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NewsMay 24, 2006

Avis Adds 'Cool Cars' to Fleet

PARSIPPANY, N.J. --- Avis Rent A Car System announced the launch of Avis Cool Cars, a new line of vehicles marketed to renters looking for a more luxurious drive.

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NewsMay 22, 2006

Avis Announces Canadian Rate Increase

PARSIPPANY, N.J. --- Avis Rent A Car LLC has set in motion a three- to five-percent rate increase on all retail rates in Canada.

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NewsMay 19, 2006

Triangle Acquires Three Metro Atlanta Locations

RALEIGH, N.C. --- Raleigh, N.C.-based Triangle Rent A Car, the largest independently owned rental car company in the Southeast, recently acquired three Accent Rent A Car locations in Metro Atlanta. They began operating them under the Triangle name on May 1, 2006.

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NewsMay 19, 2006

Fla. Tax to Garner $8M for Lee County Transportation Funding

LEE COUNTY, Fla. --- Some Florida communities have been quick to evaluate plans of implementing the $2 car rental tax that the state legislature earlier this month.

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NewsMay 15, 2006

Phoenix Rental Facility Offers High-Tech Traffic Navigation

PHOENIX --- The consolidated car rental facility at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport offers customers the ability to see what they are likely to encounter when they hit the roads.

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NewsMay 15, 2006

Budget Truck's GPS System Helps Nab Thief, Return $1.5M Loot

DENVER ––- Authorities in Gainesville, Fla., recovered $1.5 million in artwork and furniture that went missing in April when a driver hired to haul the goods from Boca Raton to New York City allegedly fled with the cargo.

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NewsMay 4, 2006

Zipcar's Jump into Chicago Market Hits Snag

CHICAGO --- Car-sharing firm Zipcar has seen its competitive plans to move into the Chicago market hit a snag due to a combined 12% tax the company would owe on its revenues to the city and the state of Illinois.

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NewsMay 4, 2006

Fla. Car Rental Fee Gains Approval from House

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --- As part of a transportation-funding plan, The Florida House of Representatives approved legislation that would add a $2 surcharge to car rentals in three counties in the Sunshine State.

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NewsMay 3, 2006

TRALA Members Team with Vets to Address Maintenance Tech Shortages

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Truck Renting and Leasing Association and members of its Equipment and Technology Advisory Council traveled to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland to take a look at the Department of Labor's Hire Vets First Committee's Training Assistance Program.

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NewsMay 1, 2006

DCX Sells Nearly 1.5 Million E-85 FFVs Since 1998

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. --- Since 1998, DaimlerChrysler has sold nearly 1.5 million flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs) designed to run on E-85 fuel.

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