Cost to rent a tractor

I have been lucky and never had to repower a load, but when I had a shop, I had quite a few go down when loaded that had to be repowered. there was no rental close, but when it was a small outfit that couldn't repower it them selves, I would do it myself, it it was just a few hundred miles and had a list of oo"s that would take their load on for them, we did not rent out the trucks though.

 

What all did you need to get set up with Penske if you don’t mind? I remember calling them and Ryder earlier on when the authority was a couple months old and I think they told me they needed two years of tax returns with the same name that’s on the door or something like that..(?) I forget exactly

 

You fill out a packet and email it along with a picture of your credit card (front and back) and your CDL. The deposit (around 5k) and the insurance certificate won’t be needed until the day you decide to get a truck/trailer.

 

I rented one fro Penske, about 12 yrs ago, it was simple, maybe $120/ day? Plus mileage charge. Tried again about 6 mos later. They changed their policy, no rentals to 1 Truck Operations. I don’t know how long that lasted. Chase Bank, also had stopped doing Truck loans. Point being, You can’t count on any of these Companies when things go bad. I’m definitely going to get pre-approved with them again.I Need a back up plan. Hopefully I won’t need to rent one. But I’d rather rent a Truck, finish my run, than re power a load, or have someone pull my trailer. I’ve done both, Renting was cheaper.

 

The setup must be done through Penske Owner Operator Program to get a national account. I remember calling and having a hard time getting to the correct department. Call and/or email them. See below.

 

Thanks for the specifics! Good to know...

 

We rent a day cab every week to deliver to a customer our road tractor can’t get in. Penske has been pretty good. About $140 per day plus miles.