Membership Benefits and Applications

Membership in TRALA opens the door to:

A $25 billion industry
The purchasers of 40 percent of new commercial trucks
The owners and top executives of every leasing company/system in North America
Interaction with key industry decision makers
The best showcase for your products and services

ASSOCIATE *Click here to go directly to the application

Associate Member companies supply products and services to Regular Members. Products include truck, trailer, engine, tire and vehicle components and services include communications, technology, finance, insurance, legal and graphics. Associate members have full voting rights in the organization and participate actively on TRALA committees and councils, as well as through service on the Board of Directors.

Associate Membership highlights:

Involvement in TRALA's Annual Meeting where you can network with potential and current customers, exhibit at the Technology Fair, participate in industry educational programs, hear nationally acclaimed speakers and enjoy golf and recreation events.
A seat on the Associate Member Advisory Council, which allows you direct input to the TRALA Board of Directors.
Representation and opportunities for involvement in a wide variety of TRALA councils and committees, each focusing on different priorities and member objectives.
Promotion of your company's products and services in publications reaching truck renting and leasing industry executives. Inside TRALA (pdf), a quarterly newsletter, introduces new members and provides updates on conference activities and TRALA leadership. TRALA's bi-weekly news digest, EnRoute, is an electronic "quick read" focusing on business-related activities throughout the vehicle renting and leasing industry. TRALA's legislative newsletter, the Weekly Wire, keeps you up-to-date on the very active legislative and regulatory advocacy work in which TRALA engages.
The TRALA Membership Directory and Buyers Guide - the best resource in the industry for the names, addresses, phone numbers and emails for primary contacts with our member companies across the nation. Complimentary to TRALA members, it's published annually and updated electronically throughout the year. Associate members are listed without charge and advertising opportunities are available.
Complimentary access to mailing lists and other direct marketing aids, including labels and lists in hardcopy or electronic format.
Prominent placement on TRALA's web site www.trala.org. The website serves as a clearinghouse for product and service information for the truck renting and leasing industry.
Significant discounts on truck renting and leasing industry surveys and supplemental data. Industry size, growth, registration numbers and purchasing trends are just a few of the items covered in the surveys.
Scholarship eligibility for the children of your company's employees through the TRALA's Scholarship Program.

INDUSTRY COUNCIL FOR VEHICLE RENTING AND LEASING *Click here to go directly to the application

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association is the largest association dedicated to representation of vehicle renting and leasing interests. TRALA created the Industry Council for Vehicle Renting and Leasing to allow colleagues in related industries who share many of TRALA’s legislative priorities an opportunity to participate with the association and other council members on core legislative and regulatory issues affecting the broader industry. The Industry Council grew out of TRALA’s involvement in leading a national coalition of car and truck renting and leasing interests to federally repeal state vicarious liability laws.

Over the last decade, TRALA has established itself as the most aggressive legislative advocate within the vehicle renting and leasing industry.

TRALA has compiled a strong record of success and legislative victories at the state and federal level that have saved hundreds of millions of dollars for vehicle renting and leasing interests. Participation in the council presents the opportunity to bring even more industry influence in areas such as taxes, liability reform, insurance and environmental issues.

Industry Council for Vehicle Renting and Leasing Membership highlights

An active role in the policy development of an organization that holds a strong record of success within Congress and the state capitols on issues such as tax, liability reform, transportation, insurance and the environment.
Council membership creates an industry forum in which to pursue legislative initiatives in concert with other vehicle leasing interests, thereby increasing the influence and stature of the broader industry.
Members can rely on TRALA to monitor every piece of state and federal legislation impacting the industry.
Council membership fees are modest and are used to support council activities such as state legislative tracking, advocacy support, communications and administrative expenses.
Involvement in TRALA's Annual Meeting where you can network with vehicle renting and leasing executives from around the country, a technology fair where you can see and discuss the latest in equipment, products and services, participate in industry educational programs, hear nationally acclaimed speakers and enjoy golf and recreation events.
Significant discounts on truck renting and leasing industry surveys and supplemental data. Industry size, growth, registration numbers and purchasing trends are just a few of the items covered in the surveys.
Promotion of your company's services in publications reaching vehicle renting and leasing industry executives. Inside TRALA (pdf), a quarterly newsletter, introduces new members and provides updates on conference activities and TRALA leadership. TRALA's bi-weekly news digest, EnRoute, is an electronic "quick read" focusing on business-related activities throughout the vehicle renting and leasing industry. TRALA's legislative newsletter, the Weekly Wire, keeps you up-to-date on the very active legislative and regulatory advocacy work in which TRALA engages.

REGULAR *Click here to go directly to the application

TRALA Regular Members engage in commercial truck renting and leasing, vehicle finance leasing and consumer truck rental. The membership represents the full spectrum of the industry, including major national independent firms such as Ryder System, Inc., Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., U-Haul, Budget and Enterprise, as well as small and medium-sized businesses that generally participate as members of four group systems: AmeriQuest, Mack Leasing System, Inc./Volvo Truck Leasing System, NationaLease and PacLease. In total, these 400-plus companies operate more than 4,000 commercial lease and rental locations and more than 18,000 consumer rental locations throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Regular Membership highlights:

A voice in the legislative process at the state, federal and provincial level.
Involvement in TRALA's Annual Meeting where you can network with vehicle renting and leasing executives from around the country, a technology fair where you can see and discuss the latest in equipment, products and services, participate in industry educational programs, hear nationally acclaimed speakers and enjoy golf and recreation events.
TRALA’s publications : Inside TRALA (pdf), a quarterly newsletter, introduces new members and provides updates on conference activities and TRALA leadership. TRALA's bi-weekly news digest, EnRoute, is an electronic "quick read" focusing on business-related activities throughout the vehicle renting and leasing industry. TRALA's legislative newsletter, the Weekly Wire keeps you up-to-date on the very active legislative and regulatory advocacy work in which TRALA engages. Members also receive frequent alerts, bulletins and legislative reports on a wide variety of issues.
Significant discounts on truck renting and leasing industry surveys and supplemental data. Industry size, growth, registration numbers and purchasing trends are just a few of the items covered in the surveys.
Representation and opportunities for involvement in a wide variety of TRALA councils and committees, each focusing on different priorities and member objectives.
Scholarship eligibility for the children of your company's employees through the TRALA's Scholarship Program. Membership in TRALA makes your employees eligible for high-dollar college scholarships.