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February 2, 2012 in Rental Operations
Car rental companies in the region have had trouble filling positions such as drivers and mechanics.
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February 2, 2012 in Rental Operations
With rental car companies booked up, demand for car sharing has increased during the New Year, according to Today Online.
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February 2, 2012 in Rental Operations
Vehicle rentals increased by 21.1%, according to a report from the Guild of Travel Management Companies.
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February 2, 2012 in Rental Operations
2T’s Rental reports that unseen highs in car rental during the games will put pressure on top UK rental locations.
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February 2, 2012 in Rental Operations
eRentals.co.uk reports a higher demand for Valentine’s Day trips to Eastern European destinations such as Sofia, Prague, Bratislava and Krakow.
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February 1, 2012 in Legislative, Telematics
The Supreme Court’s ruling could impact a case in Ohio involving a rental car, in which the judge said the defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy because the GPS device planted by police was on a rented vehicle.
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February 1, 2012 in Rental Operations
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January 31, 2012
Hertz On Demand, the hourly rental service — or car-sharing branch — of Hertz. Corp., told Transportation Nation that it looks for cities with a ‘well-defined mass transit infrastructure’ before moving into a new area.
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January 31, 2012
Hertz Corp. has opened three more Local Edition locations in Huntington and Danville, W.Va., and in Port Huron, Mich.
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January 30, 2012 in Legislative
At $3.50 per rental car contract day at a limit of 10 days, the new fee was approved unanimously by the Onslow County board of commissioners at its regular monthly meeting on Jan. 18.
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