Penske Truck Leasing Employee Reviews

Great place to learn. The shop tools are top quality and there is a strong culture of teamwork which is always nice to have. Penske is a great place to start out as a mechanic but you will likely out grow the shop. Major repairs are only designated to 1 or 2 individuals and when they find out you're good at something you'll be doing it ad nauseum. Overall a good workplace!

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not good

Diagnosist Tech (Current Employee) - London, ON - 22 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?If you enjoy being micro managed this is the place for youIt will send you home with STRESSWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Lack of customer care the bottom line is most importantWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?dealing with in experincenced people

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Jobs at Penske Truck Leasing

Warehouse Worker - Forklift Operator

Woodstock, ON

30+ days ago

Yard Coordinator - Logistics

Woodstock, ON

4 days ago

(PTL Canada) Maintenance Shop Supervisor (Commercial Transport)

Abbotsford, BC

30+ days ago

Diesel Technicians / Mechanics - All Levels: Details

Delta, BC

9 days ago

Good to start off from

Technician (Former Employee) - Etobicoke, ON - 15 November 2023

Not a bad place to start. Learn basics here and company has good training but takes a while for them to send you to training. Not a bad shift schedule. Lots of dramas maybe even more compare to other locations. Manager doesn't know what he's doing and thinks he is also a mechanic. He will manipulate you into doing favors but will use it as ammo when time comes. Learn your basics and move on. Always a better company waiting to hire. Know your worth.

Pros

free lunches, once a year technician appreciation, training.

Cons

Management

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Hands down the absolute most horrible place I've ever worked.

Maintenance Supervisor (Former Employee) - Cambridge, ON - 8 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Best part about working at penske is leaving penske.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The most stressful part is all of it. Especially if you're in management. If you're a supervisor you get walked all over. Not only do you have to do your job, you have to do everyone else's job too.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?The environment is chaos and there is no culture. Unless culture is continuously being harassed by your superiors. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Punch in, arrange your day, address your team, assign your team their work, run around putting out fires. Make a coffee, set it down and get back to it in 2 hours when it's cold. Forget lunch or even a break. You don't get thoes.

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I am sorry to say this but if you are brown skin you will be fine at Penske Logistics.

Company Driver (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 23 September 2023

If you are a white skin person and don’t mind working an hour for free a day, you will be fine working here. I would never suggest anyone to work here ever!!!!!!!!

Pros

N/a

Cons

Management

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Insights into Penske Truck Leasing

Based on 90 survey responses

What people like

Clear sense of purpose
Ability to learn new things
Inclusive work environment

Areas for improvement

Support from manager
Sense of belonging
General feeling of work happiness

Horrible management

Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 21 September 2023

Just bad, don't do it. HR won't help you. Union and management continue to have a power struggle while everyone on the floor suffers. Digging a hole with your bare hands is better work.

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Fun Co workers

Mechanic (Current Employee) - Montréal, QC - 8 August 2023

Large, rich company with big budgets. Somewhere along the pipeline though, the funds are miss spent and makes the bottom feeders(me) jobs much harder. All the while you are expected to stay up to date on all new policy changes.

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Horrible

Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 8 August 2023

They will use you and let you go if you work through an agency. They will let you go without warning before your probation is up if you’re hired directly and not explain to you why or give you a legitimate reason as to why they let you go. If you have a family and or responsibilities in life I highly suggest you go past this posting and keep looking for a different place to work.

Pros

Union

Cons

Everything

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Terrible work life balance

Sales and Operations Management Trainee (Former Employee) - Saint-Laurent, QC - 4 August 2023

Like the title says, it was a terrible experience with a poor work-life balance. Was mislead into thinking there was more to the role but it was basically a sales job.

Pros

Great swag and company gear

Cons

Long hours, mislead about the role

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Horrible place to work

Forklift Operator (Current Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 3 August 2023

The management will constantly harrass you and try their best to fire you. It is a revolving door. The union is the only thing keeping that place alive.

Cons

Management

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good place to work with lots of opportunity to grow

Assistant rental manager (Current Employee) - Dartmouth, NS - 2 August 2023

ive worked here for over a year and they pay is great and my direct management is very helpful to fullfill any questions i may have about my future within the company

Pros

great enviroment

Cons

stessful

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Don’t work here

Operator (Current Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 28 July 2023

The management team couldn’t mange their way out of a wet paper bag with a whole in it. Constant battle between a union that does nothing for you and the company that try’s to screw their employees at ever turn. Bad workers are rewarded with less work and good workers are rewarded with more work. The company lies to their employees constantly and treat you like you’re just useless. Run from this whole to down under

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Lack of knowledge within the management team

Warehouse Associate (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 28 July 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?There is Nothing good to say about this company. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?No safety at all. Even If you complain about it management don't care. Because the managers doesn't last more than six months What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Noisy. Too hot in summerToo cold in winter. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Stress . Mandatory overtime because of the shortage of the manpower. Too many new employees. Turnover is too high because employees don't last more than 6 months

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Lied about my shift, leading me to operating while dead tired..

Forklift Operator/Material Handler (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 16 June 2023

They hired me for a particular shift. They apparently decided on their own that I would be working a different shift amongst themselves and didn't bother awkwardly mentioning it til the end of orientation because they knew how unprofessional and embarassing it was. I had been sleeping to go on night shift, as planned, So they were also fine with a fatigued operator. Explains the safety culture.This was after the guy running orientation spent 30 min ranting about how the company doesn't know why its having retention issues.....despite not respecting anyone's time. So bright.

Pros

Management seems confused

Cons

Management doesn't live normal lives?

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Toxic work environment

Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 8 June 2023

I only gave it 1 star because I had to worst place I have ever worked pay was ok but beyond that I would never recommend anyone to work there just saying very very toxic work environment.

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Stressful work environment

Forklift Operator (Former Employee) - Woodstock, ON - 8 June 2023

They supervisor talks to you like dirt .. you literally get tested awful by everyone and if you make a mistake your fired! They don’t care about there employees and the old people there try and make your life more difficult

Pros

Absolutely nothing

Cons

Everyone who works there especially management

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Great place to work!

Technician (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 28 April 2023

Great place to work with good training opportunities. Overall good team to work with and everyone seems to care about each other's well being. Good management at this location.

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Great Opportunities

Service Technician (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 25 April 2023

Great training on OEM, opportunities for advancement. Apprenticeship, benefits, RRSP etc. great location to work at clean shop, great team atmosphere.

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Not the greatest for Admins

Clerk (Former Employee) - Edmonton, AB - 24 April 2023

Work life balance lacks greatly. You may get a good supervisor but Management isn’t the greatest. Be sure to mind what you say, there are ears everywhere.

Pros

Rental perks

Cons

No work life balance

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Up to date building and equipment .

Service Technician (Former Employee) - Dartmouth, NS - 3 April 2023

Enjoyed , Most* , of my days working at this location . Understaffed at times , parts hard to locate from local supplier's. Work clothing supplied , winter work coats. Lots of training available.

Pros

Bright, well equipped building.

Cons

Yes.

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Do NOT try start an Apprenticeship with this company

Tech III (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 1 April 2023

Terrible management and hr. Low wages. Don't honor verbal or written agreements. They will try to get you in the door promising an apprenticeship then drag out registering you and provide no mentor or proper apprentice training. They are out to get a year of low cost labor out of you, a year of your life / missed training / missed earnings you will never get back. Stay away.