Southshore is pleased to announce the renewal of its transportation equipment leasing contract with Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. The Southshore Companies enjoy a flexible business relationship with Penske. According to Phil Maki, Southshore’s Treasurer and risk management officer, “Penske delivers a consistent, exceptional service level with contract triggers that match Southshore’s commitments to its customers.” Jon Keefer, Southshore’s Logistics Supervisor, appreciates “being able to pick up the phone and talk to someone at Penske that can immediately solve [his] problem.” Given a transportation environment of rising fuel and maintenance costs, Southshore relies on Penske to maintain a truck fleet optimized for fuel economy and performance which helps make Southshore a cost effective transportation service for its customers. Southshore is an integrated group of logistics businesses providing third party logistics services in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.