BELLEVUE, Wash. – PacLease has reported 2017 was a record year for the company, growing its lease and rental fleet by 30% and adding eight new locations. “The overall market in truck sales in the U.S. and Canada was relatively…
WINDSOR, Ont. – Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new location in Windsor, offering full-service truck leasing and commercial truck rental, as well as contract truck fleet maintenance services. The new facility is located at 4505 Fourth St. It features…
DELTA, B.C. – PacLease has added 10 new locations, including three in B.C. Its dealer network now includes 454 locations in the US and Canada. The new Canadian locations are: Inland PacLease, West Kelowna, B.C.; Peterbilt Pacific Leasing, Lantzville, B.C.;…
MIAMI, Fla. — Ryder System has introduced what it claims to be the industry’s most flexible leasing and maintenance solutions, Ryder ChoiceLease. The new offerings include two new lease products, designed to provide more flexibility, choice and control for fleet…
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mack Leasing System added 19 dealers to its network in 2015, expanding its number of locations to 210 full-service Mack Trucks dealers. These dealers offer leasing in addition to traditional sales, parts and service, the company announced.…
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Transcourt Tank Leasing has advanced its push into the US market, by exhibiting at the M-PACT 2016 show in Indianapolis. The show is the largest of its kind in the Midwest for energy and convenience industry users,…
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Tallman Group has announced its purchase of the assets of Tandet NationaLease’s lease portfolio. The deal was closed Dec. 31, 2015 and makes Tallman Idealease one of Canada’s largest privately-owned truck leasing firms, the company claims. “I…
MONTREAL, Que. — TFI Holdings of Montreal and VEL NationaLease of Hartland, N.B. were recently recognized with Most Valuable Performance awards from NationaLease. The awards recognized NationaLease members who have had outstanding performance in the areas of business growth, member…
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Tank trailer leasing and long-term rental firm Transcourt is looking to grow its business in the US, as market conditions and the overall economy deteriorate in Western Canada. Transcourt president Bruce Daccord said in a recent interview…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The rising costs of new trucks will not affect the viability of the North American Class 8 truck leasing and financing market, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. Instead, researchers suggested, the market will…
Getting back to the C.A.T. announcement that it will be deploying 100 natural gas trucks out of Montreal, it’s interesting to note this will be a full-service lease arrangement with Ryder. I had the chance to catch up with Scott…
Why Ryder’s doubling down on natural gas and the benefits of a full-service lease
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — An executive hire made by Trailcon Leasing in April is paying dividends, the company announced. Transportation industry specialist Paul Merryweather was named Trailcon’s vice-president, service and operations in the spring. “Paul arrived at just the right time,”…
Two trucking companies speak about their approaches to leasing , while those in the business give advice about how to pick the best leasing partner.