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Newsby StaffJanuary 12, 2021

Mumbai Police Arrest 2 Men for Allegedly Selling Stolen Rental Cars

Jagdish Bisnoi, 23, and Mahendra Godara, 19, allegedly rented vehicles for personal work, destroyed the GPS tracking device, then would sell the vehicles once COVID-19 travel restrictions eased. 

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NewsJanuary 11, 2021

ACRA Outlines 4.0 Pandemic Stimulus Provisions for Car Rental

The $900 billion pandemic relief/economic stimulus package includes MAG relief, potential CERTS grants, and another PPP loan opportunity for smaller car rental companies. ACRA also announces new members.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2021

San Jose Airport Mulls Increasing Customer Facility Fees

According to airport officials, car rentals have decreased by about 80%.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2021

Zimbabwean Car Rental CEO Dies; Refused to Turn Over GPS Data

Impala Car Rental CEO Thompson Dondo, who died of apparent renal failure, had refused a court order to turn over GPS tracking data on a customer who rented a vehicle used in an abduction and torture.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2020

Tasmania OK's Peer-to-Peer Company to Solve Rental Car Shortage

This app will provide opportunity for Tasmanians to make their vehicles available to visitors, subject to meeting vehicle requirements and checks.

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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2020

New NHTSA Rules Facilitate Rentals for Disabled

The first proposal would allow car rental companies to temporarily disable a driver’s knee bolster air bag to enable the installation of hand controls. The second allows a waiver for installation of a rear-mounted wheelchair transporter that could block rearview cameras.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2020

Companies Can Require Workers to Receive COVID Vaccine, EEOC Says

Employees can refuse vaccination if they have an underlying medical condition or for religious beliefs.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2020

Uber Fined $59M over Sexual Assault, Harassment Claims

A California commission is requesting information related to assaults that happened on the ride-hailing app from 2017-2019.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2020

Uber, Lyft Awarded Federal Government Transportation Contract

The General Services Administration issued the potentially $810 million contract last week.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2020

BVRLA: UK Phase Out of ICE Vehicles by 2030 'Extremely Aggressive'

Many fleet operators are unable to source appropriate electric vehicles for their needs while others have a business model that struggles to absorb the additional cost and charging constraints of running electric vehicles (EV).

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