The Role
Leads root-cause analysis and corrective actions for commercial fleet equipment issues. Evaluates emerging technologies through hands-on testing, improves maintenance procedures, develops proactive repair strategies, and recommends solutions that reduce vehicle downtime, maintenance costs, and labor requirements. The role requires strong heavy-duty truck mechanical and electrical knowledge, technical communication, fleet maintenance data analysis, and the ability to manage multiple projects.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Summary:
The Project Manager – Uptime serves as a subject matter expert (SME) in commercial fleet equipment, playing a critical role in diagnosing and resolving complex equipment issues across Penske's fleet while evaluating and validating emerging technologies and products. This position is responsible for identifying root causes of recurring equipment challenges — including specification misalignment, OEM component failures, elevated maintenance costs, and increased labor requirements. The Project Manager's involvement in new products will be focused on the maintenance department’s interaction of the technology; IE techs and support roles. The ultimate outcomes of this position are to deliver value-added equipment solutions to the customer, improve repair efficiency, reduce vehicle downtime, and lower total maintenance costs.
Major Responsibilities:
• Lead structured root cause analysis on fleet equipment issues and develop corrective action plans to drive resolution
• Evaluate emerging technologies and products through hands-on testing, providing data-supported recommendations for potential fleet adoption to improve Customer Experience
• Identify gaps in existing maintenance processes and develop standardized procedures that improve repair efficiency
• Design and implement proactive repair strategies aimed at minimizing vehicle downtime and improving overall fleet availability
• Other projects and tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Minimum 4 years of experience in the automotive, diesel, or commercial trucking industry
• HD Truck OEM Technician Certification strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of heavy-duty truck mechanical and electrical systems
• Proficient in navigating OEM diagnostic platforms, service information systems, and technical documentation
• Ability to collect, interpret, and act on fleet maintenance data to identify trends and support decision-making
• Innovative problem solver with strong critical and adaptive thinking skills
• Effective communicator, able to present technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Collaborative team player who can also work independently with minimal supervision
• Committed to continuous learning and holding a high standard of quality in all aspects of the role
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Successful candidate must complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (past employment, education, and criminal history), and complete a drug screening.
Physical Requirements:
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer
About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions
Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum 4 years of experience in the automotive, diesel, or commercial trucking industry
- HD Truck OEM Technician Certification
- Strong working knowledge of heavy-duty truck mechanical and electrical systems
- Proficiency navigating OEM diagnostic platforms, service information systems, and technical documentation
- Ability to collect and interpret fleet maintenance data to identify trends and support decisions
- Strong critical thinking, adaptive thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
- Ability to collaborate and work independently with minimal supervision
- Regular, predictable, full attendance
- Successful completion of employment application, background investigation, and drug screening
- Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds
Penske Logistics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Penske Logistics and has not been reviewed or approved by Penske Logistics.
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Retirement Support — Retirement options include a 401(k) and, in some driver roles, a 100% company‑funded pension that provides strong long‑term value. These retirement features are described as rare and valuable within certain assignments.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave are part of the standard package, with some roles offering PTO starting on day one. Time‑off provisions are consistently presented alongside core benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and hearing coverage are complemented by telemedicine, mental‑health support, and disability options. FSAs/HSAs and wellness resources contribute to broad healthcare coverage.
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The Company
What We Do
Penske Logistics is a Penske Transportation Solutions company. We provide supply chain management and logistics solutions to leading brands around the world. Penske Logistics delivers value through its design, planning and execution in transportation, warehousing, freight management, and dry-van truckload services. Penske offers customized supply chain and logistics solutions including: Dedicated Contract Carriage; Distribution Center Management; Freight Management; Freight Brokerage; Transportation Management Solutions (TMS); Lead Logistics Provider (LLP), Control Tower and 4PL Solutions. We serve a variety of industries including: automotive; food, beverage, grocery, wine and spirits; cold chain; convenience and drug stores; quick service restaurants (QSRs); retail; big box retailers; building and construction products; CPG; healthcare; industrial manufacturing; consumer appliances and consumer electronics; and many others.
