Word: fleetness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...biggest overseas supplier of fresh foods to U.S. armed forces in Europe is a 35-year-old ex-G.I. by the name of Robert T. McLane. McLane's huge fleet of refrigerated trucks delivers American-style white bread twice weekly to U.S. units from Berlin to Bordeaux; every day he ships eleven freight cars of fresh milk to Army mess halls and post exchanges. At the delivery entrance of Paris' U.S. embassy, at the private billets of American officials, at some 400 service clubs and European restaurants, McLane's trucks roll up with everything from fresh...
Into the booming auto rental business last week drove a husky newcomer. Greyhound Corp., the biggest U.S. bus line, is forming a car and truck renting subsidiary to be called Greyhound Rent-A-Car, Inc. Concentrating at first on long-term leasing of car and truck fleets to business firms, it will move into hourly and daily rentals to individuals early this summer. The twelve-month goal of Greyhound's new president, ex-Railroader Arthur S. Genet (TIME, Nov. 14), is a fleet of 10,-ooo cars and trucks, third largest in the rental business...
Still far in front of the field is Hertz Corp., with a fleet of some 33,000 company-owned or franchised vehicles operating out of 717 cities in 22 countries. Hertz's leading competitor is Avis Rent-A-Car System, with roughly 15,000 cars and trucks. But business is so good that neither is worried by Greyhound's entry into the field. Says Avis' President Richard S. Robie: "We've only scratched the surface of this business. The potential is tremendous. The only competition we have is from the man who drives...
Model T to Diners' Club. That competition has been steadily weakening ever since a Chicago auto salesman named Walter L. Jacobs started his car rental business with twelve model T Fords in 1918. He built the fleet to 565 cars in five years, then sold out to Taxicab Manufacturer John Hertz. Jacobs stayed on in the company, eventually rising to president, and has convinced millions of travelers that it makes sense to rent...
Anna Magnani, of "The Rose Tattoo," won an Oscar as best actress of the year, while Ernest Borgnine, "Marty," was voted the best actor. Jo Van Fleet gained an award as best supporting actress for her role in "East of Eden...