And,yes,some of us were.
Time management of the drivers was creat-
ed simply through pen and paper log
sheets, the Nextel, and an incessant pager
always seeming to vibrate,its ongoing mes-
sage still burned into my corneas: Ken,Call
me! Where are you? I have a passenger
arriving at 0400 hours (4AM) at Newark
Airport...
I quit after two months.
Dennis laughs as I recount those days and
that arcane and grueling system. “You
should have applied here! We were cutting
edge,even back then.”
Let’sfaceit:thosefuelburning,prestige
In a world where “it’s all about time and
mongering,be-a-big-shottimesofyorehave
you never get enough of it,”the premier liv-
ery services now have standards and prac-
gonethewayof12MPGandthe
tices in place to provide the fullest extent
of technologies.
milliondollarCEObonus.
Vehicles are more than just cars, vans and
busses - they’re rolling entertainment ven-
ues. They also have better on board tech-
nologies than your average Apollo rocket
did back in the
day...by far.
It’s an open &
As in the case of Celebrity’s vehicles, most
are equipped with satellite radio and DVD
players. They offer GPS units,so drivers are
shut case
always accounted for; speeds are moni-
tored, as are ETAs.
Georgetown Suites is the fun place for
The transport company will always have
direct access to the “FAA's” website. Sit
business travelers to stay!
where Matt Santiago is residing in that dis-
patch center and you’ll know each flight’s
status at all times. The control center can
a71 Located near DC business
tap into highway cameras to see how traffic
districts
is running, day or evening; where backups
exist; and when to re-route.
a71 Data ports and two-line
speaker phones in fully
Many Celebrity Limousine vehicles also
sport a nifty little feature - an on board
equipped, comfortable suites camera that records at the exact moment
a71 Great meeting spaces
when 6-Gs of force or more are sustained.
a71 Free parking and continental
Translation: Impact.
breakfast
This way, whether it was a stray deer, a bad
pothole,or heaven forbid,a traffic accident
Georgetown Suites
- whatever incident may come along, it is
instantaneously chronicled by video.
the fun place to stay in DC
Adams recounts how this on board system
worked to prove his own driver’s inno-
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cence during a recent collision: “As he was
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