Waze To Roll Out Carpool App Across California

Uber and Lyft talk a big game about transforming the roads, increasing carpooling, and reducing traffic. While both companies have succeeded in getting people used to the idea of hiring an on-demand driver and sharing that ride with strangers, neither has cracked the code for traditional carpooling.

So Waze, the Alphabet-owned mapping and navigation app, is giving it a shot.

The Los Angeles Times article here

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NLA, Jobs With Justice Partner To Protect TNC Workers’ Rights

NEW YORK—The National Limousine Association’s Ride Responsibly initiative and Jobs With Justice  have joined forces in the fight for workers’ rights. 

This partnership’s efforts will specifically focus on the lapses in legal protections that have proliferated as the nation’s ground transportation industry evolves.

Both organizations share the belief men and women are entitled to a voice in their workplaces, and the economy and their wellbeing is intrinsically connected to the country’s economic wellbeing. However, within today’s ground transportation industry, as the profit model has changed and new technology has come into play, working people have become an ancillary concern.

“In a society that increasingly values convenience over safety and responsibility, it is the obligation of the NLA to raise awareness about how ride-hailing services, for financial gain, are circumventing fair labor laws and are not adhering to the same safety standards and regulations that are often applicable to taxis and limousines,” said Gary Buffo, President of the NLA.

“Our partnership with Jobs With Justice is a vital step towards bringing these urgent matters to the forefront of conversation here in the United States. Ride-hailing services are misleading passengers, exploiting drivers, and putting our economy at risk.”

“Americans are united in the desire to work hard for our families and futures,” said Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta. “Unfortunately, many ride-hailing services rig the rules to prevent working people from leading a good life. When ride-hailing firms misclassify employees as independent contractors, they avoid taking responsibility for the safety and security of the people who make their businesses run. Our partnership with the National Limousine Association’s Ride Responsibly initiative will help shed light on how transportation networking companies undermine drivers, consumers, and our communities.”

Source: Press Release

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Limo Financial Expert To Speak At BusCon Expo

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Former South Florida operator turned LCT financial columnist Ron Sorci takes his expertise to the BusCon Expo Sept. 21 for the session, “Transitioning from Limo Operators to a Full Service Ground Transportation Company.” 

The 9:30 a.m. session at the Indiana Convention Center will cover a variety of related topics such as how to use existing accounts to build a motorcoach revenue base; how to work with DMCs, schools and sports teams; the importance of hiring employees with motorcoach experience; and the need to understand and follow U.S. DOT rules and regulations for commercial motor vehicle carriers.

Since he left his post as CFO of Aventura Worldwide Transportation in Miami last year, Sorci has founded Professional Consulting Resources Inc., a firm that advises ground transportation operations. Before Aventura, Sorci worked as President of Precept Transportation in Dallas and U.S. Transportation in Tarrytown, N.Y. He also served as President of the National Limousine Association in 2009-10. Sorci brings together much of his 25 years of experience in a self-published book, “Selling Your Company in the Millennium.“

BusCon 2016 returns to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Sept. 19-21. REGISTRATION HERE. Register by August 19 for a free Exhibits Only pass or a discounted Full Conference Pass.

Related item: Ron Sorci Profit Driven columns in LCT Magazine

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