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Dollar Thrifty Announces Termination of Solicitation Process

After the company didn't receive any offers that its board approved of, it says it will continue to execute the current stand-alone plan.

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Union Claims Hertz Violated Contract in Suspending 34 Muslim Shuttle Drivers

Last week, the media was abuzz after the suspension of 34 Somali Muslim employees, who still have not been allowed back to work, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Teamsters Local Union 117 has since filed “unfair labor practice” charges with the National Labor Relations Board.

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No 'Final' Bid from Hertz for Dollar Thrifty

Back on Aug. 21, Dollar Thrifty had asked for final bids from Hertz and Avis, which dropped out Sept. 6. Though Dollar Thrifty did not accept an earlier bid from Hertz, a Hertz spokesperson says ‘Hertz remains interested.’

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Hertz to Open Times Square Showroom?

The prime real estate space would showcase fuel-efficient Hertz vehicles, and possibly models from Tesla. Vehicles, though, would not be rented from this location.

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Hertz Brings CNGs to Oklahoma State University

The two compressed natural gas vehicles will be the first introduced in the U.S. by Hertz, which already has these alt-fuel vehicles in rental in Italy and the U.K.

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Jury Finds Ford, Hertz Licensee Not Negligent in Fatal Crash

In a case involving a 2002 fatal crash, a Yellowstone County jury rejected negligence and product liability claims against Ford and negligent maintenance claims against Overland West Inc., a licensee of Hertz Rent-a-Car.

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Hertz’s Agent Gold Reward Members Could Win New Car

In a new promotion, “Working for the Weekend,” Hertz will give U.S. travel agent members of the rewards program a chance to win a new car as well as additional rewards points.

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Digging Deeper into the Acquisition War

What made Avis decide to publicly announce dropping its bid for Dollar Thrifty?

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Hertz Restarts Global Sale for Second Year in a Row

The temporary deal period gives customers up to a 33 percent discount on reservations made by Sept. 23.

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Hertz Extends Deadline for Exchange Offer to Dollar Thrifty

The exchange offer and withdrawal rights will expire Nov. 1, but no other aspect of the terms or offerings changed.

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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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