POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the  undersigned  does hereby  constitute  and  appoint  Robert N.
Tidball,  Susan Santo,  and Richard Brock,  jointly and severally,  his true and
lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with power of substitution,  for him in any and
all  capacities,  to do any and all acts and things  and to execute  any and all
instruments  which  said  attorneys,  or any of  them,  may  deem  necessary  or
advisable  to enable  PLM  International,  Inc.  to comply  with the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended (the  "Act"),  and any rules and  regulations
thereunder,  in connection  with the  preparation and filing with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  of  annual  reports  on Form  10-K/A on behalf of PLM
International, Inc., including specifically, but without limiting the generality
of the foregoing,  the power and authority to sign the name of the  undersigned,
in any and all  capacities,  to such annual  reports,  to any and all amendments
thereto,  and to any and all documents or  instruments  filed as a part of or in
connection therewith;  and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that
each of the said attorneys, or his substitute or substitutes,  shall do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney is limited in duration until
March 1, 2000 and shall  apply only to the  annual  reports  and any  amendments
thereto filed with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
19th day of January, 2000.


/s/Robert N. Tidball                        /s/Douglas P. Goodrich
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Robert N. Tidball                           Douglas P. Goodrich


/s/Randall L-W. Caudill                     /s/Warren G. Lichtenstein
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Randall L-W. Caudill                        Warren G. Lichtenstein


/s/Robert L. Witt                           /s/Harold R. Somerset
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Robert L. Witt                              Harold R. Somerset


/s/Howard M. Lorber
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Howard M. Lorber