
California Operators Close Out A Breakthrough Year
The Greater California Livery Association’s annual holiday event took on a more festive tone as the industry stands to benefit from measures that will ease business operations.
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Jitneys are minibuses that are operated at discount rates similar to those of public transit. In New Jersey, they’ve been giving chauffeured and charter transportation companies some unwanted and illegal competition.
New Jersey shore community operators Murray and Paul Rosenberg, who own Shore Limousine and Yellow Taxi, and Jeff Roberts, owner of Avalon Limousine Service, are fed up with jitneys. As members of the Limousine Associations of New Jersey (LANJ), they have been speaking out since early 2012. The LANJ members worried that jitney operators in Atlantic City were being given unfair advantage because they were not required to have the same insurance, background checks or licensing as other limousine operators in the state.
The battle is not over, but with the new focus from regulators and with growing support, the association is closer to success. LANJ is working closely with state and federal legislators to ensure enforcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation and at the state level. A meeting has been scheduled with legislative sponsors, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Ray Martinez, chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Lefkowitz expects the New Jersey bill to pass before the end of the year.
Linda Jagiela is a contributing writer for LCT Magazine who covers industry associations on the East Coast. She can be reached at [email protected]
Related Topics: Atlantic city, Barry Lefkowitz, Eastern U.S. Operators, jitneys, LANJ, legislation, Limousine Association of New Jersey, New Jersey operators, state regulations
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