Company Profile
Wheels, Inc.
Company Overview
Wheels, Inc. (www.wheels.com), which pioneered the concept of auto leasing in 1939, provides a full range of specialized services to help corporations manage their vehicle fleets. Wheels manages more than 300,000 vehicles in North America. Its holding company, Frank Consolidated Enterprises, is a $2 billion company that currently ranks as the largest privately held fleet management company and one of the largest private companies in North America.
Company History
Wheels, Inc. was the first automobile leasing and management company in the United States. In 1939, Zollie Frank and Armund Schoen based their new business (originally called “Four Wheels”) on the strategy of supplying cars to businesses and providing the support services required for their effective operation. This unique approach to vehicle use and management marked the beginning of a new business and a new industry: automobile fleet leasing. Wheels now has over 70 years of experience in the industry with annual sales volume approaching $3 billion. And our business is still 100% fleet leasing and management. Our company growth has been strictly internal; that is, business earned through diligence and good service, with no outside acquisitions of other domestic leasing companies.
Wheels is a privately-held corporation operating under our parent company, Frank Consolidated Enterprises, which is ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the 200 largest private companies in the United States. Ownership has always been part of our senior management, and we have had only two presidents in our company’s history – our founder, Zollie Frank, and our current president, Jim Frank. This stability has ensured that, while the methods of doing business, the products themselves and the ways in which services are delivered have changed, our core values remain constant.
We remain committed to working with each client to build an ongoing program that delivers measurable success to the client. As our president, Jim Frank, has said,
“…most importantly, we stay focused on why we’re all here – to service the needs of our clients. With us, the client doesn’t come first; they are the only one in line.”
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Wheels has been recognized this year by being named to the Companies That Care Honor Roll, Chicago Tribune Top 100 Places to Work in Chicago, and Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT.
Benefits
Company-paid life insurance, Company-paid short term disability insurance, Summer Days, Business Casual dress, Wellness Programs (including annual health risk assessments and flu shots), On-site cafeteria