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March 24, 2008 - Scottsdale, AZ: Get Digitally Organized Inc., (GDO) Owner and Operator of TransportationReviews.com, continues to drive the importance of Transparency within the Ground Transportation Industry.  The TransportationReviews.com website allows Travelers to Locate, Read and Write Reviews on Airport Ground Transportation Companies including Taxis, Limousines, Shuttles and Charter Buses.

According to a March 2008 Arizona Transportation Transparency Study on Private Ground Transportation Carriers conducted by Get Digitally Organized Inc, the Majority or 52.7% (69 out of 131) of the Websites of Ground Transportation Companies who operate within the State of Arizona do NOT provide or display basic Contact Information including a complete Business or Mailing Address.

The purpose of the 2008 Transportation Transparency Study is to determine the Level of Transparency as a whole within the Arizona Airport Ground Transportation Industry. The Transportation Study included the analysis of 131 Websites which provide Ground Transportation Services.  The majority of the websites from within the Study were located using Search Engines and Business Directories via the internet.

A number of these companies included in the Transportation Transparency Study have indicated on their website that they provide Ground Transportation Service to and from Arizona Airports.  According to the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport website for VIP or Prearranged Service using Private Carriers, their website states to "check to see if they are authorized to operate from the airport."  Todd Nemet, the Site Administrator for TransportationReviews.com states that sometimes a complete Business Address may be required in order to verify if a company is authorized and has proper permits to operate from a specific airport.  The Business Name displayed on a Company Website may not match with the database records used by the Airport Ground Transportation Office or with the Arizona Weights and Measures Department.  In many cases a Company can be verified by a Phone Number or Business Address.

Companies who receive an airport permit are required to show proof of a Vehicle Registration and a valid Certificate of Insurance.  Companies who operate without a Permit may also be unlicensed and may not posses the required vehicle insurance.  Therefore passengers may find themselves liable for their own medical bills if their vehicle is involved in an accident.

A number of these companies from the 2008 Transportation Transparency Study are listed within the TransportationReviews.com Free website Directory.  According to Todd Nemet, the site administrator, any website which lacks basic Contact Information is researched against various Public Records in an attempt to obtain a valid business address prior to inclusion within our Ground Transportation Directoy.  The TransportationReviews.com website also provides online tools to allow a Company to make a request to be added to our Free Directory or to update their existing company profile.  All requests are Human Reviewed by our site administrator to verify Relevancy and to verify that they meet the sites Guidelines.

As part of the 2008 Transportation Transparency Study, Company Names, Addresses and Phone Numbers were retrieved from each of the 131 Ground Transportation Websites and were cross referenced and compared with the 517 Records obtained by the The Arizona Department of Weights and Measures to determine which companies are Registered with their Department.  The AZDWM helps to enforce a State Law governing Taxis, Limousines, and Livery Vehicles.  Based on the available information contained within the websites, 24.4% or 32 of the 131 websites were Registered with The Arizona Department of Weights and Measures.¹

The TransportationReviews.com site aids in communicating which Airport Ground Transportation companies provide a consistent high level of service.  Companies who are Transparent and encourage their customers to leave Feedback on the TransportationReviews.com website may be rewarded with new business opportunities from a new traveler or from a previously dissatisfied customer.