As you’re headed to the airport this travel season, the though of taking an airport shuttle may have crossed your mind. After all, they’re supposed to be quick and convenient, right? Wrong. Year after year we hear dozens of complaints from customers who have had harrowing shuttle experiences.
Here are the top five reasons not to take a Connecticut airport shuttle this year. Read More
“Effective October 1st, 2017, the State of Connecticut, with the passing of Public Act 17-140, will now recognize car services known as transportation network companies, or TNCs, which feature a ride-hailing app and independently owned private cars offering for-hire service.
Before this, the approximately 5,000 Connecticut Uber and Lyft drivers were operating outside of vehicle-for-hire safety regulations. Their 2014 blitz overwhelmed enforcement agents. But the new law now allows the TNCs to operate without workers comp insurance, without the continuous $1.5 million livery fleet insurance and without finger-print-based background checks that are 43 times better at finding criminality*. Of the roughly 71,000 Massachusetts drivers pre-approved, by Uber and Lyft’s third-party background checks, about 11,000 failed the new state background check! Read More
When it comes to public transportation, everyone seems to have a pretty firm grasp of proper etiquette. However, in the world of private transport, there are often many questions about what is appropriate.
Whether it’s a corporate transport event or a private party, there are a few simple rules you should keep in mind. Read More
Traveling with kids
can be intimidating, especially if you are passing through one of the busiest airports in the world. The good news is that airports have taken recent strides to make airports more parent friendly for those long waits. Here’s a list of hints and tips to get you through JFK with the kids in no time. Read More
As we head into Labor Day weekend, residents and travelers in NYC should be on the lookout for major traffic delays and detours. There is plenty of construction going on this week, and some of it will be boiling over into the weekend with bridge and lane closures. Here’s what you need to be prepared: Read More
