Ground Transportation Podcast
Take your transportation business to the next level.
Kenneth Lucci of Driving Transactions and James Blain of PAX Training share the secrets of growing a successful and profitable ground transportation company. On this podcast, you’ll hear interviews with owners, operators, investors, and other key players in the industry. You’ll also hear plenty of banter between Ken and James.
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Episodes
87 episodes
Stop Wasting Ad Spend: Secrets of a Winning Limo Marketing Strategy
Are your DIY Google Ads bleeding your ground transportation business dry?In this episode, Ken Lucci sits down with Mark Petree from Limo Marketer to dissect the biggest digital marketing mistakes ...
UMA Legislative Fly-In: Fighting $5 Million Insurance Threats & Unfair Tolls
What happens when the ground transportation industry takes its fight directly to the halls of Congress?James Blain sits down with UMA President Scott Michael and VP of Legislative Affairs Ken Presley just a week after the UMA Legislativ...
Do Quality Reviews Matter? They’re Deciding Your Company’s Future
Do reviews really matter? The answer could determine the future value of your business.In Episode 84 of the Ground Transportation Podcast, Ken Lucci and James Blain explore how online reviews shape brand equity, customer perceptio...
Stop Trying to Be Everything—It’s Why You’re Not Profitable
Stop trying to be everything to everyone.In this episode, Ken Lucci sits down with Scott Woodruff to unpack a hard truth in the transportation industry: the operators who try to do it all often struggle the most.From fleet decisio...
Autonomous Vehicles: Navigating the Road Ahead
Autonomous vehicles are no longer a future concept—they’re actively being deployed today. So where does that leave the chauffeur and ground transportation industry?In this episode, Ken Lucci delivers a deep dive into the evolving AV land...
A Tale of Two Chauffeurs: Inconsistency Plagues the Industry
Inconsistency isn’t just a problem—it’s costing you business.🎙️ In this episode of the Ground Transportation Podcast, Ken Lucci and James Blaine explore a critical issue facing the industry: service inconsistency...
Waymos Behaving Badly: Real Self-Driving Car Mistakes CAUGHT ON VIDEO
Autonomous vehicles are advancing fast—but they’re not perfect.In this episode, Ken Lucci and James Blain break down real-world examples of Waymo vehicles “behaving badly,” using viral footage and firsthand analysis to expl...
Stop Chasing Cheap Rides: How to Win Affluent Clients Who Actually Spend
On this episode of the Ground Transportation Podcast, host Ken Lucci is bringing a little tough love.If your business isn’t growing, it’s not the market—it’s who you’re targeting.Too many operators are out there figh...
Inside ABA: How a $158 Billion Industry Is Finding Its Voice
The motorcoach industry may be smaller than trucking or tech—but it generates $158 billion in economic activity and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs.So why hasn’t it always had a unified voice?In this episode, James Blain si...
CD/NLA Vegas Recap: The Conversations That Matter for Operators
The CD/NLA Show in Las Vegas brought together operators, technology providers, and industry leaders for several days of networking, education, and discussion about the future of chauffeured transportation.In this episode, Ken Lucci and J...
Retail, Relationships, and Resilience: How Douglas Schwartz Built a Multi-Generational Operation
In this episode, Ken Lucci and James Blain sit down with Douglas Schwartz of Executive Limousine, a self-made industry veteran who went from running small Penny Saver ads in the mid-90s to building ...
Chauffeur, Ride Share... What's the Difference?
Chauffeured transportation scored a 3.8 in the latest Business Travel News survey. Ride share scored a 3.6.That's too low. And Ken is PISSED 😡Ken and James analyze the BTN ratings report and explore why the service gap between cha...
Chick-fil-A, Ritz-Carlton, and the Limo Business: Borrowing World-Class Hospitality
Customer service across industries has declined — and that creates opportunity for operators willing to raise the bar.In this episode, Ken Lucci and James Blain discuss what the chauffeured transportation industry can learn from hospital...
How A1A Built a Scalable Transportation Business
Hustle can start a transportation company—but it won’t scale one.In this episode of the Ground Transportation Podcast, Ken Lucci is joined by Rick Versace Sr. and Rick Versace Jr. of A1A Global Ground to explore how systems, struc...
Dash Cam Review: Motorcoach Mistakes CAUGHT ON CAMERA
What happens when professional motorcoach drivers make unprofessional decisions—and it all ends up on camera?In this episode of the Ground Transportation Podcast, James Blain and Ken Lucci analyze real dash cam footage showing uns...
Claims & Courtrooms: What’s Really Behind Today’s Insurance Rates
Insurance premiums continue to rise across the ground transportation industry—but the reasons go far beyond individual accidents or safety scores.In this episode, James speaks with insurance specialist Michael Gaddis about the sys...
The 10-Part Business Planning Framework Ken Uses With Million-Dollar Operators
In this solo episode, Ken Lucci outlines the 10-part business planning framework he uses with million-dollar transportation operators to drive predictable profits and long-term financial stability.Ken explains why most operators s...
One Call Can Change It All: How YOU Can Stop Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is happening in everyday places—and often, the people best positioned to stop it don’t realize the power they hold.In this episode of the Ground Transportation Podcast, James Blain sits down with Lexi Higgins of Trucker...
How James Limousine Grew to $4M ARR (Then Sold Successfully)
Growing a ground transportation company is hard. Growing one that buyers actually want is even harder.In this episode of the Ground Transportation Podcast, Ken Lucci speaks with Randy Allen, former CEO of James Limousi...
Where The Transportation Industry Is Headed in 2026
The transportation industry is at an inflection point — and operators who fail to adapt may not survive the next phase.In this episode of the Ground Transportation Podcast, Ken Lucci offers a candid assessment of the state of t...
2025 Year in Review: The Conversations Shaping Ground Transportation
In this holiday year-in-review special, Ken Lucci and James Blain reflect on the conversations, guests, and industry moments that made this past year such a pivotal one for ground transportation.From memorable origin stories and standout...
Fleet Insurance Rates Up 17%: The REAL Reasons Operators Are Paying More...
Insurance remains one of the most challenging and frustrating realities facing ground transportation operators today. Even companies with strong safety records are seeing double-digit premium increases, shrinking carrier options, and few...
Robot Drivers: Safer Than Humans… or Total Chaos?
Autonomous vehicles promised safer roads, fewer accidents, and a seamless future — but the real-world footage tells a very different story. In this episode, Ken Lucci and James Blain react to a curated set of shocking, hilarious, and sometimes ...
SBA Secrets for Operators: Funding, Readiness, and What Lenders Really Look For, with Natalie Beane
In this episode, Ken Lucci sits down with Natalie Beane, an SBA and business-lending expert who helps small and mid-sized companies secure the capital they need to operate, grow, and survive challenging markets.Natalie breaks down how S...
Proactive Operators Win: Safety, Business Development & Financial Planning
In this episode, James and Ken break down one of the most critical—and most overlooked—skills in the ground transportation industry: proactivity. Drawing from real operator examples and industry data, they explore how being proactive transforms...
