A Harvard transportation researcher crunches the financials on autonomous vehicles--and it ain't pretty. Plus, hear about a looming threat to NEMT that is picking up steam--quickly. We wrap up with a preview of New Orleans, home to TLPA's Spring Conference & Expo on April 24-25, and find out the truth about alligator po'boys.

Another packed episode of TLPA Fleet Forward, covering some of the big moves underway in the world of taxi apps and dispatch platforms, a preview of TLPA's big 100th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas, and an explanation of the rideshare moratorium in New York City by the former Taxi and Limousine Commission chairman. All the latest information and analysis in fleet operations, presented in a 30-minute podcast.

There is something going on in New York City. Multiple drivers from the for-hire transportation industry have committed suicide because of the financial ruin they've faced in the wake of TNCs like Uber and Lyft. We took time to chat with Neil Weiss, the editor of Black Car News, who was close friends with Doug Schifter before he took his life earlier this year.

In the second part of our show, we chat with Terry O'Toole, the president-elect of TLPA, and Judy Potter, a TLPA member, to discuss how TLPA is helping its members move forward in this landscape.

In this first edition of the TLPA Fleet Forward podcast, hosts John Boit and Stacey Murray sit down with current TLPA President Mike Pinckard and transportation expert Susan Shaheen to discuss the future of the transportation industry.