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Petaluma, Calif. — Pure Luxury Transportation continues to invest into their growing fleet located throughout Northern California. Their newest addition, a Pure Luxury service truck, is one of the most important vehicles for improved safety and customer service.
Pure Luxury’s experienced maintenance team is now able to attend to every vehicle need whenever and wherever it arises. The brand new Dodge 5500 fully loaded service truck is dedicated to immediate on road maintenance repairs, plus conducting Fleet preventative service and safety inspections at Pure Luxury’s three Northern California locations.
The vehicle plays a key role in upholding Pure Luxury’s strict vehicle safety and service standards. The company is delighted to provide this new resource to their clients.
Visit pureluxury.com for more information.
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Scott Solombrino, Co-Founder of the NLA New York —A survey conducted online by Harris Poll and commissioned by the National Limousine Association (NLA) in March 2017 among 2,186 U.S. adults ages 18 and older reveals that 92 percent of consumers believe that TNC drivers should be subject to the same level of background checks as chauffeurs and taxi drivers before being allowed to transport passengers.
According to the survey, 79 percent of Americans also believe TNCs should have to operate under the same guidelines as taxis and limo companies. A majority of Americans—71 percent—believe car service drivers should be limited in the number of hours they can drive per week, and 69 percent feel that TNC drivers should be entitled to benefits from their company.
NLA President Gary Buffo "While the nation's economic health has improved greatly since the recession, a full recovery will not be possible until we take the proper steps to protect the rights of the American worker. As this survey clearly illustrates, the vast majority of consumers believe that ride-hailing service drivers are indeed employees, and are entitled to the benefits required by federal labor laws," said NLA Co-founder Scott Solombrino of Dav El/BostonCoach.
Reflecting the views of many Americans, NLA’s Ride Responsibly campaign has called for increased safety regulations specifically pertaining to TNC drivers. Additionally, Ride Responsibly has long called for fair labor standards for all ground transportation drivers, advocating for their proper classification as employees and not independent contractors.
"The NLA welcomes all innovation in the ground transportation field,” said NLA President Gary Buffo of Pure Luxury Transportation. “Technologies being used by TNCs have revolutionized our industry. As the results of this survey demonstrate, Americans agree that technology is not an excuse to ignore rules and regulations that are in place to protect the best interests of our country. It has become increasingly clear that TNCs' businesses models are based on circumvention, utilizing technology as an excuse for breaking the law."
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Steve Rhoads PRLA President
King of Prussia, Pa. — The Philadelphia Regional Limousine Association (PRLA) returned to Maggiano’s Little Italy on March 8 for a general membership meeting. More than 30 members and guests were in attendance, including guests from WSFS Bank. PRLA President Steve Rhoads of Rhoads Limousine served as the meeting’s host.
After welcoming members, Rhoads kicked off the meeting by sharing the terms of the association’s long-in-the-works settlement with the Philadelphia Parking Association (PPA). For close to a year, the PRLA has been engaged in a lawsuit with the city over a proposed $865 per car operations fee, which was more than double the previous requirement. After securing an attorney, the association was able to reach agreements with the PPA over several issues. First, and most significantly, the city agreed to a $500.00 per car fee for the 2017 fiscal year, with a $550.00 cap for 2018. While the PRLA was hoping to pay a percentage of wages earned by intra-city work—as with taxis and TNCs—this would require a change to existing legislation in Harrisburg.
Additionally, the PPA agreed to reduce licensing fees for PPA certified drivers from $135.00 to $25.00, giving them an option to purchase a two-year license. The city also simplified the licensing process, allowing chauffeurs and drivers to renew in a single visit—as opposed to the three trips that were required previously. Lastly, the PPA lowered the inspection fees to $25.00. Currently, PRLA members are in process of signing off on the agreement, and once that is complete, the new levies will go into effect.
Next, Rhoads discussed potentially hiring a lobbyist to represent the PRLA in Harrisburg. While recent efforts in the statehouse have garnered some success for the association, Rhoads said that an experienced lobbyist is bound to get into “the right doors” to make more of an impact with the lawmakers. PRLA members were encouraged to think of ways to increase funds for the organization to make it viable to hire a lobbyist.
The evening concluded with a presentation from Glenn Kocher and Annette McKee from WSFS Bank. The two financial professionals spoke about auto financing and offered deals to any PRLA members looking to add vehicles to their fleets.
PRLA’s next meeting will be in May.
Visit prlainc.com for more information.
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