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Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation Names Richard Knopke

3 March 1999

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation Names Richard Knopke Region Vice President, Mid West Region

    PARK RIDGE, N.J., March 3 -- The Hertz Corporation
, the world's largest car rental company and a leading construction
and industrial equipment rental business in the US, announces the appointment
of Richard Knopke as Region Vice President, Mid-West Region, for Hertz
Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC).
    Mr. Knopke, responsible for operations in North and South Dakota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas, will report to HERC
Division Vice President, Field Operations, Joseph Dixon.  He is located at
Hertz Contractors Supply Midwest regional offices in Kansas City, MO.
Previously, Knopke was President of Contractors Supply Company, with seven
locations in Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas.  The company was acquired by HERC
on September 1, 1998.
    "We're pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Knopke to Region
Vice President, Midwest Region," said HERC President, Gerry Plescia.  "With
more than 33 years of experience in the equipment rental industry, Knopke is a
valuable asset to HERC operations."
    Knopke holds a bachelors degree from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.
HERC, a subsidiary of Hertz, operates from more than 220 locations in North
America and more than 45 locations in Europe.