5 Things TLPA Members “Liked” This Year

 

This year at the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association, we began a concerted effort to improve our use of social media to tell the positive stories of our industry.

So, while we look forward to the new year and all the excitement the holiday season brings, let’s take a look back at 2016. Here are just a few (but not all) of the top posts our followers on social media “liked.” (To be fair, we liked them, too.)

1. TLPA Community Connections contributions top $1 million

Our industry is a generous one. In the last year, 30 TLPA member companies donated more than $1.1 million to help charitable causes, including breast cancer, kidney disease, wounded veterans, hospitals, educational funds, and children’s wish campaigns.

Number of Facebook “Likes”: 317

 

2. Ellis Houstonand the Nanih Waiya park

They needed a park. He made it happen. Ellis Houston, a long time member and former president of TLPA, helped his community fund the Nanih Waiya Community Park. More than 400 followers liked this one.

Number of Facebook “Likes”: 432

3. Our industry moving #FleetForward

As our industry changes, we’re taking steps as a community to move #FleetForward. Our Facebook community showed its sense of unity in this message as we announced Fleet Forward in August, TLPA’s initiative to promote the many wonderful positive stories, ideas and people within our industry.

Number of Facebook “Likes”: 449

 

4. The Annual Convention

As early November hit, we were all clearly pining for just another taste of summer weather. That rang true with our Facebook community when posted this photo reminding them of just how pleasant Phoenix is in early November, the city where we would gather for the TLPA’s 98th Annual Convention & Trade Show.

Number of Facebook “Likes”: 453

 

…and lastly….

 

5. The speeding taxi driver

Here’s something we learned this year at TLPA. The first speeding ticket ever given in the U.S. was given to a taxi driver. He was driving a swift 12 miles per hour, and the officer who issued the citation caught up to him by bicycle.

We were surprised, and we think our followers were, too.

Number of Facebook “Likes”: 746

 

We’re looking forward to delivering lots of new, fun, inspiring and engaging stories about our industry in 2017. So, if you want to check us out on social media, be sure to find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (@TLPAtweet) and don’t forget to read our blogs at www.tlpa.org/Fleet-Forward-Blog. Wishing everyone all the very best in the New Year!