New Relationship Gives AARP's 40 Million Members Access to Discount Rates on Truck Rentals

PARSIPPANY, NJ -- (Marketwire) -- 06/17/09 -- Budget Truck Rental announced today a new relationship with AARP to provide AARP members with savings. AARP members will save 10 percent on weekend rentals (Friday-Saturday), and 20 percent on mid-week rentals (Sunday-Thursday) for every Budget Truck rental. In addition, Budget Truck Rental offers AARP members physical damage waiver coverage at a reduced rate of $10.00 per day, which protects the member from paying for certain loss or damage to the truck.

"We are very pleased to be the first rental truck company provider for AARP members, and look forward to providing them with Budget Truck Rental's high-quality product and service," stated Joe Ferraro, vice president of operations for Budget Truck Rental. "Budget Truck Rental has many tools and services to assist AARP members in making their move as smooth as possible. Our easy-to-use Web site, where2® GPS navigation devices and affordable moving supplies takes the guesswork and stress out of the moving experience."

"Selecting Budget Truck Rental is a great way for AARP to give our members what they are telling us they need right now: the ability to get discounts on everyday items and services to help them keep costs down in a tough economy," said Howard Byck, senior vice president of lifestyle products and services for AARP Services, Inc. "We're pleased that Budget Truck Rental's offer will provide our members a brand new way to save."

Budget Truck Rental's fleet includes cargo vans, 10' trucks, 16' trucks with ramps, 16' trucks with lift gates and 24' trucks. Budget Truck Rental has one of the cleanest and best-maintained rental truck fleets on the road with every vehicle undergoing a 10-point inspection to ensure proper fluid levels, tire pressure and other necessary elements for a reliable, safe rental. All trucks feature automatic transmissions and have free 24/7 roadside assistance.

Budget Truck Rental offers customers a full range of products and services to make moving fast and easy; for example, Budget Truck Rental is the first consumer truck rental company to offer Global Positioning System (GPS) units to its customers. Budget Truck Rental also provides assistance to customers to select the proper truck for any move, and offers moving equipment, boxes and supplies.

For more information, including booking instructions, visit www.budgettruck.com/aarp.

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