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Owensboro, Ky.—The June meeting of the Kentucky Limousine Association (KLA) was held at the Owensboro Convention Center. The meeting was hosted by Limos by Knight, which is owned and operated by Tom, Pat, and BJ Burton.
Mayor Ron Payne of the City of Owensboro, Ky., kicked things off with a speech regarding his growing city, the new convention center’s capacity, and upcoming events that will hosted at the convention center. Payne also spoke on plans for the expansion of the Owensboro waterfront areas, including the additions of a wet-slip marina and waterslide amphitheater.
It was noted that KLA president Carey Fieldhouse of R&R Limousine made an appearance on Good Morning America (ABC News). She was interviewed regarding the steps that can be taken by a potential customer in contacting a legal, licensed, and a fully insured chauffeured ground transportation company.
There are reports by KLA members traveling through the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) that airport officials are forcing Uber and Lyft cars to leave the premises. KLA membership hopes that this is a trend that will continue statewide, and will expand as authorities enforce ground transportation authority on the individual properties.
There will be a trek by KLA members to the Kentucky state capital (Frankfort) in July or August to contact and/or lobby general assembly members involved in the upcoming legislative session reviewing two bills up for passage regarding the process by which motor carriers obtain legal operating authority in the State of Kentucky.
The Kentucky State Fair will be a big event for the KLA this year. There are plans to exhibit a 14.5’ stretch Hummer, have daily giveaways, and also have limousine services/rides as grand prizes. KLA has will also be increasing its exhibit space at the fair and will be adding members to man the booth at all times. The main focus of these increased efforts will be public awareness of illegal limousine operators in the state and to give consumers resources for contacting licensed, insured, and legal carriers for ground transportation services.
Visit kylimo.org for more information.
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Tampa, Fla. —The most recent meeting of the West Florida Livery Association (WFLA) was held at the Chart House Restaurant right on beautiful shores of Tampa Bay.
David Ward of American Motor Products (AMProd) spoke about the ongoing Road Show that AMProd is sponsoring. The ultimate goal of the Road Show is to visit as many state limousine associations as possible during the next several months and into 2015. Ward discussed products and services specifically created for the livery industry – products that deliver substantial cost efficiencies, such as: an NLA Affinity Sponsorship, AmProd Roadside Assistance, Maxwell Unified Networks, The Limousine App, and LimoLive24.
Chauffeur Driven Show Manager, Lauren D’Ambra, was in attendance at this meeting. D’Ambra spoke about Chauffeur Driven partnering with the Canadian Ontario Limousine Owners Association (OLOA) for the Canadian Limo Summit in Toronto, Aug 10-11. She also raffled off passes to the upcoming CD shows. The pass to the Canadian Summit was won by Heather Hale of Kings Executive Limo & Car Service, and a pass to the Atlantic City show was won by Renee Lee of Grand Dames Car Service.
The WFLA will host its next meeting on June 17.
Visit wflatampa.com for more information.
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Rockville, Md.— Uber made headlines this week with grossly misleading statements about how much their UberX drivers can make. The ‘Who’s Driving You?’ campaign breaks it down here:
- * Uber claims the median income for an UberX driver in San Francisco is $74,000. That assumes the driver works “at least” 40 hours a week. Most drivers work closer to 60 hours per week.
- * A typical taxi driver puts 50,000 miles a year on the vehicle. Using the government rate of 56 cents per mile to reimburse for mileage, gas, maintenance, and wear and tear on a car, those 50,000 miles a year will cost an UberX driver $28,000.
- * In addition, there is insurance. If UberX drivers want to avoid losing their life savings in an accident, they need to get primary commercial automobile liability insurance coverage. It will cost around $5,000 per year more than regular car insurance.
- * Taxicab drivers also incur a variety of other costs such as tolls, parking, carwashes, etc., which account for another $3,000 per year.
The numbers break down to approximately $36,000 less per year than Uber’s claims of $74,000 per year. To extrapolate the numbers further: At 60 hours per week for 50 weeks, that equates to $12.67 per hour; 40 hours per week equates to $19.00 per hour with no benefits at all.
“We know where this road ends,” said Dave Sutton, spokesperson for the ‘Who’s Driving You?’ campaign. “It ends with Uber getting rich without taking any responsibility, while its drivers wreck their cars and accept all the risk. Uber’s like a casino: The house always wins.”
Visit whosdrivingyou.org for more information.
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