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Canton, Mass. — Luxury ground transportation provider Above All Transportation/ Boston Car Service is excited to announce the acquisition of Bristol Coach & Limousine of Norton, Mass. Effective immediately, Bristol’s staff and services will be working under the auspices of the Above All/ Boston Car name.
"We couldn’t be more pleased to add this award-winning brand to our company," said Above All/ Boston Car CEO Brett Barenholtz. “Bristol is a first-class family-run operation with an outstanding reputation of servicing the South Shore area. We’re thrilled to be able to continue to expand our footprint within the South Shore market.”
Founded in 1996 by CEO John Cacaccio, Bristol Coach & Limousine is a family-owned and operated company that services Bristol County and the surrounding areas with a 10-vehicle fleet that includes sedans, limousines, and vans. In May 2019, the company was named First Generation Business of the Year by the Family Business Association (FBA). Bristol was also voted Best Limousine Service for eight consecutive years by the readers of the Sun Chronicle Newspaper.
Above All/ Boston Car is a leading chauffeured transportation company that specializes in corporate travel, shuttles, events and bus charters. Above All was founded by Kevin Cronin in 1988, while Barenholtz founded Boston Car Service in 1997. The two companies merged in 2015, and have grown into a global company that services over 600 cities worldwide.
Visit abovealltrans.com or bostoncar.com for more information.
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Woodbridge, N.J. — Since his move to Transportation Insurance Brokers (TIB) earlier this fall, longtime industry insurance vendor John Arone couldn’t be happier.
Arone and his team transitioned their book of business—and picked up some new accounts—to the TIB team earlier this fall in what he calls “a positive move.”
“I think the move we made will be good for the industry, I think it’ll be great for my clients, and I think we have many good things and many good opportunities coming down the road,” Arone said. “Our new office is quaint, clean, and comfortable, and the staff that we have are people we’ve worked with for years, so our clients don’t have to worry about doing business with new people.”
The shift has allowed for some minor changes that Arone feels are additionally beneficial, such as a login portal on TIB’s site for those who wish to make their payments online, as well as the option to utilize credit cards in payment and deposit transactions—and even some personal improvements, too.
“I believe the biggest benefit is that the customer service is going to be better because there are more people to handle our business,” he explained.
Arone has been a broker in the ground transportation sector since the late ‘90s, and was keen on things like keeping the same phone number so his clients wouldn’t be inconvenienced, since he believes that maintaining those professional relationships is an ongoing mutual effort.
“I have a relationship with my clients,” he said. “I just don’t call once in the beginning: We talk throughout the year, we go out to lunch, they see me at industry meetings. We keep the conversations going because if there’s ever an issue, I want them to be comfortable knowing that they can always call me—that’s why my biggest thing was that I was able to keep the phone number I’ve had since the beginning.”
In turn, Arone says that the industry response to his professional move has been overwhelmingly supportive.
“Everyone’s in the industry’s been pretty positive about the change, which has given me the opportunity to stay on the PRLA [Philadelphia Regional Limousine Association] board. It’s also given me the opportunity to be present at the shows,” Arone said. “It’s funny: When I told everyone the news, a lot of my bigger clients said ‘I don’t care where you go as long as you’re still our broker,’ which was really nice to hear.”
Arone can be reached at jarone@tibinsurance.com or 267.294.9993.
Visit tibinsurance.com for more information.
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New Orleans — Luxury ground transportation provider Limo Livery is doubling down on its ultra-luxury segment of its business with the acquisition of over $2 million in vehicle purchases. The newest flagship vehicles in this class are two new luxury motorcoaches. Other new additions in 2019 include the Mercedes S560, Mercedes GLS550, Mercedes Executive Sprinters, Tesla Model X, Lincoln MKT stretch limousines, and Cadillac Escalades.
“Livery is excited to have created such amazing growth in 2019 by adding $2 million worth of luxury transportation to our roster. The decision to put our efforts into expanding our lineup of luxury vehicles is not only an investment in our company, it’s an investment in our customers. We are thrilled to be able to provide them with some of the highest upgrades available in the market, and with the addition of our luxury motor coaches, larger groups will have even more options to ride in style,” said Livery President Christy Dirks.
Limousine Livery provides transportation and transportation management services in over 300 cities globally. Livery’s global-operated and affiliated fleet of over 2,000 vehicles serves the specialized passenger transportation of a diverse set of clients. Livery provides management services to individual families, Fortune 500 global travel, oil and gas crew transports, non-emergency medical, and large meeting and events.
Visit limolivery.com for more information.
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