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Penske Truck Leasing's recent unveiling of Catalyst AI™, a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) platform offering detailed comparisons and insights to drive enhanced fleet performance and efficiency, has garnered significant praise from industry professionals.

"Catalyst AI represents a game-changer in fleet management," said the American Journal of Transportationin “Penske Rolls Out New Fleet Management AI Platform.”

Designed as an industry-first AI platform, Catalyst AI sets a new standard in fleet management and promises to revolutionize operations with its actionable intelligence aimed at optimizing performance.

"Unlike generic AI tools, [Penske] has trained its algorithm to focus specifically on the transportation and logistics industry," says Timothy Papandreou in “From Analog To Algorithm: How AI Is Transforming Fleet Management” for Forbes. "Fleet managers gain real-time comparisons against similar fleets, exposing inefficiencies and enabling targeted interventions."

New industry research found that 77% of transportation professionals rely on historical, annual forecasting, and industry benchmark reports to inform their fleet planning and procurement decisions. This process is often manual and time-consuming for fleet managers and relies on data that may not be holistically compared to their specific fleets.

With Catalyst AI, Penske is evolving how fleet managers measure success, providing mission-critical intelligence, detailed comparisons, and insights to help drive fleet performance and efficiency. Customers can benchmark their performance through apples-to-apples comparisons by leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms and the rich, diverse live collection of Penske data.

"Fleets' operational conditions vary widely, and it can be challenging to determine the average fuel efficiency or utilization for a particular operation, says Jeremy Wolfe in “Penske Launches Catalyst AI for Fleet Performance Insights” for FleetOwner. "Catalyst AI is a solution to this need: for metrics more comparable to a fleet's unique conditions."

At the core of Catalyst AI lies its patent-pending algorithm, which evaluates key dimensions of fleet operations to create a unique "fleet DNA," which enables the customization of operational KPI benchmarks tailored to the specific needs of each fleet, enhancing performance optimization.

"An industry-focused AI language model can account for regional variations in traffic patterns, weather, and fuel availability, ensuring route optimization that transcends geographical limitations," continued Papandreou. "Over time it will be able to provide greater insights into predictive analytics above and beyond the current best in class offers. It's truly game-changing."

“AI is rapidly being implemented in basic trucking operations laying the groundwork for greater adoption in the future,” says William B. Cassidy in “Penske AI Tool Aims To Help Shippers Manage, Benchmark Private Fleets” for the Journal of Commerce.

With the introduction of Catalyst AI, Penske reaffirms its position as a leader in fleet management innovation, providing fleet managers with the tools and insights they need to help drive efficiency, reduce costs, and, ultimately, elevate fleet performance to new heights. As the industry continues to evolve, Catalyst AI is a testament to Penske's dedication to delivering cutting-edge solutions that provide insights to empower its customers to thrive in today's dynamic business environment.

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  • Penske unveils Catalyst AI™ – an industry first AI platform set to revolutionize fleet management with instant access to actionable insights that optimize fleet performance.
  • With 77% of transportation professionals relying on aggregated industry benchmarks to determine fleet performance, Catalyst AI™ addresses the need for real-time evaluation tools.
  • Leveraging advanced AI, machine learning algorithms and Penske’s deep industry knowledge, Catalyst AI™ empowers fleet managers to unlock insights that can optimize fuel efficiency and fleet utilization.

READING, Pa., April 18, 2024 -- Today, Penske Truck Leasing unveiled Catalyst AI™ – an industry first AI platform set to revolutionize fleet management that delivers real-time insight into fleet performance. Catalyst AI marks a pivotal shift away from traditional industry benchmarks, empowering fleet managers with actionable intelligence to optimize fleet performance using dynamic comparative data.

The Catalyst AI™ platform compares a fleet’s performance to similar fleets across Penske’s live database of hundreds of thousands of vehicles in real-time. This platform enables leaders to benchmark their fleets using apples-to-apples comparisons, unlock fuel efficiency opportunities, optimize utilization, and business performance using targeted insights.

New industry research found 77% of transportation professionals tend to rely on historical, annual forecasting and industry benchmark reports to inform their fleet planning and procurement decisions. For fleet managers, this process is often manual, time consuming and relies on data that may not holistically compare to their specific fleets.

“Catalyst AI was born from our vision to harness the power of AI to meet the needs of today’s fleet managers,” said Ann Walsh, senior vice president of digital and customer data at Penske. “By integrating over 57 billion data points with AI, our patent-pending algorithm and industry expertise enables fleet managers to better optimize their operations using leading-edge technology.”

Penske Truck Leasing is ushering in a new era in fleet management by enabling fleet managers to evaluate fleet performance. At the heart of Catalyst AI lies its patent-pending algorithm that identifies the most-similar fleets by evaluating key dimensions of fleet operations and composition. This process creates a unique "fleet DNA," enabling highly customized operational KPI benchmarks tailored to each fleet's specific performance needs.

“With innovation at our core, Penske is committed to developing solutions that drive efficiency and performance for our customers. Catalyst AI addresses the critical need for comparative, real-time insights in fleet management,” said Sherry Sanger, executive vice president of strategy and marketing for Penske. “This cutting-edge technology enables businesses to unlock new efficiencies, reduce costs, and ultimately, sets a new standard for fleet performance.”

Catalyst AI represents a game-changer in fleet management. In an industry first, fleet managers will have access to actionable insights and intelligence to unlock the full potential of their fleets. To test drive the power of Catalyst AI’s fleet benchmarking technology, visit penskecatalyst.ai. Current Penske Truck Leasing customers can easily access Catalyst AI in their existing Fleet Insight accounts with the new Comparative Insights feature at fleetinsight.com.

About Penske Truck Leasing

Penske Truck Leasing is a Penske Transportation Solutions company headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania. A leading provider of innovative transportation solutions, Penske operates and maintains more than 442,000 vehicles and serves its customers from more than 980 maintenance facilities and more than 2,600 truck rental locations across North America. Solutions from Penske include full-service truck leasing, fleet maintenance, truck rentals, used trucks, and a comprehensive array of technologies to keep the world moving forward. Visit PenskeTruckLeasing.com for more information.

Survey Methodology - The Transportation Leaders Survey: A Road to AI Adoption was conducted online by Big Village among a sample of 259 US Transportation and Logistics executives involved in truck fleet management-related decisions at their business/organizations. This survey was live March 13-20, 2024.

Since artificial intelligence (AI) went mainstream, executives across industries have sought to understand how the technology can help transform operations, drive efficiencies, automate repetitive tasks, bridge talent gaps, uncover new insights and everything in between. With the need for efficiency at the core of transportation, AI presents the opportunity to revolutionize the industry.

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