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ArticlesJanuary 26, 2010

Toshiba America Medical Systems Expands Hybrid Fleet

Since implementing Toyota Camry Hybrids in 2007, Toshiba America Medical Systems’ fleet has burned 117,000 fewer gallons of gasoline, saving approximately $352,000, based on average mpg, and reduced CO2 emissions by 2.1 million lbs.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalJanuary 1, 2010

Propane Provides a Competitive Edge

Competitive Lawn Service may soon become the first lawn care company in the United States to run its vehicles and equipment entirely on propane.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2010

How to Improve Utilization – And Still Satisfy the Customer

With proper fleet planning techniques, having 25 cars on the lot and 100 expected reservations that day is a very manageable situation.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2010

Charging for No-Shows Could Improve Profits

Analysis by Northcoast Research reveals that implementing policies to reduce no-shows could help Avis Budget eliminate potential loss of up to $9 million annually and instead generate profits of up to $13.3 million. This excerpted analysis was published by Northcoast Research, an institutional equity research firm that specializes in car rental, among many other industries.

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Articlesby Cindy BrauerNovember 2, 2009

Fleets Deploy Kenworth T370 Hybrid as Green Work Horse

From Massachusetts to Hawaii and in-between, Kenworth's Class 7 hybrid provides fuel savings and subsequent emissions reductions for a variety of medium-duty truck applications.

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ArticlesNovember 2, 2009

How Retrofitting Fits in Today’s Fleets

Manufacturing hybrid-electric chassis since 2001, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. now retrofits older medium-duty diesel trucks with new engines and hybrid systems for fleet use.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 1, 2009

Out of Stock? Out of Luck

Dealer inventories at all-time lows make this a good time for small fleets to plan ahead and factory order.

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Articlesby Chris BrownNovember 1, 2009

Rent Alert: Hertz Sues Wall Street Research Firm for Defamation

The case highlights the conflict between the rights of a Wall Street research firm to publish an opinion and the rights of a corporation to protect itself against faulty and potentially damaging analysis.

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ArticlesNovember 1, 2009

Taking a Chunk of the Replacement Market

With Rent A Ride USA, entrepreneur Mike Dabish seized the opportunity to launch a successful rental business aimed at body shop customers.

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ArticlesNovember 1, 2009

Worst Clean-up Jobs Ever!

Auto Rental News went into the field once again to ask operators about their toughest clean-up jobs of rental cars. You gave us some doozies and advice on how to tackle them, as well as best practices regarding cleaning fees.

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