Articles

Operations•by AF staff•April 1, 1969

AF Interview: Jules Lederer, Budget Rent-a-Car President

Budget Rent-a-Car president reviews past, looks at future

Operations•by Bernie Brown•April 1, 1969

Editor's Page

A Midwest fleet administrator complained to me the other day about service on the cars he buys from “fleet minded dealers.” Actually, he was complaining about the lack of service.

Operations•by Bernie Brown•March 1, 1969

The Big Four auto makers have been the target of the nation’s press in the last few years because of what many self-appointed critics claim is the industry’s lack of foresight in offering to the American consumer what these critics believe is the safest car available.

Operations•by Bernie Brown•February 1, 1969

Editor's Page

Since the cur fleet industry began to blossom immediately alter World War II, the industry’s over-all growth rate has remained a pretty steady and profitable, 10 to 15 per cent.

Operations•by Bob Lewis•January 1, 1969

Editor's Page

The classic of interference in a successful enterprise must be the obstacles thrown between Elizabeth Barrett and her lover, Robert Browning, by Elizabeth’s father. The long distance romance never did fare well, but it did stimulate Elizabeth to write the beautiful lines: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways:” The parallel here is in the interference from government by obstacles which frustrate and attempt to thwart this industry’s operation in a “free enterprise” society. For a nation whi

Operations•Cover Story•by AF Interview•December 1, 1968

Gelco’s New Concept in Service

In 1964, Gelco Leasing Co. had 4,000 cars on the road. As of October of this year, Gelco-IVM had nearly 20,000 units under contract. By the end of ’69, the company expects to have between 25,000 and 26,000 units under lease. AF talks with the men responsible for that growth and offers its readers an insight into what makes Gelco-IVM tick ...