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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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Remarketingby Chris BrownNovember 18, 2019

Are We Reaching a Used Car Segment Tipping Point?

The used car market has adopted a Swiss Army-knife approach to managing the “off-lease tsunami,” which turned into a manageable rising tide. Are new market dynamics breathing life into a segment left for a dead, the midsize sedan?

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Rental Operationsby Chris BrownNovember 6, 2019

Is B2B a New Growth Area for Car Rental?

Regarding the company’s TNC and last-mile delivery rentals, “I think that business could double its current size,” said Hertz CEO Kathy Marinello on the company’s third quarter conference call.

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Rental Operationsby StaffOctober 23, 2019

Reimagining the Role of the Car Rental Distribution Channel

What if the car rental customer interacts primarily with the distribution channel, and the car rental company becomes more of a service provider?

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