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Penske

Penske has 3,611 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $1,707,300 in penalties imposed, 0.7% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.

By Mario Bailey · Data updated November 2026

3,611 Violations since 2019

$1.7M Penalties imposed $1.1M recorded as paid

96.5% Upheld rate (decided) 3,259 upheld · 118 dismissed · 234 pending

Violations by year

Peak year: 2024 with 1,384 violations. Recent years may still grow as pending cases are heard.

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Penske differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

3% of Penske's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
5% of Penske's summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.
When Penske took a case to a hearing on the merits, it won a dismissal 4% of the time (118 of 2,679), compared with 17% for all contested cases.
16% of Penske's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.

How the cases ended

Outcome	Cases	Share	Citywide
Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge	2,561	70.9%	16.0%
Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear	569	15.8%	34.9%
Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned	234	6.5%	6.4%
Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing	126	3.5%	31.0%
Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out	118	3.3%	3.2%
Settledresolved by stipulation	3	0.1%	8.5%

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · outcome = OATH hearing result · methodology

Offense tier and penalties

Tiers and amounts follow DEP's penalty schedule (15 RCNY 43-02, explained in the NYC idling law guide). Penske's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 3,200, second offense 220, and third or subsequent 191. 386 were for idling more than one minute next to a school.

The penalty amounts OATH most often imposed on its upheld cases, and what each one means on the schedule:

$350 2,435 casesfirst offense
$1,000 473 casesfirst offense, default
$440 137 casessecond offense
$600 110 casesthird or later
$1,500 51 casessecond offense, default
$2,000 45 casesthird or later, default

Median time from violation to decision: 484 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $703,041.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 123 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10001 (287, 7.9%), 11201 (246, 6.8%), 10036 (195, 5.4%), 10003 (193, 5.3%), 10011 (180, 5.0%).

Violations by day of the week, all years.

The record in detail

First violation in the data: 2019-02-22; most recent: 2026-01-12.
Of 3,377 decided cases, 3,259 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 118 dismissed.
Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (2,712, followed by Brooklyn with 597).
Average penalty when upheld: $497 (median $350).

A summons records an alleged violation; cases marked pending have no final outcome. “Paid” reflects payments recorded in OATH case data, which can lag or include fees.

Respondent names behind this record

OATH records name respondents inconsistently. This page aggregates the following source spellings (violation counts in parentheses):

PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATI (1,524) · PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP (885) · PENSKE LEASING RENTAL CO (245) · PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO L P (217) · PENSKE LEASING AND RENTAL COMP (206) · PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORP (105) · PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL (71) · PENSKE LEASING AND RENTAL CO (59)

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology

Cite this record: DashcamBounty, “Penske: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/penske/ (underlying tables on the data hub).

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