BELLEVUE, Wash., June 26, 2025 – PacLease recently hosted a Network Wide Service & Operations Summit for its U.S. and Canadian franchises in Grapevine, Texas. According to Dane Mercier, PACCAR Leasing’s director of franchise operations, the two-day event saw excellent attendance and focused on topics and breakout seminars designed to enhance PacLease’s commitment to superior customer service, maintain its industry leading product knowledge, and drive efficiencies throughout the franchise network. Key PacLease supplier partners, along with representatives from Kenworth and Peterbilt, were on hand to provide additional insights and sessions....
PacLease Celebrates 45th Anniversary; Nearly 41,000 PACCAR Products in its Fleet
June 23, 2025
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 23, 2025 – Forty-five years ago this month, PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) was launched as an extension and new service for Kenworth and Peterbilt dealerships. It enabled these dealerships to better serve their customers – many of which were looking into full-service leasing as a product offering for these specific buyers. Today, that has culminated into nearly 41,000 PACCAR vehicles being in lease or rental service worldwide through PacLease....
The Value of Flexibility: Renting Trucks in Uncertain Times
June 17, 2025
Given the daily shifts in news related to tariffs and the economy, there is a lot of uncertainty in the air. In the transportation sector, there are numerous approaches to address these challenges, and renting trucks remains a beneficial choice for many. Here are the questions we are hearing and thoughts to consider....
MHC Truck Leasing Named as PacLease North American Franchise of the Year
April 10, 2025
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 10, 2025 – MHC Truck Leasing has been named PacLease’s 2024 North American Franchise of the Year. It’s the second time the franchise group has been recognized with PacLease’s top honor since 2018. The franchise group, with 33 locations in 11 states, is one of PacLease’s original franchises – established in 1982. According to Ken Roemer, President of PACCAR Leasing, MHC Truck Leasing continues to invest in its facilities with new and remodeled locations, allowing MHC to add service bays for improved vehicle throughput. MHC also has a fleet of 20 mobile service vehicles, to service customers at their locations....
First PacLease Trucks Featuring Cummins X15N Natural Gas Engine Go Into Service
March 20, 2025
BELLEVUE, Wash., March 20, 2025 – The air got just a little bit cleaner on February 27 as Bousum Trucking, a waste hauling company based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, began running Kenworth T880 day cabs with Cummins’ new X15N CNG engine. Bousum operates eight of these units with the majority of the trucks leased through PacLease. These units represent the first CNG trucks featuring the X15N engine that PacLease has put into a lease program....
