Penjoy: Big in trucking

Penjoy owners bought the company as their first business after husband was laid off from his job

When it comes to selling Mack and Freightliner trucks, few dealers can match Penjoy Co.

Owners Allen and Linda Zook say they've sold about 12,000 trucks since May 2006, when they took over the Mount Joy firm.

Penjoy's customers have included a number of big-name companies, such as Rite Aid, Staples, Nestlé, Pitt Ohio Express and Yellow Freight.

Maybe it's the cost — starting at $40 a truck in minimum lots of 100.

Of course, at that price, the trucks are so small they can't haul much more than the customers' logos. But for promotional purchases, that's enough.

And unlike most dealers of full-size models, Penjoy actually assembles and paints the one-sixtyfourth-scale trucks it sells.

The metal parts are die-cast at Deco Products in Decorah, Iowa, and shipped to Mount Joy for finishing. The rubber and plastic parts are made by Master Tool and Mold in York.

Despite being just a few inches long, Penjoy's trucks have as many as 57 parts, said Allen Zook, the company's president.

Once the parts are cleaned up and "painted" with a baked-on powder finish, it takes about a day and a half for an employee to put 100 trucks together, he said. Full Story.....