RIC Update 6: June Sales Double

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About LCT's The Great Limo Race

LCT will be comparing how five operators with less than two years in the industry build their success, including the challenges, failures, and achievements. Read more

Players

Deborah Talbott

Debbie is a former purchasing director who after 20 years found herself unemployed in a recession. She immediately launched her new business from home starting with a single 120-inch stretch limousine and has since added a Lincoln Town Car Executive L to the fleet. Read more

Ricardo Garza

Ric, as he is known to friends, is 45 years old, married, and a proud parent of two boys and one girl. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and spent many years working in the Houston Mayor’s Office as a certified conflict mediator and business developer. Read more

Becky Laramee

Along with her brother, John, Becky bought All Points Limousine in 2008. Their mother had spent time in the motorcoach and travel industry and had retired, but wasn’t quite ready for retirement. Needless to say, mother Bonnie is the office manager. Read more

Brad Gregory

Brad bought a 25-year-old limousine service in 2009 from a retiring owner. The company is located between Nashville, Tenn. and Bowling Green, Ky. He had no previous experience in the industry, working for the past decade for an automotive company. Read more

Georgia Berg

In July 2007, at the age of 44, Georgia became a long-distance business partner with her longtime Australian friend, Peter Smith. They met by chance while vacationing in Hawaii in 1993. During a 2003 visit to the U.S., Smith saw a Ford Excursion limousine and vowed to bring the first one to Australia. Read more

Race Referee

Jim Luff

LCT Contributing Editor Jim Luff is an operator from Bakersfield, Calif. After working as a chauffeur in the early 1990s, he joined The Limousine Scene in 1993 as general manager and later became a partner in the business. Read more

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RIC Update 6: June Sales Double

Well, we went on vacation for a week. I love driving so, we decided to drive. We left on Friday July 2, drove 12 hours and spent the night at LasCruces New Mexico. The next day we drove to San Diego where we stayed until Wed., July 7. The scenery was beautiful! The kids really enjoyed seeing the different states and how the scenery changed from desert to mountains and finally to the Pacific ocean.

We spent July 4th in San Diego so there were fireworks everywhere! The weather was cool, in the 70's. The beach was awesome!

We took the kids to Sea World and to LegoLand. We even had time to go to LA and visit with my friend Richard of American Limousine Sales. We bought our first limousine from them. They have a Black Hummer H2 Limo that I wanted to see.

Everything at the office was handled beautifully by our team. They're awesome. Well, that's all for now. I just wanted to let you know how our trip went. See pictures below. . .

Wish everyone success!

On the business front. . .

Our sales for June 2010 doubled in comparison to June 2009

Our sedan and Suburban work has really picked up, so we added a black Suburban to our fleet since the one we have is Pearl White. We hired Bevan who is very experienced with Airport runs.

Additionally, we landed a contract with several banquet halls that cater to the Pakistani community — mostly weddings. They asked if we had a driver from Pakistan and it just so happened that two of the applicants I interviewed were from Pakistan. So, we hired Syed as a new member to our team of drivers and he is
highly qualified.

Some photos of our best limos below. . .

--- Ric Garza, R&R LIMOUSINE SERVICE