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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2019

Bobit Business Media’s Global Ground Transportation Institute Now Accepting Members

Members will have access to free webinars, training courses and educational events, marketing tools, whitepapers, sponsorship, and advertising opportunities, reduced registration at GGTI partnered events, and access to a database of more than 200,000 corporate fleet and travel managers. 

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2019

Australia's Splend Relocates Headquarters to London

Splend primarily rents vehicles to Uber drivers, in addition to supplying other ride-hailing and -sharing groups such as as Bolt, Kapten, and Via Van.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

Sixt, Shelby Team Up with 'Mr. Hot Wheels' for Route 66 Tour

Larry “Mr. Hot Wheels” Wood retraced his migration 50 years ago along the fabled highway to join Mattel in Los Angeles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

Avis Partners with Tech Platform on Connected Cars Data

The fleet will cover an estimated 4 billion road miles this year and is anticipated to generate over 7 billion road miles of data with its fully connected fleet in 2020.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2019

TSD Integrates with Telematics Provider Zubie

The partnership between TSD, a rental fleet management software provider, and Zubie, a connected-car and telematics platform, will give fleet operators a connected car solution integrated with fleet management data.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

RentalMatics Hires Industry Veteran Bob Barton

Barton, former ACRA president and senior vice president of global franchise operations for Hertz, will serve as president of global mobility for Dublin, Ireland-based software firm.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

UK Rental Firms that Receive the Most Complaints

Nearly half of those surveyed who rented a vehicle through Interrent reported a problem with their rental; GoldCar followed with 42% of renters having problems with their vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

Avis Launches Pay-Per-Kilometer Brand in Italy

Initially launching at the Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa airports this summer, Smile Rent allows its customers to access their rental vehicles via their phones, completely bypassing the rental desk.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

Sixt Begins Operating in Oman

SIXT operates in Oman through the company Moosa Abdul Rahman Hassan & Co. and its car rental specialist Moosa Car Rentals LLC as franchisees.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

Europcar Records $838M in Q2 Revenue

During the second quarter of 2019, Europcar posted a net profit of 1 million euro ($1.1 million) compared to a net profit of 18 million euro ($20 million) in the second quarter of 2018.

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