Penske Truck Leasing opens collision repair center in Maryland

March 6, 2012—Penske Truck Leasing Co. on Monday announced the opening of a collision repair center in Annapolis Junction, Md., dedicated to collision repair and refinishing work on commercial trucks and vehicles.

Penske said its new 15,500-square-foot facility is the company’s 17th collision repair center in North America. The shop, which is equipped with a high-efficiency spray booth and lighting to minimize energy and fuel consumption, will serve Penske's truck fleet, the company’s contract customers and other commercial truck fleets.

"Prior to opening this Annapolis Junction collision repair center, Penske vehicles, and our customers’ vehicles, were being serviced from our repair centers in Pennsylvania and North Carolina," said Jack Gallagher, senior vice president of the Northeast region for Penske. "Now, we are in the perfect position to attain new business in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., areas."

Reading, Penn.-based Penske Truck Leasing is a joint venture of Penske Corp., Penske Automotive Group and General Electric. Penske operates more than 200,000 vehicles and serves customers from more than 1,000 locations throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The company’s product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management, and supply chain management solutions.

For more information, visit GoPenske.com.