Name: Brian Perry
Age: 42
Position: Truck rental manager, Budget Rent A Car
First job: Carpet layer in Honolulu
Favorite pastimes: Paddling, working out, golf

Extraordinary approach to rentals

Brian Perry heads up a new division at Budget Rent A Car and is responsible for the entire cargo rental operation including customer service, sales and leasing.

"At Budget Rent A Car we have a new slogan, 'Out of the ordinary,'" Perry said. "This is an exciting time. Budget has name recognition and wants to be very aggressive in truck rentals."

He said Budget now has 29 trucks for rent and leasing, and hopes to increase this to 60 trucks by the end of the year.

A company study of Hawaii competitors last fall led to the decision for Budget to get into truck rentals, Perry said.

He has been with the company since 1982, starting as a supply clerk. Perry also has worked in facilities management, as a purchasing coordinator and most recently as Honolulu Airport station manager.

Budget Rent A Car has been in Hawaii for 35 years.

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By Jerry Tune, Star-Bulletin