Hertz is worse

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hopefully someone from HLE contacts me if they like to win! All is not lost! So What if H.I.R.E gave up? So what if Premier,Agency,Spirit,and Snappy are gone. It can be done! Can you get it done?

HIRE did not give up, That was the market test for hertz Local Edition, once they figured they coull compete they changed to HLE. Once HLE goes national and see's the same success that they have in California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington the name will be changed to just plan HERTZ.

I do believe that may have happened. Our office rented cars until the very end. I think Spirit was number 4# and received alot of awards. It's a real shame they are gone.

I know for a fact Hertz did pull back to reorganize. It's good that they did because they are now better than ever! Anyone know of any good sites old rental car guys can go to?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I do believe that may have happened. Our office rented cars until the very end. I think Spirit was number 4# and received alot of awards. It's a real shame they are gone.

Lack of automation was their biggest downfall. Coupled with Alamo trying to run CarTemps/Alamo Local Markets with the same top down mentality that they ran their airport locations. If Hertz's upper management can learn to listen to those that have been doing this for a while and adapt and change their model accordingly, they will take a big share of enterpise's pie.

[Notforhertz]

Originally Posted by rob0829

The city managers in HLE all sucks in Los Angeles. aaron Horwitz is an @#%$. Who is your cty manager HLEA and branch manager and area manager. Tell me do you make the $10 srpd and what are your sales numbers and do you make the dinners.

One question, is this Aaron Horwitz the same dude as Dave Horwitz?????

He is the same "dickhead guy" who wants you to sell fuel service charge on raining days.

Today, I gave my two week's notice and told them (Hertz) I am quitting. The "State/City/Who Knows What He Really is Manager" aka Mike Watkins, decided to call and have a middle man pass along the following: "Tell her that after she clocks out tonight that she does not need to worry about coming back tomorrow." Mike used to work for Enterprise and must have learned the trade. Enterprise is better off without him. I have never called in or done anything wrong. The Better Business Bureau will hear about it and so will many others. I will derail anyone from doing business with this company. Hertz is sexist, enforcing a heavy dress code on men and nothing on the women. It exists, but is not enforced. They also play the Enterprise game of promising promotions in "one to two months" and not delivering. They require employees to come out of pocket for expenses (except the room) for a trip to Detroit for two weeks for training and don't pay them back for expenses for 6 weeks. To prevent promotions from occuring too quickly, they slapped everyone with a written test. People successfully passed this, thinking they would then be promoted. Then, without any warning, on the "congratulations" fax, Mike W. said, "Let's hope they do as well on the verbal test." He was too busy opening new stores to learn to run the ones he has. This is not the end of the road for rental car business troubles, but please heed my warning before you leave one rental company that is horrible just to find more of the same.

Guys, you think the LA area is bad, you should try the Chicago area. You have no chance over here. I made more money at a damn factory in high school. I will be going back to school to get my Master's degree and take another shot. A word to those looking for advice, stay away from the rental car industry! It is a dead end field. The business will be forced to change, it can't sustain the competition along with the normal practices at both hertz and enterprise. OH, and don't do what everyone who leaves these companies does and go to Bank One. It's the same shit! Good Luck

I wonder what HLE's State, Area, or City is doing well in the suburban market?
I mean increased sales, pretax profit, and fleet?

****HLE people, help me out****

where is hertz doing ok against enterprise? what areas of the country?