevy of announcements that Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) president and chief
Watch: Discussing Freightliner electric truck eCascadia details
At a press event before CES, Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) Dr. Andreas Juretzka, Electric Mobility Trucks, discussed electric truck technology and strategy. DTNA announced the fully electric heavy-duty Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia and the medium-duty EM2 in June of 2018. Since then, DTNA delivered the first Innovation Fleet vehicle–an EM2–to Penske and put Fleet
Penske is turning its service centers into heavy-duty shops of the future
A bright yellow Volvo VNL sporting the signature two-tone blue lines running down its doors pulled into an open bay at Penske Truck Leasing in Brook Park, Ohio. A technician grabbed a headset attached to a device that clipped to his belt and started up Penske’s preventative maintenance protocol. “To start work, say, ‘Ready.’” The
Finding benefits in leasing and outsourced truck maintenance services
Uptime is always driven by a strong maintenance program, notes Steve Zaborowski, senior vice president at XTRA Lease. “Our customers need to manage trucks, freight and drivers, so we’re focused on providing different types of services to keep them up and running,” he says. “Especially as we add trailers to our fleet, that means being
Five truck trend takeaways from July
We know it’s not easy to keep up with everything that happens in the world of trucking. So here are the biggest stories from July focused on the latest truck trends, all in one place.
Penske brings voice-assisted solutions to the service bay
It’s not uncommon these days to speak to electronic devices to complete daily tasks. We can ask Google Assistant to make our grocery list, Amazon’s Alexa to play our favorite song and Apple’s Siri to tell us the weather forecast. What if the same kind of system could walk technicians through a preventative maintenance program
Daimler Trucks North America announces Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet partners
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced that Penske Truck Leasing and NFI have agreed to partner in operating the Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet of eCascadia heavy-duty trucks and eM2 106 medium-duty trucks. The move is the next phase of a co-creation process that DTNA is utilizing to actively involve customers in the development of commercial
Penske introduces connected fleet solutions
Penske Truck Leasing announced the launch of its new connected fleet solutions. Using a proprietary, device-neutral data platform, Penske Truck Leasing says it can now connect its systems with virtually any truck and engine configuration or telematics service provider. “We’re very pleased to begin formally offering connected fleet solutions to customers,” said Brian Hard,
