Car & Truck Rental News

Browse the latest breaking news across the automotive rental industry covering fleet acquisition, remarketing, rental software, GPS & telematics, fleet insurance and financing, rental operations, risk management, technological innovations and shifting market conditions.

Dollar Rent A Car Teams With JetBlue Getaways

Beginning in August, Dollar will be the exclusive car rental provider for JetBlue Getaways, which provides customer-defined vacation packages and deals that bundle JetBlue airfare, hotel and/or a rental car.

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Hertz Creates Gulf Coast Rental Center

The center will assist retail customers, business people and government employees with car and equipment rental needs.

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‘Avis Blast’ Gives Customers Satellite Radio Option

The new SIRIUS XM Radio service will be available at more than 70 Avis airport and off-airport locations in the U.S.

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Hertz Manages Employee Lifecycles With Peopleclick Authoria Solutions

The rental car provider will use the Peopleclick Authoria talent management suite to manage employee lifecycles and identify future organizational leaders.

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The Tennant Group Announces October Meeting in Atlanta

At the two-day meeting, a select number of car and truck rental operators will be able to exchange information in an effort to improve their companies’ efficiency and profits.

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Appeals Court Affirms Graves Law Preemption of Vicarious Liability in GMAC Lawsuit

The appeals court upholds an earlier ruling that GMAC could not be held for vicarious liability or negligent entrustment claims.

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National Car Rental Fined Nearly $500K for Diesel Idling Violations

On numerous occasions in 2006 and 2007, EPA investigators observed the shuttle buses that carry passengers from the airport terminal to the rental car locations idling excessively at Logan International in Boston, Mass. and Bradley International near Hartford, Conn.

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Boston Airport Gets New Fleet of Green Buses for $35 Million

The alternative-fuel fleet is part of the $337 million consolidated rental car facility, which will be built in the Southwest Service Area of the airport.

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Alamo and National Re-launch “Cash-In Club” Loyalty Program

The program now has an updated Website and offers flexible rewards and a special promotion with American Express-branded reward cards.

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Enterprise’s WeCar Car-Sharing Program Launches in Raleigh, N.C.

WeCar now operates customized car-sharing programs for corporate campuses, universities and municipal governments in 17 states.

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