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On the fifth anniversary of Elaine Litwer’s death, I’m brought back to the work she did to repeal vicarious liability. But it’s also caused me to reflect on the mentors in my life.
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In their fourth quarter conference calls, Avis Budget Group and Hertz gave an outlook on fleet costs, the used car market, fleet optimization strategies and potential acquisitions. Hertz shed light on the fallout from that excess fleet.
Read More →At NTEA’s 2014 Work Truck Show, manufacturers, conversion companies and parts manufacturers introduced advances in work vehicles along with better ways to produce them.
Read More →RelayRides must cease operations in New York State because it violated insurance law. But is it the legal gray area or the model itself that kept the service from growing?
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Running your fleet vehicles longer isn't always the most cost-effective choice.
Read More →Opinion surveys on the intentions of millennials miss the big picture of the real shifts in the way we get around.
Read More →The mileage increase on rental risk units may be the result of a different dynamic than the one that led rental companies to run up mileage during the Recession.
Read More →Prepaid reservations might be the new guaranteed reservations; though perfecting the model to balance customer service, utilization and profits is an enormous challenge.
Read More →Frigid weather has spiked demand for natural gas and raised wholesale prices. How are fleets using alt-fuels coping?
Read More →The key is to understand what is meant by “fleet” — and then separate perception from reality.
Read More →Auto manufacturers are ready to pump out more cars. But are we headed toward higher incentives and lower residuals?
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This business writer took the plunge into peer-to-peer car sharing. Was it worth it?
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