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NewsOctober 18, 2011

Hertz Adds Five Transit Connect Electric Vans to Its Fleet

The five Hertz units will be deployed mid-November at multiple locations as part of Hertz Entertainment Services and Hertz on Demand car sharing.

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NewsOctober 18, 2011

Heathrow Airport and Hertz On Demand Announce Partnership for Car Share

The program will be available for selected airport employees at the U.K. airport, which is one of the busiest in the world. The agreement includes a dedicated fleet of Ford Fiestas.

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NewsOctober 12, 2011

Dollar Thrifty Announces Termination of Solicitation Process

After the company didn't receive any offers that its board approved of, it says it will continue to execute the current stand-alone plan.

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NewsOctober 11, 2011

Union Claims Hertz Violated Contract in Suspending 34 Muslim Shuttle Drivers

Last week, the media was abuzz after the suspension of 34 Somali Muslim employees, who still have not been allowed back to work, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Teamsters Local Union 117 has since filed “unfair labor practice” charges with the National Labor Relations Board.

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NewsOctober 10, 2011

No 'Final' Bid from Hertz for Dollar Thrifty

Back on Aug. 21, Dollar Thrifty had asked for final bids from Hertz and Avis, which dropped out Sept. 6. Though Dollar Thrifty did not accept an earlier bid from Hertz, a Hertz spokesperson says ‘Hertz remains interested.’

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NewsSeptember 28, 2011

Hertz Brings CNGs to Oklahoma State University

The two compressed natural gas vehicles will be the first introduced in the U.S. by Hertz, which already has these alt-fuel vehicles in rental in Italy and the U.K.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2011

Hertz to Open Times Square Showroom?

The prime real estate space would showcase fuel-efficient Hertz vehicles, and possibly models from Tesla. Vehicles, though, would not be rented from this location.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2011

Jury Finds Ford, Hertz Licensee Not Negligent in Fatal Crash

In a case involving a 2002 fatal crash, a Yellowstone County jury rejected negligence and product liability claims against Ford and negligent maintenance claims against Overland West Inc., a licensee of Hertz Rent-a-Car.

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NewsSeptember 16, 2011

Hertz’s Agent Gold Reward Members Could Win New Car

In a new promotion, “Working for the Weekend,” Hertz will give U.S. travel agent members of the rewards program a chance to win a new car as well as additional rewards points.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2011

Hertz Extends Deadline for Exchange Offer to Dollar Thrifty

The exchange offer and withdrawal rights will expire Nov. 1, but no other aspect of the terms or offerings changed.

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