Group transportation in Miami and Fort Lauderdale

School field trips

Paperwork ready before the bus leaves the lot.

Schools need paperwork before a bus leaves the lot. Ace appears on the approved carrier lists of the Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County school districts. Listings reflect each agency's requirements and are not endorsements.

Teachers usually need a certificate of insurance and the vehicle details for the trip form. Ask for both with the quote. Give dispatch the class count, the chaperones, the departure time from school and the time students must be back for dismissal.

• Approved carrier listsMiami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach districts
• Certificate of insurancePlus vehicle details for the trip form
• Class count and chaperonesDeparture and dismissal times too
• Museums, science centers, parksDowntown Miami to the Everglades

Church groups

Members park where they gather on Sundays.

Churches book coaches for retreats, conferences, choir trips, mission team runs to the airport and joint services with a sister congregation. The coach picks up in the church lot, so members park their cars where they already gather on Sundays.

Weekend trips often leave right after a service. Tell dispatch when the service ends, so the coach is loaded and ready when the congregation walks out, and give the address of the retreat center or camp at the other end.

Get a quote for your tripor call (954) 250-6667, 24/7

Sports teams

Gear in the bays, players in the seats.

Teams travel with more gear than people. Bat bags, ball bags, coolers and uniforms go in the luggage bays under a full size coach, leaving the cabin for the players.

Away games often start early. Give dispatch the time the team must be on the field, not just the game time, so warmups are part of the plan. For overnight tournaments, list the hotel as well as the fields.

Wedding guests

Plan more than one ride home.

Wedding transportation in Miami and Fort Lauderdale is mostly a guest loop: hotel to ceremony, ceremony to reception, and back to the hotels at the end of the night.

Time the first pickup so every guest is seated before the ceremony starts, with room for late arrivals. For the ride home, plan more than one return run so guests who leave early are not stuck waiting for the last dance. See Wedding Transportation for more.

1. Hotel to ceremonyEvery guest seated before it starts.
2. Ceremony to receptionOne ride for the whole guest list.
3. Back to the hotelsMore than one return run for early leavers.

Get a quote for your tripor call (954) 250-6667, 24/7

Choosing the right vehicle for a group

Head count first, then bags and gear.

Every Ace vehicle comes with a driver and has GPS tracking, Wi-Fi and onboard cameras. Pick the class by head count first, then adjust for bags and gear:

• VanSprinter van with a driverSmall groups and families
• 15 to 20MinibusSmall class, wedding party, church committee
• 56Full size motorcoachA grade, a congregation trip, a guest list
• 40+Several vehicles at oncePartner-fleet capacity of 40+ vehicles

Quotes and insurance for group trips

Send the full plan and one leader's phone.

Ace prints no hourly rates. Each group trip is quoted on the hours booked, the route, the vehicle class, the date, waiting time, tolls and parking. A one-way school run and an all-day tournament get very different quotes, so send the full plan.

With the request, send the date, the pickup and drop-off, the head count, the bags and gear, and any stops. Name one group leader who will be on the trip with a phone, since dispatch and the driver work through that person on the day.

• 1999Incorporated in Florida
• USDOT 1310399Active passenger carrier
• $5M liabilityCertificates of insurance on request