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Chauffeurs and Drivers in an Executive Car Service

Did you know that there is a distinct difference between a chauffer and a driver?   These two titles are not interchangeable there is in fact a very significant difference.  What is that difference?  A driver does exactly that, he drives, he is a competent driver, someone who can handle/manage a car or truck someone who is probably (or hopefully) familiar with the geographic area that he services.  A chauffer is far more.

Years ago in the dawn of the limousine age a chauffer was not only someone who drove the vehicle he was a concierge, a porter, a greeter, a mechanic and a car washer.  They did it all.  It was an era where the professional chauffer was an individual accorded great respect and he was someone who was dynamic and capable across many fields.  A renaissance man or jack of all trades so to speak. 

Unfortunately today the terms driver and Chuffer are used synonymously.   To clarify a driver is someone who drives a yellow cab, possibly a black car doing short trips or doing simply that; driving.  You can also call someone who drives a big rig or a truck a driver (although these individuals require special licensing to handle those larger vehicles).  A chauffer, or a proper chauffer will go way above and beyond the duties typically assigned to a driver.  An executive chauffer will greet you properly, in todays digital age with an I pad or tablet device showing brightly the name of the fare.  They will be properly dresses; a typical chauffer’s uniform consists of a black suit or tuxedo sometimes with white gloves and a cap.  They will take your luggage and offer complete porter services.  They will open and hold doors.   They will be proficient with mobile technology and flight tracking aps as well as all types of GPS and navigation equipment.  They will be above all punctual, courteous and professional.

We provide only professional chauffeurs at All Star Limousine.  The gentlemen that drive our vehicles and transport our clients are the best.  Men who are extensively screened and trained and who undertake continual education in order to be able to operate the latest technologies offered in our 2013 model cars, SUVs and buses.   There is a huge difference between a driver and a professional chauffer.  So the next time you contract your executive car service ask them are your vehicles operated by chauffeurs or by drivers because it makes a difference.

All Star Limousine is a Long Island, New York based company with an extensive global reach; we provide expert Wedding, Special Event and Executive Travel services throughout the Tri-State area and the world. We have over 30 years of experience in the travel industry; our attention to detail, 2013 top-of-the-line vehicles and professional trained Chauffeurs set us apart from the rest!

Mercedes Sprinter Road Shows

For those of you unfamiliar with what a road show is I will briefly summarize; A road show is a high pressure, hard selling sales campaign in which top member of high end sales teams attempt to squeeze multiple sales calls into a short period of time.  Several top sellers will go out on the road and make sales call after sales call, one after the other, back to back to back.  These are high pressure sales calls as time is valuable and these are warm leads, parties potentially interested in the product, and often times these road shows will be a big contributor to the companies bottom line.

For the sales force every call counts and their entire year can be made in one or two days, the experience can be exhilarating and harrowing.  In addition to being able to sell the product and give effective presentations a very strict schedule needs to be maintained, hiring a reliable and experienced executive car service best does this.  The car service must have a dedicated road show desk.  A team of individuals on the inside that is able to communicate and facilitate last minute changes and adjustments based on appointments running late, being cancelled or extended, as well as traffic conditions and unforeseen events like extreme weather.

Most of the time a town car or SUV will suffice but when a large team is involved there is really only one choice.  The Mercedes Sprinter, these vehicles are large and spacious, comfortable and accommodating, but without any of the pretentiousness or opulence of your more traditional limousines.  Most of these sales teams abhor showing up in something like a stretch limousine as it often conveys to the potential client the wrong image.  Offering class, comfort and sophistication without the unnecessary glitz and glamour of the more traditional methods, the Mercedes Sprinter is the ideal vehicle for road show transportation.

So if your company has need for road show transportation think about the Mercedes Sprinter the next time you need to bring the whole team along.  The road show can be stressful enough, rest easy knowing that the logistics of the day are in good hands and that the image you are presenting to your potential client is the right one.

All Star Limousine is a Long Island, New York based company with an extensive global reach; we provide expert Wedding, Special Event and Executive Travel services throughout the Tri-State area and the world. We have over 30 years of experience in the travel industry; our attention to detail, 2014 top-of-the-line vehicles and professional trained Chauffeurs set us apart from the rest! 

What It Takes to Provide True Executive Car Service

All Star Limousine and All Star Limousine Worldwide never sleeps.  We are open and operating 24 hours a day 7 days a week and 365 days a year no exceptions.  We do not outsource out phone lines to a call center we do not forward the phones to an automated answering service, we have live and professional staff dispatching and booking reservations around the clock.  You can call us at 3:00am (whether that’s 3am London time or pacific time makes no difference) and book a car for the following day or even a few hours from the time of your call!  You can also call at that same time and reschedule an existing ride or re-route a current reservation.

If you think about that capability it is incredible.  No other company and certainly no other executive car service offers this feature.  Can you name any other organization that is fully functioning around the clock?  Can you think of another company that never closes?  There are in reality very few, perhaps certain diners or eateries but even they are the exception and not the norm.

That is what it takes to provide premiere executive car service internationally.  To be leaders in the executive transportation industry you need to keep the doors constantly open.  But it is not a matter of simply keeping the lights on.  The individuals that are monitoring the phones and the existing rides must be dedicated service professionals.  They must be trained reservationists and dispatchers.  You cannot have just anyone manning the operation during off peak hours because dropping the ball at midnight is the same as dropping the ball at noon.  In either case you are not properly accommodating a customer and for All Star Limousine that is just not acceptable. 

All Star Limousine operates at optimum efficiency 24/7/365 without exception.  We are the premier providers of executive car service internationally.  Our operators and dispatchers are dedicated service professionals who care as much about our business and our clients as the CEOs and CFOs of All Star Limousine.  Dedication, professionalism and a true commitment to excellence from upper management all the way down is what it takes to provide true executive car service and that is exactly what we do and have at All Star Limousine.

All Star Limousine is a Long Island, New York based company with an extensive global reach; we provide expert Wedding, Special Event and Executive Travel services throughout the Tri-State area and the world. We have over 30 years of experience in the travel industry; our attention to detail, 2013 top-of-the-line vehicles and professional trained Chauffeurs set us apart from the rest!

by Jarrad Kulick