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Chauffeurs

8 Ways to Keep Your Chauffeurs from Suing You

August 20, 2009
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An employee-based lawsuit can destroy a company.  The management goes into bunker mode, chauffeurs choose sides, affidavits are signed, and animosity grows.  It’s miserable.
In the end, everyone loses except the lawyers.
Unfortunately, most employers don’t realize until after the fact that a lawsuit could’ve been prevented.  The key to avoiding or at least defending a lawsuit [...]

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How To Provide Insanely Great Airport Limousine Service

July 23, 2009
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When I worked for SuperShuttle in the late nineties, I accidentally left a customer’s luggage on the curb.  It was raining, I was tired, and the customer didn’t bring the luggage up to the van.  I felt terrible, but there was nothing I could do to ameliorate the situation.  Fortunately, when I got back to [...]

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How to Survive and Flourish as a New Chauffeur

June 29, 2009
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Just like any service profession, the life of a chauffeur is a mixed bag.  On one hand, it affords tremendous flexibility and freedom.   On the other, the clients can be difficult and obnoxious.
I always felt the positives outweighed the negatives.  For me, it was all about adventure and randomly rolling around Los Angeles without supervision.  [...]

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Limo Driver Touched By An Angel

June 22, 2009
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I read a beautiful story today about a limo driver who helped a stranded and helpless woman in need.  While stopped at a Los Angeles service station, this off-duty chauffeur heard loud weeping coming from the side of the gas station.  When he investigated, he discovered an apparently abandoned woman, approximately 30 years old, crying [...]

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Long Live The Built-In Gratuity

May 28, 2009
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On the surface, the built-in gratuity is the silliest thing in the world.  What’s the point of a gratuity if it’s automatically included?  Isn’t the reason behind a gratuity To Insure Prompt Service?  Most would assume this trickery falls into the category of bogus surcharges, but the built-in gratuity is legit.  It’s a traditional and [...]

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8 Traits of Highly Successful Chauffeurs

May 19, 2009
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When I was a chauffeur, I loved it.  My passion for driving and natural affability made me a natural.  My days behind the wheel began as a job, but became a mission.  In my quest to become a better chauffeur, I looked to others to find the secrets of the profession.  Good chauffeurs showed up [...]

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