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Zorn Appointed President, Budget Truck Group

15 March 1999

Zorn Appointed President, Budget Truck Group

                  Smalley to Lead Diversified Business Group

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 15 -- Budget Group, Inc.
, parent company of Budget Rent a Car Corporation and Ryder TRS,
Inc., announced the appointment of Tom Zorn, 36, as president of its
Denver-based Budget Truck Group.  In this new position, Zorn will direct the
integration of Budget Truck Rental and Ryder TRS, the nation's second largest
consumer truck rental company.
    Zorn worked for Budget from 1996 through 1998 as vice president, Truck
Operations.  Under his leadership, Budget Truck Rental produced record growth
in revenue and earnings.  Since April of 1998, Zorn has been a senior vice
president, Strategic Planning, with Security Capital Group, an investment
management and venture capital firm.
    "Our goal is to create a profitable and formidable truck rental division
by fully integrating Ryder TRS and Budget Truck Rental," stated Sandy Miller,
chairman and CEO, Budget Group.  "We have already made significant progress
toward this goal in a number of areas.  We're pleased to have Tom leading this
effort."
    Randall Smalley, previously president, Ryder TRS, has been appointed to
president, Diversified Business Group, in charge of overseeing Cruise America,
North America's largest recreational vehicle rental and sales company, and
VPSI, the U.S. leader in commuter van pooling services. Based on his
successful track record, he will also serve as chief negotiator for Budget
Group with manufacturers for all truck fleet acquisition and disposal
agreements.
    Budget Group, Inc. is a global network of vehicle rental and sales
companies operating in three principal segments:  Car Rental, Truck Rental and
Car Sales.  In Car Rental, Budget Group, through subsidiary companies and
their franchisees, operates Budget Rent a Car Corporation, the world's third
largest car and truck rental system, and Premier Car Rental, the nation's
third largest company serving the insurance replacement market.  The company
also operates VPSI, the U.S. leader in commuter van pooling services, and
Budget Airport Parking, a system of airport parking units located adjacent to
Budget Rent a Car facilities in select locations.  In Truck Rental, Budget
Group operates Ryder TRS, the nation's second largest consumer truck rental
company; Budget Truck Rental, the third largest consumer truck rental company;
and Cruise America, the largest recreational vehicle rental and sales company
in North America.  In Car Sales, Budget Group operates Budget Car Sales,
one of the leading independent retailers of late model vehicles in the U.S.
with both new and used car dealerships.