Get the latest insight and opinion into the car & truck rental industry straight from executive editor Chris Brown. Chris covers all aspects of the rental world, including vehicle remarketing, rental industry news, car rental taxation and legislation as well as automotive environmental initiatives and trends.
Understanding the other side of the claims process can give independent RACs the tools to get more replacement business.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Monday, August 30, 2010 9:53 AM | »
This letter from a car rental operator provides an on-the-ground view of how one customer can tax system resources to the point of blowing profit right out of the water.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:43 AM | »
Better fuel economy on a truck usually comes with a performance trade off.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:36 AM | »
Technology is making possible peer-to-peer car sharing, “fleet sharing,” one-way rentals and getting more use out of pool vehicles.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:41 AM | »
With so much room for improvement, small fleets can achieve greater savings with better fleet management a lot quicker and easier than their large fleet cousins.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, July 7, 2010 5:26 PM | »
National legislation is needed to eradicate discriminatory excise taxes on motor vehicle rentals.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, June 23, 2010 10:55 AM | »
A year after the Fiat partnership, Chrysler is in the midst of a product offensive.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Wednesday, June 16, 2010 11:54 AM | »
The president of ACRA responds to a travel writer's column that takes issue with "whacky" car rental rules.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Tuesday, June 8, 2010 9:32 AM | »
At Chrysler’s annual fleet preview in Detroit last week, Sergio Marchionne, Fiat and Chrysler’s CEO laid out Chrysler’s five-year plan for profitability. What a difference a year makes.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Thursday, June 3, 2010 12:22 PM | »
A proposed amendment to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 would overturn existing law preventing vicarious liability of renting and leasing companies. Industry associations claimed a small victory this week—but it may not be over.
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By Chris Brown | Posted @ Friday, May 21, 2010 10:36 AM | »
Author Bio
Chris Brown
Executive Editor
Chris Brown is the executive editor of Business Fleet Magazine and Auto Rental News for Bobit Business Media. Through these publications, online newsletters, trade events and associations, Chris covers all aspects of the fleet world, including fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, vehicle remarketing, rental industry news, car rental taxation and legislation as well as automotive environmental initiatives and trends.
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