The bus from North Carolina was engulfed in flames near Monteagle, leaving the 40 servicemen stranded. None of them were injured.
It is unknown why the charter bus caught on fire. Officials said it was not involved in a crash.
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LCT is gathering nominations for the fourth annual People’s Choice Awards, the limousine industry’s peer-to-peer awards celebrating the many positive contributions of industry business people.
Winners will be honored on Monday, Nov. 14 at a gala awards ceremony (free for all attendees) during LCT-NLA Show East, Nov. 13-15, 2016, at Harrah’s Atlantic City Resort and Waterfront Conference Center.
Five individuals will be chosen by industry members via an electronic e-mail ballot. If you know individuals you believe are deserving of recognition, please take the time to complete the nomination form here.
Nominations will be accepted through Oct. 14 for the following award categories:
Entrepreneur of the Year: An operator who has shown a unique pursuit of business, developed a product or concept and/or found ways to expand operations.
Leadership Award: An operator who has influenced others to accomplish an objective or goal which resulted in positive effects on the organization.
Innovation Award: An operator who has shown advanced knowledge and use of social media, mobile apps, tech amenities and/or tech-based fleet management or an operator who has started a technology venture.
Carla Boroday Humanitarian:Award: Named after the late Florida operator and industry association leader and activist Carla Boroday, this award recognizes a person who has been creative and consistent in supporting a charity to improve quality of life or support a worthwhile cause.
Gold Star Award: Goes to a Good Samaritan who has gone beyond the call of duty in the spirit of service, acts of kindness, and good will.
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The deal is a first for Uber, which has been barred from operating at previous Super Bowls because of traffic restrictions or rules imposed by the host cities. Thanks to the sponsorship deal, as well as the game’s proximity to Uber’s San Francisco headquarters, the company will have unfettered access.
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Though Accubuilt, with a plant in Lima, didn’t make the faulty vehicles, it has dealt with the litigation, recall and solution.
The recalled vehicles were made in Springfield, Missouri, by DaBryan Coach Builders, before Accubuilt purchased DaBryan in 2005 and moved it to Lima.
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Uber, PayPal and even Netflix accounts have become much more valuable to criminals, as evidenced by the price these stolen identifiers now fetch on the so-called “deep Web,” according to security company Trend Micro.
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Doug Lipp has spent 25 years working from the front lines to the boardrooms of corporations around the world. He worked at Disneyland providing the well-known “Traditions” orientation program and other leadership courses. One of the many pivotal moments in Lipp’s career with Disney came in the mid-1980s when the corporate culture changed from “we’re the best, why change?” to “don’t rest on your laurels.” In addition, Lipp was part of the start-up team for Tokyo Disneyland, working in Japan for two years creating Disney’s first international theme park. Lipp has authored six books including his most recent, “Disney U,” which tells the inside story of Disney’s training and orientation programs that provides lessons for how any company can motivate and train employees to succeed in the global marketplace.
Doug Lipp will speak Wednesday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Info: www.lctshow.com.
As a global leader, Sheahan’s insight into business trends and the changing needs of customers and staff have made him a regular presenter on Fox Business, ABC and BBC. He is the author of six books including the international bestseller “Fl!p” and “Generation Y.” His most recent release, “Making It Happen,” unpacks his insights on the execution of ideas through focused business growth, understanding buying behavior and compelling market positioning.
Peter Sheahan will speak Monday, Feb. 29 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Info: www.lctshow.com.
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The return of the company’s flagship full-sized sedan brings with it a “thoroughly modern” new design that intends to appeal to “culturally progressive clients who define luxury on their own terms,” according to a Lincoln media release.
“The Continental name has long been associated with the ultimate in Lincoln beauty and luxury,” Kumar Galhotra, president of Lincoln, said in the media release. “With the all-new model, we are focusing on creating more human, personally tailored experiences for our clients – providing what we call quiet luxury.”
Understated elegance certainly resonates with the Continental’s brand history, and while the 2017 model is “brimming with luxury features,” according to an NAIAS press release, Lincoln has managed to marry contemporary wow-factor with low key luxury with this revival.
A stand-out design feature of the new Continental is the “Lincoln Embrace,” which illuminates a brand-exclusive flowering sequence of LED signature lighting in the lower front fascia, rear tail lamps and headlamps when it detects a driver approaching. Mat lights also brighten the ground area around the front doors to improve ease of entry, and interior lighting aims to create a warm welcome to passengers.
“This car greets you as you approach it,” Galhotra said in the NAIAS press release. “As you get near it, this car comes to life.”
An abundance of other contemporary technological features enable a customized experience, including “Perfect Position” seats inspired by private jets and high-end office furniture, which can adjust to a passenger’s body shape and weight, provide a massage, heating, cooling, independent thigh extensions for additional support, and can be adjusted up to 30 different ways.
“It fits you like a fun suit,” Galhotra said in the press release.
Heated, cooled and massaging seats are also available in the rear, as are audio and climate controls and sunshades. Moreover, “the streamlined interior provides generous rear legroom,” according to the media release.
Door handles are built cleanly into the belt line and come equipped with E-latch electronic door releases, which pop open the doors with the touch of a button and use power-cinching technology to automatically close them.
Additional design features include an available panoramic sunroof that almost spans the entire roof, the front half of which slides up and over the rear; a customizable instrument panel; and three exclusive Lincoln Black Label designer interior theme options, which utilize unique woods, leathers and other luxury materials. All models feature new design details, including couture-like seat stitching and laser-cut center console door slats.
“This car greets you as you approach it,” Galhotra said in the NAIAS press release. “As you get near it, this car comes to life.”
A quiet and “serene” interior is an important element to the design of the 2017 Continental, according to the media release, and the model is thus equipped with several features aimed at optimizing the sonic experience of the ride.
First, 20-inch foam-lined tires are available to reduce noise from the tire cavity by as much as seven decibels. In addition, acoustic-laminated side glass helps insulate the interior cabin from exterior noise from the road and wind.
Very notable is an Active Noise Control feature that listens for undesirable noise throughout the cabin using microphones, produces opposing sound waves through the speakers to cancel them out, and at the same time enhances desired sounds.
Finally, the Revel speaker grilles are designed to produce optimized sound quality — the result of developers testing 200 different designs, according to the media release.
While Lincoln has loaded the new Continental with technologies aimed at enhancing the luxury aspects of the vehicle, a variety of technological features also aim to improve performance and safety.
The base engine will be a 3.7-liter V6 with standard front-wheel drive and optional all-wheel drive, and probably around 300 horsepower, followed by a 2.7-liter twin-turbo V6, also with front-wheel drive standard and all-wheel drive optional, according to Consumer Reports.
The top-level vehicle’s new brand-exclusive 3.0-liter V6 engine with twin turbochargers produces an estimated 400 horsepower and 400 lb.-ft. of torque, and “is designed for smooth, responsive, yet quiet power,” according to the media release, and an optional all-wheel-drive system comes with “Dynamic Torque Vectoring,” which automatically transfers torque between the rear wheels for improved stability when turning corners.
Also designed to improve handling is an adaptive steering feature called “Lincoln Drive Control,” which provides three settings – comfort, normal and sport – to tailor steering and suspension for improved steering response. “Advanced sensors in the continuously controlled damping system monitor the road 23,000 times per second and automatically adjust to provide a smooth and comfortable ride.”
To assist with parking and maneuvering in tight spots, a new 360-degree camera system seamlessly combines images from four cameras mounted in the grille, deck lid and 180-degree side mirrors for an overhead view of the vehicle. Several other technological features are useful for driving in stop-and-go traffic, including “Auto Hold,” which keeps the vehicle at a complete stop without the need for a driver to keep his foot on the brake, and adaptive cruise control, which automatically slows the vehicle in traffic, resumes higher speeds when it clears, and can even activate the brakes if the driver fails to brake in time.
In terms of safety, a feature called “Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection” scans the roadway ahead using radar and camera technology, and warns the driver if it detects a collision risk. However, if the driver does not respond in time, this feature can apply up to full braking force automatically to help prevent some frontal collisions or reduce their severity.
Similarly, a lane-keeping system is available, which alerts the driver if the vehicle is drifting from the driving lane and applies steering torque to help direct it back into the appropriate lane. Finally, SYNC 3 technology allows the driver to make calls, play music and read texts in the center display without the need to take his hands off the wheel.
Mark Fields, CEO of Ford, said Lincoln is steadily making progress in the luxury vehicle market, with global sales up 17% last year and plans for 60 Lincoln dealerships to be operational by year’s end, according to the NAIAS press release.
“2016 will be an inflection point for Lincoln. It is the largest ever portfolio for the brand,” Fields said in the press release. “With the Continental, we are delivering the last of the four new [Lincoln] products that we promised.” The 2017 Lincoln Continental will be produced at Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan, and will be available for purchase in the fall of 2016.
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — The Philadelphia International Airport has become a hotspot against UberX as the Philadelphia Regional Limousine Association (PRLA) continues to press airport management, the police and city administrators to step-up enforcement against illegal UberX drivers that work the airport.
In addition, there’s no brotherly love in the city of Philadelphia for UberX by its sister UberBlack division — legal in Pennsylvania — that has staged protests against UberX drivers cannibalizing their business.
At the Jan. 13 meeting of the PRLA, Michael Barreto (Flyte Tyme / Philadelphia office) said that along with the fight against UberX, the association is also trying to alleviate overcrowding conditions at the airport’s private transportation holding lot, now that UberBlack vehicles are working the airport.
“It’s a complete lack of communication and education by Uber to its X drivers because a lot of the drivers don’t even know they are operating illegally. They just sign up and start roaming the airport picking up illegally at curbside,” Barreto said. “And then you have the Uber Black and SUV drivers sitting in the holding area who aren’t making a dollar, so you see how the company doesn’t care about its drivers.”
Barreto added that the PRLA continues to work with the multiple authorities that govern the airport to remedy both the parking situation and stricter enforcement against illegal TNCs.
“We’re not against people working, but a lot of the Uber Black drivers are new immigrants who get into a toxic vehicle lease with Uber, and then burn money with fees sitting in the lot, and it may take them 20 trips to earn a dollar, and they can’t make any money because of Uber X,” said Barreto, adding, “and Uber calls its drivers ‘partners.’”
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