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Newtown, Pa.-based Sterling Limousine & Transportation Services has announced the appointment of Jeff Saperstein as its new sales director.
Saperstein brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success in the transportation industry. In his new role, he will be responsible for developing new business relationships across Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, while also cultivating existing client partnerships. Additionally, he will focus on expanding Sterling’s presence within the school, corporate, and venue markets, leveraging the company's strong family values and 22 plus year history of exceptional service.
“I am incredibly excited to join the Sterling team and contribute to their continued growth and success,” said Saperstein. “This role perfectly aligns with my strengths in networking, relationship building, and giving back to the communities we serve.”
Saperstein's leadership style emphasizes creating a positive and motivating sales culture. He believes in a philosophy of challenging employees to reach their goals while creating a great home/work balance while coaching and developing them to be the best that they can be.
“Jeff’s extensive experience, combined with his dedication to building strong relationships, makes him the perfect fit for this newly created role,” said Sterling Owner Johnny Donohoe. “We are confident that under his leadership, our sales team will achieve new heights, and Sterling will become the number one choice for all transportation needs in the region and beyond.”
Visit sterlinglimoservice.com for more information.
[04.25.24]
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Forty members and guests of the Philadelphia Regional Limousine Association (PRLA) headed to Pepper’s By Amedeo's in King of Prussia on Wednesday, April 17, for the organization’s spring meeting. Sponsored by Rob’s Automotive and Collision, the dinner meeting offered ample opportunity for the members to network.
Prior to dinner, attendees were welcomed by PRLA President Anthony Viscusi of Global Limousine Service who shared that the association is working on a new, updated website. He then introduced the evening’s sponsor Robert Leipziger, the founder and owner of Rob’s Automotive and Collision, which offers full automotive services—from towing to body work—at a number of regional locations. Leipziger generously offered active PRLA members a discount on their towing services.
The discussion then turned to congestion pricing, which has recently been approved for New York City. To combat similar legislation coming to Philadelphia and other northeast cities, the PRLA proposed joint meetings with the Maryland Limousine Association and Virginia Limousine Association.
To close the meeting, a donated pass to the CD/NLA Executive Retreat in Miami on June 2-5 was raffled off. The winner was Allen Yang of Delaware Limo.
Visit prlainc.com for more information.
[04.25.24]
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GroundWidgets and Livery Coach Solutions, both leaders in the ground transportation software and technology space, have announced that they have completed a merger of the two companies. Livery Coach Solutions is now a wholly owned subsidiary of GroundWidgets.
GroundWidgets is a leading innovator of applications, integrated solutions, and services that empower the ground transportation industry. GroundWidgets’ SantaCruz product is a comprehensive 360-degree platform that fulfills the operational requirements of transportation operators and helps them automate and streamline their business with workflow automation to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and optimize resources.
"In working with and getting to know the Livery Coach team, we realized that our mission, core values, and strategic direction were very synergistic, and we shared a common philosophy on how to develop and deliver the next generation of technologies to our customer base. Combining resources with Livery Coach will help accelerate the delivery of innovative products to the industry, and we are privileged to have industry veterans like David, Chip, and An as part of the team," says GroundWidgets Chairman & CEO Apurva Patel.
Livery Coach Solutions provides back-office automation software for the chauffeured transportation industry and offers both an in-house solution as well as a cloud (SaaS) solution for their customers. Livery Coach software solutions are designed to help a transportation company operate their business by streamlining day-to-day processes leveraging intuitive design and functionality.
"Joining forces with GroundWidgets was a logical and strategic decision for Livery Coach and its ongoing evolution. Our team has been working with GroundWidgets over the past few months and was impressed with the innovative and next generation of products they are developing to accelerate automation for the limousine industry. Livery Coach has always focused on delivering great products to its customer base and combining forces with GroundWidgets enables us to expand our portfolio of products as well as add resources for development and support," says Livery Coach President David Hirsch.
While both Livery Coach and SantaCruz will continue to be supported for the foreseeable future, the combined teams have begun to work on sharing ideas and technology that leverages best-in-class features of both systems. GroundWidgets and Livery Coach will also develop a transition path for those customers who want to migrate to the SantaCruz platform. Over time, the two companies will integrate their support operations and software offerings to offer operational excellence and efficiency never envisioned in the ground transportation industry within a suite of comprehensive and easy to use applications that seamlessly work together, according to the companies. Livery Coach has already integrated with GroundXchange and GroundSpan (Affiliate to Affiliate Network and Corporate Connectivity Tools) and we will be integrating other applications soon.
Visit groundwidgets.com or liverycoach.com for more information.
[04.23.24]