Penske Logistics News Updates

Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

Penske Logistics Names Jeff Jackson President

Penske Logistics has named Jeff Jackson president, succeeding Marc Althen, who is retiring. A longtime Penske leader, Jackson has more than 28 years' experience in transportation.

January 5, 2024
Business, Technology

Shell, Penske Collaborate on Emission-Reduction Plan

Shell Oil Co. and Penske Corp. are collaborating to help drive decarbonization and sustainability, the companies announced May 28.

June 1, 2021
Business, Equipment, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Penske Announces Fleet Upgrade Leasing Program

Penske Truck Leasing launched a program that lets carriers sell their old trucks so they can lease a new one, the company announced Dec. 7.

December 7, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Penske Logistics to Acquire Black Horse Carriers

Penske Logistics announced it reached an agreement to acquire Chicago-based trucking company Black Horse Carriers Inc.

December 2, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Penske Truck Leasing Expands in Vermont

Penske Truck Leasing announced it opened a new facility in Essex Junction, Vt., to offer full-service truck leasing and contract truck fleet maintenance services.

October 9, 2020
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

Black Horse Carriers Joins Penske’s Electric Vehicle Program

Penske Truck Leasing announced that dedicated fleet services company Black Horse Carriers has joined its electric vehicle program.

August 17, 2020
Business, Logistics

Penske Logistics Opens Refrigerated Warehouse for Kroger

Penske Logistics has opened a 606,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution center in Romulus, Mich.

June 10, 2019
Business, Technology

ACT Panel: Hydrogen Fuel Cells Face Off With All-Electric Batteries

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Many transportation executives see a role for electric trucks in the years to come, but the question of which power-delivery method will move to the forefront — pure-electric or hydrogen fuel-cell electric — remains open, experts said.

May 1, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Penske Logistics to Buy Epes Transport

Penske Logistics will acquire Epes Transport System, a Greensboro, N.C., dry-van truckload and dedicated contract carriage provider, with more than 1,100 drivers. Terms were not disclosed.

June 20, 2018
Business, Logistics

Kroger Switches to Penske to Handle Trucking, Warehousing in Texas

Nearly 700 employees who work in a Kroger warehouse in Keller, Texas, were laid off when the supermarket chain terminated a relationship with SouthStar and signed with Penske Logistics, but Penske said individuals affected will be able to reapply for job

December 4, 2017