Since our founding over 80 years ago, the reciprocal service network has been one of the cornerstones of NationaLease. Conceived as a way to encourage mutual support amongst fleets when parts and labor were in scarce supply during World War II, this network of reciprocity has come to the aid […]
Reciprocal Service
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In May, I decided to head north, hoping that spring had finally arrived in North Dakota. I landed in Fargo quite late at night, and drove directly to the hotel – in the dark, so I wasn’t able to see much. But the next morning was bright and clear as […]
By the time February rolls around in the Midwest, we are thinking about spring. The sparkly holiday lights have long been tucked away in the attic, the glittery white snow is now a dirty gray, and we are just plain tired. Unfortunately, spring is still a good two months away […]
In 1944, the heads of seventeen independent truck leasing companies from all over the US met in Chicago and formed the National Truck Leasing System, which became NationaLease. Although the overarching goal was to promote the truck leasing industry, members soon realized that each of them was also benefitting from […]
I recently wrote two IdeaXchange blogs on disaster recovery: one on company preparedness and one on setting up a crisis management team. But what is the actual cost in dollars? 2018 has been horrifying in the number and intensity of natural disasters. And costs are still being assessed. The numbers […]