Penske Truck Rental
Penske Truck Leasing Co LP · Reading, Pennsylvania · Carrier number 327574
38,075
power units
38,075
power units
Penske Truck Rental is a freight carrier based in Reading, Pennsylvania with 38,075 power units and 16,014 drivers as reported, the 4th largest trucking fleet in the US and the largest in Pennsylvania. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 440 reportable crashes, 6 of them fatal (1.16 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
38,075
#1 in PA
Drivers
16,014
6,424 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
440
6 fatal
Per 100 trucks
1.16
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
6.7%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
3,768
69% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penske Truck Rental | 1.16 | 6.7% | 2.7% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in PA | 2.98 | 17.5% | 3.5% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
6 people killed and 214 injured
- Fatal6
- Injury146
- Tow-away288
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 3,763 | 103 | 2.7% |
| Vehicle | 2,267 | 151 | 6.7% |
| Hazardous load | 18 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 327574
- Based in
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Registered
- Sep 19, 1988
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Inactive
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 28.8 million (2025)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Drive tow, General freight, Other, Paper products
- Last update filed
- Jan 22, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Penske Truck Rental have?
Penske Truck Rental reports 38,075 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 16,014 drivers, 6,424 of them with a commercial license. That is the 4th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 28.8 million miles in 2025.
Is Penske Truck Rental a safe carrier?
In 24 months Penske Truck Rental had 440 reportable crashes, 1.16 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 6.7% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.