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Green Fleetby Chris BrownApril 14, 2020

Eight Viewpoints on Mobility Post Coronavirus

We asked eight experts from the travel, transportation, and mobility spectrums: Will the pandemic accelerate certain mobility options, or will latent hesitancies exist from a health/safety standpoint that will dampen the market for a long time?

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by Chris BrownMarch 31, 2020

Predicting the Evolution of Mobility Options in the Pandemic Recovery

Right now, a card on the dash saying “this vehicle has been hygienically cleaned” means a lot more than a five-star user rating. Looking past the pandemic, this brief cessation of non-essential travel might produce even greater change.

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Rental Operationsby Chris BrownFebruary 12, 2020

What’s Happening to Carsharing?

With high-profile closures and pullbacks in 2019, the North American carsharing market looks to new market opportunities. But can it grow past its traditional base?

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Remarketingby David ParisJanuary 30, 2020

4 Ways Rental Fleets Are Elevating Used Vehicle Residual Values

The memories of the stripped-down rental car are gone. What’s changed, and how has it affected the new and used vehicle ecosystem?

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Legal & Legislativeby StaffJanuary 29, 2020

Who Is SDI?

Subrogation Division, Inc. (SDI) won a recent rental car damage recovery case in federal court. Here’s how SDI was formed and became a player in a Graves Amendment case important to the car rental industry.

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Rental Operationsby Bill PackardJanuary 25, 2020

Overcoming the 'It’s Personal' Mentality

An irate customer is never fun. But helping your counter associates understand that they aren’t directing their ire at them personally is the first best practice in customer relations.

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Rental Operationsby Bill PackardDecember 18, 2019

Defining the Helping Mindset

How you handle the customer in an urgent time of need determines the size of your reward.

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Rental OperationsCover Storyby Mike AntichDecember 11, 2019

Labor Shortage Increases But Economic Uncertainty Emerges

The robust economy is creating record numbers of new jobs and a subsequent labor shortage that is being exacerbated by the large wave of Baby Boomer retirements, but some see uncertainty of future market conditions.

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Telematicsby Chris BrownNovember 26, 2019

8 Fleet Forward Conference Takeaways

Data management and protection, electrification, telematics, video technology, mobile servicing, shared mobility, and advanced safety tech took center stage in San Jose.

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Rental Softwareby StaffNovember 24, 2019

New Vehicle Technology and Its Effect on the Rental Car Industry

Cars with new accident avoidance systems can be compromised even in minor fender benders. Not handling their repairs properly could lead to increased liability exposure.

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