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“From the start, no matter how busy we were, we wanted to treat each and every ride as if it was the only one we were going to provide that day,” says Founder Dawson Rutter. “We still ingrain that attitude upon each of our chauffeurs today, as well as all of our team members through the entire customer experience, from reservations through accounting.”
Commonwealth employs more than 400 professionals and operates more than 200 luxury vehicles in Boston and New York City. The company has been honored to receive accolades including “Operator of the Year” from the Taxi, Limousine & Paratransit Association, The New York City Association of Hotel Concierges “Concierge Choice” Award, The Hartford Insurance “Pewter Stag” Safety Award and Boston magazine’s “Best of Boston” six times.
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“We welcome Above the Clouds into the Boston Car/ Above All group of companies,” says CEO Brett Barenholtz. “We believe that their business will greatly contribute toward expanding our New England footprint, especially in Cape Cod and southern Massachusetts.”
Boston Car Service started in 1997 and merged with Above All Transportation in May of 2015. This latest acquisition will add about 5 to 10 drivers to their employee roster.
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Ameen was a driver for Big Apple Car who was struck and killed while tending to his car on the side of the Long Island Expressway. At the recommendation of Ira Goldstein, executive director of BCF, the fund’s board of directors established the death benefit shortly after Ameen’s passing in order to protect families of member drivers in the event of work related deaths. This new death benefit is in addition to any other death benefit member drivers’ families may have under the workers compensation law.
“The Black Car Fund is fully committed to our drivers," said Goldstein. "While we are heartbroken over the loss of Mr. Ameen, we are pleased to offer this new, guaranteed death benefit to his family and all our members. Driving is high risk work which requires a supportive workforce model.”
Black car drivers are independent contractors who enjoy workers’ compensation and insurance coverage through the BCF, which also pays drivers to attend wellness seminars and safety trainings to meet the highest professional standards, serving as a model in the new “gig economy.”
“The challenges of workers not having any benefits in the emerging gig economy makes today particularly meaningful, and makes me very proud to be a founding member of the BCF that developed a business model that was ahead of its time,” said Diana Clemente, president of Big Apple Car. “I, along with my peers, did it because our drivers are the backbones of our companies, our extended families, and when they suffer, we suffer too. I am honored and grateful that my industry peers saw fit to assist my former driver's family after his tragic accidental work related death.”
Many have praised BCF for introducing the new benefit, including industry representatives, local politicians, and members of Ameen’s family.
Visit nybcf.org for more information.
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