• Home:
• News:
• Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group:

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Honored By Department of Defense

TULSA, Okla., July 23, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) has been honored with the 2007 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO)

The company is one of 15 U.S. employers selected from 1,200 nominations to receive the national award based on its commitment to employees serving in the Guard and Reserve. The prestigious award is the highest in a series of Department of Defense awards recognizing employers representing three categories: big business, small business and the public sector. Recipients were nominated by their employees who voluntarily serve in the National Guard and Reserve for exceptional support above the requirements of federal law.

"Dollar Thrifty is honored to receive this prestigious award on behalf of all its employees," said Gary L. Paxton, president and CEO of Dollar Thrifty. "For all they do for us, we want all our Guard and Reserve members to know we will steadfastly support them should they be called to duty."

Guard and Reserve members are who are called to active duty are entitled to supplemental pay to bring them up to base salary level, if applicable and continuance of medical and some other benefits.

"I commend Dollar Thrifty for all its good work in support of our troops. This national award is a great honor, not just for the company, but for the entire state. It's another reminder that Oklahoma has the best corporate citizens in the world," said Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry.

Paxton will accept the award on the company's behalf at a ceremony on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense agency established in 1972. The mission of ESGR is to gain and maintain active support from all public and private employers for the men and women of the National Guard and Reserve. ESGR volunteers provide free education, consultation, and if necessary mediation for employers of Guard and Reserve employees.

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (DTG) is a Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Driven by the mission, "Value Every Time," the company's brands, Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, serve value-conscious travelers from more than 1,475 locations in 70 countries, including 836 corporate and franchised locations in the United States and Canada. The Dollar or Thrifty brands operate in virtually all of the top U.S. airport markets; both brands operate in all of the top Canadian airport markets. The company's more than 8,500 employees are located mainly in North America, but global service capabilities exist through an ever expanding franchise network. The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DTG.

###