Tagged How-To

How to Thrive in the New Car Rental Landscape

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

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Recapture Your Day

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

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How to Remarket Vehicles Using Online Auctions

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.

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How to Become Certified as a DBE

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.

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How to Realize the Maximum ROI from your GPS Tracking System

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

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How to Survive "Vehicularly Challenged" Days

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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How to Improve Utilization – And Still Satisfy the Customer

With proper fleet planning techniques, having 25 cars on the lot and 100 expected reservations that day is a very manageable situation.

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Immeasurable Intuition in Employee Performance

You have the tools to measure utilization, holding costs and RPU. But how do you manage an employee with the attitude, “it’s just a rental car?”

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Car Rental: First Quarter Analysis and Outlook

A stronger-than-expected used car market is tempered by competitive pricing in the first quarter. But will the trend continue?

What is Holding Back the Electric Vehicle Revolution?

The movers and shakers in the electric vehicle market offer a candid glimpse into the immediate future of electric vehicles. (With photos!)

What’s Next for a Hertz Deal for Dollar Thrifty?

With Hertz’s announcement of a potential buyer for Advantage, how will a Dollar Thrifty deal go down, when, and for how much?

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