Reference
Chauffeur Service Glossary
The vocabulary of chauffeured ground transportation, defined plainly — what black car service actually means, how limousine service is licensed in California, when hourly beats flat rate, and what happens at an FBO. Each entry links to the pages where that service is booked.
Terms A–Z
- Black car service — full definition
- Black car service is pre-arranged, chauffeur-driven transportation in a late-model black sedan or SUV, booked in advance at a quoted rate rather than hailed on demand.
- Limousine service — full definition
- Limousine service is chauffeured hire of a luxury vehicle — sedan, SUV, or executive van — under a charter-party license, sold by the trip or by the hour.
- Luxury sedan service — full definition
- Luxury sedan service is chauffeured transportation for one to three passengers in a full-size executive sedan, the standard vehicle class for solo travelers and airport runs.
- FBO (Fixed Base Operator) — full definition
- An FBO is the private terminal at an airport where business jets park and passengers board — the pickup point for private aviation ground transportation.
- Meet-and-greet — full definition
- A meet-and-greet is an inside-terminal pickup where the chauffeur waits at baggage claim with a name board and assists with luggage, instead of meeting the passenger curbside.
- As-directed (hourly) service — full definition
- As-directed service reserves a chauffeur and vehicle for a block of hours you control, with unlimited stops inside the block, billed at an hourly rate with a minimum.
- Flat-rate transfer — full definition
- A flat-rate transfer is a point-to-point trip quoted at a fixed price before booking, inclusive of tolls, parking, airport fees, and gratuity.
- CPUC TCP license — full definition
- A TCP license is the California Public Utilities Commission permit that legally authorizes a company to operate charter-party passenger vehicles for hire.
- Flight tracking — full definition
- Flight tracking ties your reservation to a live flight number so the chauffeur's dispatch time moves automatically with an early arrival, a delay, or a diversion.
- Deadhead — full definition
- Deadhead is the unpaid distance a chauffeur drives to reach the pickup or return from the final drop-off, and it explains why long-distance one-way rates are not simply distance times a mileage figure.
- Corporate roadshow — full definition
- A roadshow is a multi-stop executive itinerary — investor meetings, site visits, or client calls — run on a single as-directed vehicle reservation for the day.
- Executive Sprinter van — full definition
- An executive Sprinter is a Mercedes-Benz van converted for passenger comfort, seating 6–14 with stand-up headroom and dedicated luggage space.
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