PRINTER'S NO. 1300
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
257
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, MENSCH, ARGALL AND MUTH, OCTOBER 22, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 22, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating December 1, 2019, as "Penske Truck Leasing Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On December 1, 1969, after retiring from race car
driving, renowned driver Roger S. Penske bought a small truck
renting and leasing company with three locations: Reading in
Berks County, Pottsville in Schuylkill County, and Allentown in
Lehigh County; and
WHEREAS, Reading remains the headquarters of Penske Truck
Leasing, which has grown to a multibillion-dollar transportation
services company with more than 1,100 locations in North
America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia, employing
more than 36,000 people and operating more than 326,000
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, In addition to leasing and renting trucks, Penske
Truck Leasing offers logistics services; and
WHEREAS, This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding
of Penske Truck Leasing; and
WHEREAS, Penske Truck Leasing is marking its anniversary with
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