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“At Premier Limousine, our holiday toy drive is one of our proudest traditions. Being able to put a smile on kids’ faces when they see a bus full of toys is incredible, and we absolutely look forward to this program all year,” said Angelo DiMarco, president of marketing & IT at Premier Limousine. “We’re honored to help New Britain Transitional Center and Klingberg Family Centers through this toy drive, and we look forward to coming together with our local community to make the holidays brighter for the kids at these organizations.”
Donated toys must be brand new and unwrapped. At the Fill the Bus event, Premier Limousine will have a silver 30-passenger limo bus parked at the Toys R Us parking lot. As a result of Premier Limousine’s 2016 toy drive, the company was able to donate over 300 toys and $200 in gift cards.
The New Britain Transitional Center is one of New Britain’s alternative settings for students from kindergarten through grade 12.
Klingberg Family Centers, founded in 1903, is a private, nonprofit multi-service agency providing help to thousands of persons across Connecticut each year. Through an array of group care, special education, foster care and community programs, children, and parents are given the encouragement and skills they need to function more effectively at home, in school, and in their community.
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The business portion of the event started with a brief meeting. President Kent Sparks of Lake Cumberland Limousine introduced Jagiela, who spoke of national trends and discussed how Chauffeur Driven aims to benefit the industry.
Members then zeroed in on local concerns, starting with the sales taxes imposed on chauffeured ground transportation services and legislation being considered for implementation. Jagiela offered insight into the Limousine Association of New Jersey’s (LANJ’s) battle on similar grounds, which ended in success this past January when its members saw a bill passed into law that removed the state’s seven-percent sales tax on transportation services. Jagiela emphasized that the grassroots efforts of KLA’s industry peers to the north were the key to LANJ’s success in seeing the passage of a beneficial, common-sense law, and advised the assemblage of Kentucky operators to follow that boots-on-the-ground, legislatively active model.
While TNCs remain a hot issue throughout the industry, KLA members have, for the most part, not felt too much of a sting from the newcomers’ continued encroachment on their transportation turf. The lack of a significant impact is twofold: TNCs are providing services not typically performed by members’ companies (like so-called late-night “drunk runs”) while struggling to find qualified drivers.
Several board positions will be announced in January, but the December meeting saw the installment of two officers, President BJ Burton of Limos By Knight and 1st Vice President NeVelle Skaggs of Skaggs Limousine & Transportation.
Before adjourning the meeting, Sparks thanked all in attendance for their support during his three years on the KLA board, especially during his tenure as president. Spark was also the winner of the 2018 CD Show pass that Jagiela raffled off before the meeting headed to the nearby Bristol Bar & Grille for KLA’s yearly holiday celebration.
The next KLA meeting will be January 9.
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Mike Muhsin, president & CEO of KLTS, says that this expansion will give them the opportunity to build new affiliate relations and acquire new accounts in the L.A. region. In the coming year the company plans to grow the L.A. office’s fleet to 30-40 vehicles.
This year has been very eventful for Muhsin and his growing company. In January 2017, KLTS acquired LJ Transportation, one of the Sand Diego area’s oldest and most successful limousine services. Then in July, KLTS merged with Talia First Class Limousine and Wine Tours of El Cajon.
Muhsin is excited about the future of his business. “We’re looking forward to continuing to grow and serve the Southern California market. We now have more than 70 vehicles that run between San Diego and L.A.”
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