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Tom Miller, president and CEO of Regency, will maintain his current position. Louis R. Weiner, president of All Star Limousines, will also maintain his current position, in addition to taking on the role of executive vice president at Regency.
“Regency is known for our consistently high-quality service and drive to evolve our business to meet our clients’ needs. With All Star Limousines now part of the Regency family of companies, we can provide improved capabilities to better serve our clients, advanced booking solutions, better customer support, and more,” said Miller. “We are thrilled to have All Star Limousines join our organization. With our combined teams, this merger gives us a greater ability to scale our operations and meet the ever-changing needs of our clients.”
Regency and All Star Limousines are both fully integrated chauffeured transportation operators with services available throughout the world. Each company has been established for over 25 years and both have become well recognized for their exceptionally high-levels of service.
“As All Star Limousines continues to grow, so does our need to improve and streamline our operations. Becoming a part of Regency will allow us to create more sustainable growth, giving us the ability to continually enhance our services, which include technological growth, fleet expansion, and human resources,” said Weiner. “We’re truly excited to merge with such an established organization, and look forward to a very successful future for both of our teams.”
To create organizational synergy between Regency and All Star Limousines, both companies will be based in one building. From the office staff to the chauffeurs, all employees will work together as one team.
Visit regencytransportation.com for more information.
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Mike Pinckard, who just ended his one-year term, made strategic planning a central part of his 2017-2018 TLPA presidency.
“TLPA will be the go-to resource for a wider audience than ever before, and with a perspective that shapes today’s transportation world,” said Pinckard, who delivered his final address to association members as they gathered for the group’s landmark 100th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas.
After a year of thought-provoking planning sessions to identify the road ahead into the next decades, the TLPA’s vision for the future now rests on four key pillars:
- Expanding membership by “broadening the tent” to include a more diverse cross section of industry stakeholders and thought leaders.
- Leading the industry with strategies for increased safety, convenience and sustainable environmental practices.
- Identifying the best innovative practices that increase members’ profitability.
- Enhancing drivers’ image and performance.
Also during the centennial convention, Kansas City transportation executive Terry O’Toole of Transdev On Demand was elected as TLPA’s new president. O’Toole, overwhelmingly elected by voice vote from the rank-and-file membership, was immediately sworn in to serve a one-year term until October 2019.
In his acceptance speech, O’Toole outlined his platform for presidency, which includes broadening membership, expanding member services, improving driver professionalism, and honing TLPA’s leadership as a unified voice of the industry.
“The transportation landscape is expanding, not shrinking,” O’Toole said. “Our industry is evolving in exciting ways that are filled with opportunity. With an invigorated association, and with the incredible knowledge and know-how of our members, our industry will thrive in the years ahead.”
The transportation industry has been a part of O’Toole’s family history dating back to the late 1800s, when his great-grandfather and his brothers owned street cars in Kansas City. While O’Toole did not grow up in the industry, he became general manager for Kansas City Transportation, owned by businessman Bill George, in 2001.
“Bill encouraged me to experiment with ideas to see what worked,” O’Toole said. “He also taught me that this business is about people, and about how you treat people, whether drivers, or employees or customers. They are all equally important in the chain.”
Visit tlpa.org for more information.
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Covering all the bases, LMS offers high-end web design and development, video production, SEO, branding, social media, PR, email marketing, print design, SEM, photography, and intellectual property services to operators, vendors, and industry associations. By qualifying prospective clients based on their needs, this allows LMS to form-fit a winning game plan within a budget.
“I’ve known Ryan for many years and we always joked about how badly this industry needs creative direction, so when I was presented the opportunity to join forces with the industry’s best marketer, best video guy, and a dedicated sweetheart with the right attitude naturally I was on board 100 percent,” says Colon, formerly with Legends Limousine. “LMS is ready to cater marketing solutions that fit for you.”
The first few LMS clients included Ady and Maryam Genik of Vega Transportation as well as Brandon Tiet, CEO of Duke’s Transportation, formerly Duke’s Limousine. Both companies were recently rebranded with new logos, re-tooled social media strategies, and re-designed websites, powered by Book.limo. “The first day we launched our new website, we got our first online booking in the history of our company within hours,” says Mr. Genik. “We love our new logo and the LMS philosophy that less is more.” Mrs. Genik made the decision to entrust Ryan and his team at LMS with the future of their brand after watching what he did to grow his brands. “He really knows what he is doing, and it shows.”
Duke’s Transportation is also singing songs of success with LMS, and it’s only been a few months since their various marketing initiatives with Ryan and his team began. “Right off the bat, Ryan had a game plan for us as a Hawaii transportation company on how to entice people to do business with us more by making it more aesthetically pleasing to visit our website, get an instant quote, and book the rides without having to call our office to reserve over the phone,” says Tiet. “In a few months, we are now #1 in Google for our top three SEO keywords after being buried for years.”
A big proponent of Book.limo and Rental Limo’s success has been due to combining web traffic with video production and marketing. After the release of 15 different episodes of Powered by Book.limo, all shot exclusively by Andy Reyes, and with two more full seasons in waiting, it was clear to Andy that Ryan is putting his money where his mouth is. “The LMS vision is in line with ours, which is that there is no better form of marketing in terms of ROI and reach than video marketing, and we are very happy to be partners with Limo Marketing Solutions in the video production space,” says Reyes.
Visit limo.marketing for more information.
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