Enterprise Wins Appeals Case Tied to Employee Fatality

NEW YORK -- A U.S. Appeals Court last month upheld an earlier court decision for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, ruling that the widow of an Enterprise employee killed on the job was not entitled to cla...

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ACTIF would like to thank Cruise Seminar sponsors for their support

As always, the success of ACTIF’s programs and events relies on the support of its Founding, Charter and Associate members. ACTIF would like to extend special recognition to the companies that...

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ACTIF Bahamas Cruise Earns Winning Scores

On February 5, 2004, an eager group of ACTIF members and vendors boarded the Carnival Fantasy for a 3-day Cruise Seminar to the Bahamas. ACTIF’s first Cruise Seminar featured two mornings of ed...

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ACTIF Speaks out for its members –- Recent attack on Rental Industry for use of vehicle tracking technology

ACTIF Response to “Some Rental Cars Are Keeping Tabs on the Drivers” By CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT Published: January 13, 2004 ACTIF (The Association for Car & Truck Rental Independent and Franchisees...

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Europcar's Fleet to Feature Navigation Systems

CRANFIELD, England -- Europcar announced plans to offer a navigation system as standard equipment on all new Mercedes Benz cars in its U.K. rental fleet. The navigation system, Smartnav, is manu...

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U.S. Airline Passenger Volume Flat in 2003

WASHINGTON D.C. -- U.S. airlines carried 0.4% fewer domestic passengers during the first nine months of 2003, compared to the comparable period in 2002, according to the U.S. Transportation Depa...

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Thrifty Expands Presence in Germany

TULSA, Okla. -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group announced that Car & Fly GmbH, the company's master franchisee for the Thrifty Car Rental brand in Germany for more than a year, recently opened a...

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2004 Vans Excel in Government Crash Tests

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The 2004 Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey, Nissan Quest and Toyota Sienna vans all earned top ratings of five stars for both the driver and right front passenger in new frontal...

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ACNielsen Rates Travelocity, Expedia Leading Brands

NEW YORK -- Travelocity and Expedia are the most valuable brands in online travel, and their brand equity plays a key role in driving traffic to their sites, according to a new study released by...

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'03 Rental Market Accounts for 1.7M Used Vehicle Units

LAS VEGAS –- In a year when incentives kept new car sales high and prices low, used car sales more than held their own, with a record 43.6 million vehicles retailed in 2003 at a value of $370 bi...

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Fleet Manager = Big Data Manager

Now more than ever, the fleet manager is tasked with harnessing large amounts of data and turning the findings into actionable results. With so much technology driving so much information, the responsibility and burden are now greater than ever.

GM Goes High Touch at Fleet Preview

Amid new products such as the light-duty pickups, the 2014 Impala, the Cruze diesel and the announcement of a new small cargo van, it’s the one-on-one attention that sticks with you.

How Will VW Sell 800,000 Units in America?

At its annual fleet preview, Volkswagen talked fleet sales, residual strategies, product lineup, three new turbo engines and how diesel can help your costs (but not your heart rate).

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