February 2010


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Features

How to Thrive in the New Car Rental Landscape

By Chris Brown

The 2010 Car Rental Show is designed to give you the tools to prevail in this post-recession business climate.

Recapture Your Day

By Ken Stellon

A car rental operator’s “how-to” guide to improving management’s productivity and daily motivation.

How to Remarket Vehicles Using Online Auctions

By Tariq Kamal

Selling vehicles “upstream” while still on rent will reduce your days to sale and transportation costs, while exposing your fleet to a wider audience of buyers.

How to Become Certified as a DBE

By Leslie A. Saunders

There are many opportunities available to independent operators and car rental franchisees that are woman- or minority-owned. First get certified, and then market yourself.

How to Realize the Maximum ROI from your GPS Tracking System

By Anne Taylor

Implementing the following procedures into your daily routine will help to ensure you are maximizing your investment’s full potential.

How to Survive "Vehicularly Challenged" Days

By Jim Tennant

Follow this step-by-step guide to handle days when duebacks and cars on the ground will not cover reservations. Four unique scenarios are examined.

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Auto Focus Blog: A blog covering fleets, auto rental and the business of cars

Which Hybrids Pay Back the Quickest?

After five years and 15,000 miles of driving per year, are there any hybrids that actually have a lower cost of ownership than their gas-engine counterparts? One unexpected vehicle takes the prize.

How Far Will Cell Phone Bans Go?

The federal government means business with its new law banning cell phone use while driving commercial vehicles. Can the laws go even further, and how should fleets react?

Righting a Wrong in Arizona

Arizona is one of a super minority of states in which auto rental companies are required by statute to pay for the negligent acts of their renters. Look for new legislation in the coming weeks that proposes to change that.

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