(βΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½β) has opened a new truck rental and full-service truck leasing office in Melbourne, Australia, located at 488 Blackshaws Road, Altona North, Victoria 3025. The hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. For truck rental and leasing information call 1-300-GO-PENSKE or visit. The new office is co-located within the ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Power Systems facility (formerly MTU Detroit Diesel), a subsidiary of ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Automotive Group, Inc.
βWe have seen a positive response to our truck rental and leasing services since opening in August 2014,β said Don Mikes, senior vice president of truck rental for ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½. βThis is our and we anticipate opening three additional locations over the next 12 months.β
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ currently operates an expanding commercial truck rental fleet of late-model prime movers from MAN and Western Star. The newly opened Melbourne location rents MAN TGS 540 and TGS 480 6x4 sleepers (b-double rated), Western Star 5800 6x4 sleepers (b-double and road train rated), and new to its fleet offering at the Melbourne location are Freightliner Coronado 6x4 day cabs (b-double rated).
In addition to commercial truck rental, ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ has also introduced full-service truck leasing that provides trucking companies with custom vehicle specifications, vehicle acquisition, routine preventive maintenance, over-the-road breakdown service and vehicle legalization. In Australia, ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Truck Leasing offers a wide array of vehicle types for full-service leasing from MAN, Freightliner and Western Star.
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Truck Leasing has provided full-service leasing, fleet maintenance and truck rentals to commercial truck fleets in North America for 46 years. The company presently operates and maintains a fleet of more than 200,000 vehicles in North America.
By βMove Aheadβ Staff