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Cover Story: Executive Coach Builders Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation

As Executive Coach Builders (ECB) continues its 50th year of operation, President David Bakare is simultaneously ecstatic and humbled by the milestone. “This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and we’re totally excited about it,” says Bakare. “If I had to write a script, I couldn’t have written one any better considering my modest beginnings in this industry. To be able to reach this success level for me personally, during my leadership ...

Finance

Owner Case Study (Pt. 2) – When Success Grows, So Do the Consequences

In Part 1 (March 2026 Issue), we met the Jones family at a stage where the business was working and planning was still forming. Now, ten years later, the picture has changed. The business has grown, the balance sheet has expanded, and the decisions in front of the family carry more weight. In this chapter of the the business, the focus shifts from building momentum to managing complexity.

SUPREME COURT

A New Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact Affiliate Operations

On May 14, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC. The case directly addressed freight broker liability and has been widely covered in trucking industry media. The ruling itself is freight-specific, but the underlying legal reasoning has structural relevance to a model the chauffeured transportation industry uses every day: affiliate work. The ruling reaches every business that puts a driver on the road ...

BLEISURE

Why Bleisure Might Be Your Next Profitable Niche

What does your transportation company and ziplining have in common? Profit, if you play your cards right. For years, many chauffeured transportation companies have focused primarily on one thing: getting passengers safely and professionally from point A to point B. But today’s corporate travelers increasingly want something more. They want experiences, convenience, and maximum value from every business trip or conference. That’s where bleisure travel comes in.

Q&A

Q&A With Tim Rose of Hoffmann Transportation

Tim Rose has built an illustrious career in chauffeured transportation, starting in the competitive North Jersey market in the 1980s at Garden State Limousine, where he was VP until 1997. In 1997, he purchased Flyte Tyme Worldwide Transportation and grew it into one of the industry’s largest and most recognized companies with offices in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, along with LA and San Francisco before its acquisition by Addison Lee in 2017 ...