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Articlesby Amy HercherNovember 23, 2016

Operators Discuss Disaster Prep

With Hurricane Matthew recently hitting the Caribbean and the U.S. East Coast, we asked rental operators what procedures they have in place to help protect their staff members, facility, and vehicles when a hurricane is headed their way.

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NewsAugust 15, 2016

GO Rentals Participates in Road Safety Trial

GO Rentals, a New Zealand-based car rental company, has joined forces with the New Zealand Transport Agency and HMI Technologies to test a Bluetooth device that delivers auto safety messages to rental car drivers.

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NewsJuly 26, 2016

More Than 45M Recalled Vehicles Still Not Repaired

According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analyzed by J.D. Power, over 45 million vehicles that were the subject of safety recalls — issued between 2013 and 2015 — are still not repaired.

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NewsJune 1, 2016

Safe Rental Car Act Effective Today

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), starting today rental car agencies must fix any and all open safety defects before renting out vehicles to customers.

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NewsJune 1, 2016

Recall Masters Launches Monitoring Service for Rental Companies

Recall Masters Inc. has launched its Rental Car Fleet Monitoring Service that provides rental car companies with a service to check their fleet vehicles for recalls across major brands.

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Toyota to Feature Safety Technology at Car Rental Show

During the International Car Rental Show's exhibit hours, Toyota’s booth will provide show attendees with a virtual reality experience of the technology’s safety features.

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NewsMarch 23, 2016

CORRECTION: “Safe Rental Car Act: What Now?”

This article in the March/April 2016 issue misstated a provision to ground a rental vehicle.

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ArticlesMarch 15, 2016

Car Rental Q&A: How Do I Refuse to Rent a Car to Someone and Not Get Sued?

A car rental operator wants to know if he doesn't feel comfortable renting a car to a customer, what can he do to not get sued by the customer?

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Articlesby Chris BrownMarch 15, 2016

Safe Rental Car Act: What Now?

As the recall bill becomes law, car rental operators are tasked with interpreting it, solving compliance issues, and managing recall identification and repair processes.

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ArticlesMarch 15, 2016

The Challenge to Comply

Before the enactment of the Safe Rental Car Act, our industry needs guidance on the ambiguous areas of the law, and NHTSA needs to enact common sense fixes to allow our industry to fully comply and protect the public.

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