January 23, 2012 in Rental Operations, Maintenance
In 2011, compared to prior-year results, the program saw significant cost reductions and revenue enhancements through enhancing operational efficiency, driving incremental revenue, reducing fleet depreciation and fleet maintenance costs, and improving the Avis and Budget customer experience.
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January 6, 2012 in Safety, Maintenance
Around 25% of the city’s car-sharing fleet was vandalized or suffered from breakdowns after about a month of service.
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December 28, 2011 in Green Fleet, Maintenance
Re-refined oil is now certified by the American Petroleum Institute and recognized as equivalent to virgin oil by leading auto rental companies in the industry, yet only 10% of used oil is re-refined each year.
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November 30, 2011 in Fuel, Maintenance
While traffic at the airport is down compared to last year, the rental car company is reportedly confident that the number of travelers at the site will grow.
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November 22, 2011 in Safety, Maintenance
In the Noveck v. Avis Rent-A-Car System LLC. case, the judge ruled that Avis did not have ‘specific duty’ to equip a 2005 Trailblazer it had rented out to the plaintiff with optional side curtain airbags.
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November 2, 2011 in Maintenance
The two companies join forces to pump Enterprise vehicles’ used motor oil back into its own system.
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October 26, 2011 in Fuel, Maintenance
WASHINGTON & SPRINGFIELD, IL - The U.S. GSA awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Zipcar as a vendor for the government's short-term rental (STR) program. The State of Illinois also launched the carsharing option for state employees.
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