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20 Operations of Commercial Ground Transportation in General This chapter provides an overview of commercial ground transportation operations including the responsibilities of the agencies regulating these services and the basic business models used by commercial ground transportation service providers. It also describes the relationships between the companies and their drivers, with particular emphasis on the differences between drivers who are employees versus those who are independent contractors.
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21 regulations and this information may be referenced in an airport's rules and regulations, it is not the role of the airport to enforce these regulations, other than making sure that any vehicle operating on the airport's roadways is properly registered with FMCSA if its route of travel may involve interstate commerce. The Federal U.S.
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22 Transportation Network Companies TNCs have dispatch offices but do not own any vehicles, instead relying upon owner-operators to provide and drive their own personal vehicles. TNCs range from small local companies to national and global companies.
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23 • Ground transportation providers who engage independent contractors to provide ground transportation services The relationship between companies and drivers as either employees or independent owner-operators greatly impacts the cost and business structure of ground transportation services. An employer is required to provide their employees with certain benefits which vary depending if the employee works on a full-time or part-time basis and the state and city in which the business is located.
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24 (Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Final Approval of Class and Collective Action Settlement)
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25 shuttle drivers is typically in two forms, an hourly rate and gratuities (tips) paid by airport customers.
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26 generator of commercial passenger trips for taxicabs, limousines, and shared-ride vans in the region, and therefore all drivers and companies want to serve the airport. Thus, it is the responsibility of airport management to provide operating rules and regulations that respond to the airport's goals of providing the desired customer experience, operating their facility efficiently, meeting regional environmental and sustainability goals, preserving airport revenues, and achieving other management objectives.
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27 agencies is important when seeking to implement these types of environmental programs, as the staff of these agencies may have experience with similar projects and be able to provide guidance to airport staff. Occasionally grant opportunities may also be available through these agencies, or they may have knowledge of other funding opportunities for emission reduction programs.
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