By JEFF Z. KLEIN and BEN STRAUSS New York Times Published: June 11, 2013 CHICAGO — A short time can pass before a chance at redemption comes. For the Boston Bruins, it has been one year since they failed to repeat as Stanley Cup champions; for the Chicago Blackhawks, just two years. Enlarge This Image Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Jaromir Jagr […]

Building a Lincoln MKT Premiere Limousine. The full feature goes through the process of stretching a Lincoln MKT Town Car 120 inches to become a Lincoln MKT limousine. The video gives a detailed look into every step involved, from the cutting and stretching to the reupholstering and wiring. Video picks of the month like this […]

      Chauffeur Driven Magazine – Urgent: N.Y. Sales Tax Repeal.

The Limo Show- Maintaining Vehicles In Your Fleet 04/24 by townelivery | Blog Talk Radio. Listen to internet radio with townelivery on BlogTalkRadio The Lincoln Town Car for nearly 3 decades has been the workhorse of the Ground transportation Industry. As all of you know,in 2011 The Town Car was discontinued due to the vehicle […]

ALBANY, N.Y. — The proposed Senate bill that would repeal tax on limo service in New York State has taken another successful step today. The bill (S4920) passed the Senate Investigations and Government Operations this morning and will now move into Finance Committee. The Senate bill was proposed by Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-60th District, while a similar bill […]

Albany , New York-  Today we received some great news regarding NY State Senate Bill S4920. The Bill has advanced from the Senate Investigations Committee and is now headed to the Finance committee. The Bill is one step away from heading to the floor for a vote! Also the Bill now has a  Co- Sponsor! […]

Thursday, 05.30.2013 / 12:17 AM / Stanley Cup Playoffs By Shawn P. Roarke – NHL.com Senior Managing Editor For the second time in the history of the League, the final four teams standing in the playoffs are the past four champions. The Los Angeles Kings (2012), Boston Bruins (2011), Chicago Blackhawks(2010) and Pittsburgh Penguins (2009) are the remaining teams in 2013. The fifth-seeded Kings will play […]

ALBANY, New York — In a show of deepening support for the repeal of the limo sales tax in New York, Assemblyman Dennis H. Gabryszak, D-143rd District, will be introducing the same exact bill as S4920 by Sen. Mark Grisanti. A bill number has not been assigned as of today, but is expected tomorrow and […]

Posted on May 15, 2013 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Limousine, Bus, Taxi Operators of Upstate New York has succeeded in getting a state legislator to sponsor a measure that would repeal the state sales tax on limousine service, which applies to sedans, vans, SUVs and stretches, but not to vehicles registered as buses. Sen. […]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Operators wanting to get a jump start on running a Lincoln MKT Town Car or just check out all the details before buying one can consult the Towne Livery MKT Video Channel, now up on YouTube.Towne Livery’s vehicle sales manager David Bastian assembled a mix of 21 Lincoln demo videos along with […]

By Randi Busse – Workforce Development Group info@workdevgroup.com Here is a great article written by Randi…. How hard is it to get a customer? Last time I was shopping at Wal-Mart, they didn’t have an aisle filled with them (well, actually, they did, but they weren’t for sale, they were shopping too!). Customers typically aren’t lined up outside your place of […]

A few months ago I spoke with Senator Mark Grisanti’s office on behalf of the Limousine , Bus, Taxi ,Operators Of  Upstate New York , regarding the 2009 law that went into affect,  requiring the Limousine Livery Industry of  New York to collect sales tax on transportation services.  My discussion with his office focused on the fact that we felt it […]

Attention NY State Livery & Taxi operators! NY State just passed a bill through the local governments committee that makes it easier for Cities , Towns & Villages to add additional regulation to your industry. This bill is Sponsored by Senator Martins, out of Long Island. There are no co-sponsors on this bill. In addition, there is […]

I love hockey and sports in general so from time to time I may post a story or two about the NHL Playoffs. The Penguins -Islanders series really got my attention do to the guy in the story John Tavares.  This guy is an elite player and I think will be leading the Islanders back […]

Here’s an interesting story by Jack Lambert from the Baltimore Business Journal. Jack LambertDigital Producer-Baltimore Business JournalEmail  | Twitter State regulators are recommending subjecting technology startup Uber Technologies Inc. to the same regulations that taxi and limousine copanies are required to follow in Maryland, a move that competitors say will level the playing field. Uber is an app that […]