Agreements with ACO Rent A Car and Other Vehicle Rental Brands Extend Highway Toll Administration Electronic Toll Collection Footprint

GREAT NECK, N.Y.--Highway Toll Administration, LLC (HTA), the nation’s leading provider of electronic toll collection services to the car-rental industry, has extended its U.S. footprint through agreements with leading car-, van- and truck-rental brands, including ACO Rent A Car (ACO), the leading car-rental brand of Venezuela, now serving the Miami area.

“With these new contracts and relationships, HTA has increased its position as the largest third-party provider of electronic toll collection services to the car-rental industry”

Beginning in July, HTA will provide license-plate-based video-tolling services to ACO’s fleet at Miami International Airport (MIA). ACO serves six airports in Venezuela and entered the U.S. market in December 2010 at MIA.

Citing HTA’s position as both a pioneer and market leader in electronic toll collection for the car-rental industry, ACO’s Miami General Manager Ana Godoy said, “HTA has the proven expertise that will enable us to provide the added convenience of electronic tolling services to our customers, improving their travel experiences by helping them reach their destinations without having to stop to at toll plazas.�??

HTA, which introduced electronic toll collection to the car-rental industry in 2002, also now has agreements with Payless Car Rental (Payless) and Carl’s Van Rentals to provide license-plate-based video-tolling services to their rental fleets, said HTA President & CEO David Centner.

“After successfully working with a number of Payless franchisees, including the one at Newark Liberty International Airport, our association with Payless now extends to the corporate entity,�?? he noted, adding that HTA now provides services to Payless car renters at Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.

In addition, said Centner, HTA was recently named the preferred vendor of electronic toll collection services for U.S. franchisees of U-Save Car and Truck Rental. U-Save, headquartered in Jackson, Miss., has 188 locations throughout the United States, Central America and the Caribbean.

Centner added that HTA has a contract with San Francisco’s Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) to conduct video tolling for rental cars crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Bay Bridge and six other regional bridges.

“With these new contracts and relationships, HTA has increased its position as the largest third-party provider of electronic toll collection services to the car-rental industry,�?? said Centner. “And we are confident that we will be the provider of choice for brands that want to seamlessly deliver these types of value-added services to their customers.�??

Centner noted that in May 2010 Enterprise Holdings announced that HTA will administer a video-toll-pass program called TollPass Automatic for the company’s three car rental brands: Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental.

About Highway Toll Administration, LLC (HTA)

Established in 2002, HTA was the first electronic-toll-payment service provider to the car-rental industry and today has more than 75% market share by transaction volume. The company, which handles the tolling interests of more than 1.3 million vehicles, has processed in excess of 10 million electronic toll-collection transactions with data from both transponder-based and license-plate-based video tolling. Through its patent-pending technology and proprietary services, HTA offers the most comprehensive electronic toll collection solutions in its field, from transponder rentals to video tolling and violations processing. The company’s customer roster includes ACO Rent A Car, Alamo Rent A Car, Avis Rent A Car, Budget Rent A Car, Carl’s Van Rentals, Enterprise Rent A Car, National Car Rental, Payless Car Rental and dozens of independents, as well as franchisees, such as those of Dollar Rent A Car, Payless Car Rental, Thrifty Car Rental and U-Save Car and Truck Rental. HTA often operates under the brands of its customers; for example, Avis eToll and EHI’s TollPass Automatic. Please visit www.htallc.com

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