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Herc Holdings Inc. Description

Herc Rentals Inc. engages in the rental and lease of cars and trucks worldwide. It operates through four segments: U.S. Car Rental, International Car Rental, Worldwide Equipment Rental, and All Other Operations. The company rents various makes and models of cars, crossovers, and light trucks under the Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty, and Firefly car rental brands on hourly, daily, weekend, weekly, monthly, or multi-month basis through a network of company-owned rental airport and off-airport locations, as well as franchise locations. It also sells used cars through a network of approximately 77 company-operated car sales locations; and provides fleet leasing, financing, telematics, and management services to commercial fleets, including vehicle financing, acquisition, and remarketing; license, title, and registration; maintenance consultation; fuel management; accident management; toll management; telematics-based location, driver performance, and scorecard reporting; and equipment financing. As of December 31, 2015, the company operated approximately 9,980 corporate and franchise locations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and New Zealand. In addition, it rents a range of equipment, such as aerial, earthmoving, and material handling equipment; specialty equipment comprising air compressors, compaction equipment, construction-related trucks, electrical equipment, power generators, contractor tools, and pumps, as well as lighting, studio, and production equipment; and sells new and used equipment, and contractor supplies. The company serves building services, commercial, engineering, hospitality, oil and gas, petrochemical, railroads, and entertainment industries, as well as governmental entities and government contractors, disaster recovery and remediation firms, utility operators, individual homeowners, and agricultural producers. Herc Rentals Inc. was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Estero, Florida.

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Rental & Leasing Services
Keywords: Transport Oil And Gas Automotive Industry Used Car Car Rental Equipment Rental Telematics Electrical Equipment Disaster Recovery Material Handling Equipment Renting Production Equipment Compaction Equipment Construction Equipment Rental Companies Fuel Management Agricultural Producers Car Rental Brands Government Contractors