For those starting their career in the transportation industry, it can be easy to get overwhelmed and confused by the amount of industry specific terminology that is thrown at you. The Career Driver team is the transportation expert, and we are here to educate you with a jargon buster.

DOT – Department of Transportation; the chief agency in the United States for transportation oversight and management

FMCSA – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Drop Time – The actual time when service was discontinued, and the passenger exited the vehicle.

Farm Job – A job that is given to or from another limousine or bus company

Farm In – A job that is received

Farm Out – A job that is given to another company

Fuel Surcharge – An additional charge passed on to the client for a portion of fuel expense

Greeter – A person with a sign who greets passenger upon their arrival

Meet & Greet – A service performed by a Greeter to meet and greet arriving clients.

Holiday Surcharge – An additional charge passed on to the client for transportation services on days sch as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve

No Show – When a passenger does not show up at the pickup location and the trip was never canceled.

PAX – Refers to the number of passengers

Service Charge – An additional charge passed on to the client in additional to the base rate. Typically, fees used to fund car washers, reservationist, and others in providing the service.

Standby Time – Time spent not actually driving but waiting standby for a client

Travel Time Charges – An additional charge passed on to the client from the time to or from the garage to the pickup location. When the vehicle must travel longer than usual distance before service begins or after service ends.

Power Seat – The person in charge of the trip. They are seated in the back seat and to the right of the chauffeur. Not directly behind the chauffeur.

Independent Operator – Own their own car, lease their own car, sign an agreement that you’ll work strictly for them

Employee – Drivers are employed by the company they drive for.

FBO – Fixed Based Operator is the literal translation; but people in the chauffeur industry refer to this as private airport pick up/drop off – think small private jets where the car goes out onto the tarmac/runway.

Cabbie – Cab driver

Taxi Medallion or Medallion – some cities use these as permits for taxicab drivers to have to pick up passengers

Broker – A person or organization that serves as a middleman to connect goods/assets/services. For example, in the NEMT space, brokers serve to connect a NEMT driver to Medicaid and Medicare members who need transportation to and from their healthcare appointments.

Rideshare – This refers to an app where participants can arrange transportation for passenger travels with private vehicles driver by the owner.

Bailment or bailment agreement – This refers to a business relationship between a taxi operator and an authorized taxi driver. It can cover topics such as what payment will be given by the driver to the operator for the right to bail their vehicle for a period as well as any other entitlements or obligations agreed to. (Not common in the US but can be found still be found in NYC. Common in Australia.)

Bailee – A driver who holds a current taxi authority and takes a taxicab on bailment from a taxi owner/operator, known as a bailor.

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