MISSION
Our mission remains the same today as it was at our conception: to provide our membership with a network of programs, services and support that will enhance their ability to effectively and profitably serve local public transportation needs. We are the leading information, education, and legislative resource in the passenger transportation industry serving our members by:
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representing common federal legislative interests;
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protecting and expanding industry rights and opportunities;
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collecting, interpreting, and disseminating industry information;
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providing forums for professional development and education; and,
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advancing the image of the industry before the media and general public.
ABOUT US
Established in 1917, The Transportation Alliance is a non-profit trade association of and for the private passenger transportation industry. Our extensive membership spans the globe and includes taxicab companies, executive sedan and limousine services, airport shuttle fleets, nonemergency medical transportation companies, and paratransit services.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
President
Bill Rouse
L.A. Yellow Cab Co-Op | Los Angeles, CA
President - Elect
Bill George
WHC Worldwide, LLC | Kansas City, MO
Treasurer
Bill Scalzi
M7 | West Haven, CT
Vice President
Roman Genov
SKY Transportation | Newington, CT
Vice President
Chase Lafferty
H&M Transport | Manassas, VA
Vice President
Lauren Payne
Tristar Transportation | Columbus, OH
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International Vice President
Blair Davies
Australian Taxi Industry Association | Brisbane, QLD
International Vice President
Frederic Pregent
Taxelco | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
International Vice President
Robert van Heiningen
Alert Group | Penrose, New Zealand
Director
Dave Bird
WHC Worldwide, LLC | Scottsdale, AZ
Director
Matt Collins
Liberty Yellow Cab | Buffalo, NY
Director
Ira Goldstein
The Black Car Fund | Long Island, NY
Director
Jak Groedel
Provide A Ride | Cleveland, OH
Director
Cheryl Horan
Green & Yellow Cab Companies | Somerville, MA
Director
Robert McBride
McBride Consulting & Business Development | New York
Director
Cliff Montemayor
Ride N' Safe | Tolar, TX
Director
Jeremy Oliver
Yellow Cab Taxi | Coos Bay, OR
Director
Jason Peery
Louis County Cab Company | St. Louis, MO
Director
Tyler Pinson
Navarre Corporation | Nashville, TN
Director
Jeremy Scalzi
M7 Ride | New York, NY
Director
Tom Sikkema
Ride YourWay | Grand Rapids, MI
Director
Frank Soave
Checker Transportation | Detroit, MI
Director
Marco Soto
L.A. Yellow Cab Co-Op | Gardena, CA
Director
Robbie Werth
Diamond Transportation Services | Alexandria, VA
Past President - 2020
Tom Arrighi
A&A Metro Transportation | Boston, MA
Past President - 2021
Nick Cambas
Seven 7s Transportation Group | Clearwater, FL
Past President - 2023
Jeb Corey
C&H Taxi | Charleston, WV
Voting Past president
Mike Fogerty
RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation | Beverly, MA
Past President - 2016
Dwight Kines
WHC Worldwide | Baltimore, MD
Past President - 2022
Judy Potter
Black & White Transportation | Toledo, OH
Past President - 2025
Dan Reid
Grove Transit | Hattiesburg, MS
Voting Past President
Ham Smythe, IV
Paratransit | Memphis, TN
Past President - 2004
Judy Swystun
Hampton Road Transportation | Norfolk, VA
Past President - 2024
Bill Yuhnke
Liberty Yellow Cab | Buffalo, NY
STAFF
Executive Director
Elena Sierra
The Transportation Alliance | Fairfax, VA
Associate Executive Director
Rebecca Tonkinson
The Transportation Alliance | Fairfax, VA
Legislative Counsel
Paul Miller
Miller/Wenhold Government Affairs | Fairfax, VA
Marketing & Communications
Nicole Smith
The Transportation Alliance | Fairfax, VA
Event Manager
Lisa Yonkers
Dappled Light Event Solutions | Fairfax, VA
Committees
Committees develop programs and services that can be enacted to assist members in discovering, creating and developing innovations, technology and solutions that enhance mobility, improve service delivery, create competitive advantage and are financially viable and sustainable.
OUR HISTORY
In 1917, a small group of taxicab operators met in Washington, D.C. and formed the National Association of Taxicab Owners (NATO). NATO was born of the need to protect operators from the encroachment of the Federal government, which proposed to levy a 5% tax on the gross receipts of all companies operating three or more taxicabs. The new association presented its views before Congress and the legislation was not adopted. Originally based in Chicago, NATO's first president was John Boobar, president of the Terminal Taxicab Company in Washington, DC. Another of the founding members was John Hertz, president of Yellow Cab in Chicago, who later founded Hertz Rent-a-Car.
Travel restrictions during World War I prevented regular meetings until January 1919 when the first national meeting of NATO was held. Topics on the agenda for this meeting included credit -- should it be extended or encouraged; the auditor's view of the taxicab; the manufacturer's view of the taxicab; and the taxicab driver -- subjects to this day that continue to be industry issues and receive attention in breakout sessions at TLPA's conferences.
