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Operations•by Staff•April 1, 1984

GM Joins H.R. 1415 Fight

The Battle Continues

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Operations•by AF Staff•March 1, 1984

How to Recognize a Company Car

Why are company cars so popular? One of the reason is they can take bumps at twice the speed of private cars. A light-hearted look at company cars.

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Operations•by AF Interview•March 1, 1984

The Car Rental Industry: Analysis and Projections

At the recent ACRA convention, AF editors sat down with Dick Gillis, ACRA's new president, to talk about the American car rental industry. The following interview provides not only an analysis of recent developments but projections of future challenges and growth.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•March 1, 1984

Ed Bobit's Publishers Page

NAFA membership has remained fairly stable during the past few years in spite of the addition of new regional chapters. The fact remains that another 10,000 full- and part-time fleet administrators exist and are in need of professionalism.

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Operations•by Staff•March 1, 1984

Hotline

Late News Update

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•March 1, 1984

Editorial

Late last November, with unusual zeal, the IRS proposed that the presence of a terminal rental adjustment clause indicates that the agreement is not a lease, disallowing any investment tax credits on finance leases for business and commercial usage.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•March 1, 1984

Editorial

Before God and the bus driver we are all equal. German Proverb. I do not mean to say we are bound to follow implicitly in whatever our fathers did. To do so, would be to discard all the lights of current experience - to reject all progress, all improvement. Abraham Lincoln Address to Cooper Institute It is the mark of the cultured man that he is aware of the fact that equality is an ethical and not a biological principle. Ashley Montagu

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Operations•Cover Story•by AF Staff•February 1, 1984

H.R. 1415: Pros and Cons on Fleet Incentives

Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism held hearings on H.R. 1415, the controversial legislation covering fleet discounts. Witnesses testifying in op­position to the legislation included Richard Gillis, Sam Penn, Ed Bobit, and Bennett Bidwell.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•February 1, 1984

Ed Bobit's Publisher's Page

In a historic decision in mid-January, GM's Board of Directors approved a far-reaching plan of reorganization that will undoubtedly change many career lives in the company.

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Operations•by AF Staff•January 1, 1984

New System Tried in Chicago Cellular Phone Use in Rental Cars

Once considered as only a luxury item, mobile phones may soon become commonplace, at least in rental cars, thanks to an innovation in telephone transmission tech­nology.

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