All Black Limo has been operating Seattle ground transportation since 2014. Founded by Bijo Cherian — former U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security professional, former Alaska Airlines operations — and built around one principle: safety first. Twelve years. 40,000+ trips. Zero U.S. Department of Transportation incidents. $1.5 million in liability coverage on every ride. In-house operations from dispatch to driving. Here is who All Black Limo is and how to verify any Seattle car service before you book.

Who built All Black Limo

The founder’s background changes what gets prioritized.

All Black Limo was founded in 2014 by Bijo Cherian. Bijo’s background runs through three places that matter for how the company operates today.

First, he worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — a law enforcement background that shaped how he thinks about driver vetting, vehicle compliance, and operating by the book. When All Black Limo says every chauffeur is Washington State Patrol background checked under RCW 46.72A, that standard is not a marketing line. It is the baseline Bijo will not lower.

Second, he worked in operations at Alaska Airlines out of the Seattle hub. That is where the company started — not as a business plan, but as a problem he watched repeat itself. Passengers landed at Sea-Tac with no reliable way to get where they were going. Stranded travelers, missed connections, drivers canceling at 11pm. He left aviation to solve it.

Third, he previously owned a trucking and logistics business in New York. Solving critical movement problems — getting the right vehicle to the right place at the right time, every time — is what he does. All Black Limo is the version of that built specifically for Seattle ground transportation.

The All Black Limo timeline

Twelve years of operation, one owner, verifiable at every step.

$1.5 million liability per ride and why it matters

Well above the Washington State minimum. Documented on every booking.

Washington State requires licensed limousine carriers under RCW 46.72A to carry a minimum of $1,050,000 in combined single limit liability coverage. That is the floor. All Black Limo carries $1.5 million in liability coverage on every ride — almost half a million dollars above the state minimum.

This is not a marketing tier or a premium add-on. It is the standard coverage applied to every booking, every vehicle, every chauffeur. The reason is straightforward: in a serious incident, the coverage either matches the consequences or it does not. Bijo’s law enforcement background made the decision easy. Carry more than the floor. Always.

Your data stays inside All Black Limo

Because dispatch, web, and ads are all run in-house.

When you book with All Black Limo, your name, phone number, pickup address, flight details, and trip history go to one place: All Black Limo. Not to a third-party dispatch platform. Not to a marketing agency running ads against your data. Not to a national chain consolidating bookings across states.

All Black Limo runs every customer-facing function internally — dispatch, drivers, website, search optimization, and paid advertising. That is why client data is not sold, shared, or transferred to third parties. It cannot be. There is no third party to send it to.

Two-way safety screening

Chauffeurs are vetted by the state. Clients are vetted by All Black Limo.

Most car services screen their drivers and stop there. All Black Limo screens both sides of every booking. Chauffeurs pass Washington State Patrol background checks, drug testing, and medical certification under RCW 46.72A. Clients are also screened before service is confirmed — a quiet background check that protects everyone in the vehicle.

This is unusual in the ground transportation industry. Rideshare and contractor-based services accept any booking that pays. All Black Limo does not. The screening is not invasive and most clients never notice it happen. It exists because Bijo’s law enforcement background made the decision easy: in a vehicle at 3am with one chauffeur and one or more passengers, safety has to work in both directions.

The result is a working environment where chauffeurs stay for years and clients book again. 91.8% repeat client rate is the visible outcome of operations like this. The invisible outcome is the absence of incidents that other services live with as normal cost-of-doing-business.

Custom service: same-sex chauffeur on request

Solo travelers, cultural preferences, privacy. Available on request at booking.

All Black Limo accommodates custom service requests including same-sex chauffeur assignments. This matters for several common booking scenarios: a solo female traveler with an early morning Sea-Tac pickup, a client with cultural or religious preferences, a family booking transportation for a teenage daughter to prom, or any passenger who simply prefers a same-sex chauffeur for personal comfort.

Request the accommodation at booking. All Black Limo confirms based on chauffeur availability for the date and time. There is no additional charge for the request. The accommodation is treated as standard operations, not a premium service tier.

Other accommodations available on request: car seat installation (free, confirm the day prior), specific chauffeur requests by name for repeat clients, extra stops ($40 plus distance), and any reasonable adjustment that helps the trip go smoothly.

Every vehicle is tracked and monitored

Real-time GPS, dispatch oversight, and route confirmation on every trip.

All Black Limo monitors every vehicle in real time. GPS tracking confirms the chauffeur’s position, route, and timing on every booking. Dispatch sees the vehicle move from staging to pickup to drop-off. If something goes off-route, dispatch knows immediately and can contact the chauffeur or the client.

The tracking serves three purposes. First, safety — at 3am on I-5 in the rain, dispatch knows where every vehicle is and can respond if anything happens. Second, operational accuracy — clients booking corporate or cruise transfers get exact arrival windows because the system shows where the vehicle actually is, not where it was supposed to be. Third, accountability — the route is logged, the timing is logged, the trip is documented end to end.

Vehicle tracking, combined with chauffeur road-testing during hiring and Washington State Patrol vehicle inspections, is part of why All Black Limo has zero U.S. DOT incidents across 12 years and 40,000+ trips. The systems compound. Safety is not one practice — it is several layered practices that together produce the record.

What “in-house everything” actually means at All Black Limo

Not a national chain. Not a franchise. Not a marketing front.

Many Seattle car services that appear as one company are actually marketing fronts run by third-party agencies, with drivers dispatched from contractor pools. All Black Limo is a home-grown Seattle business that runs every function internally.

How All Black Limo hires chauffeurs

Road test required. Three criteria measured. Long tenure expected.

The single biggest variable in any car service trip is the chauffeur. All Black Limo hires for one criterion first: safety. Vehicle skill, professionalism, and customer service follow — but safety leads.

Every All Black Limo chauffeur candidate completes a road test as part of the interview process. The test is not a formality. Three things get measured directly:

• Time sense. Does the candidate arrive when expected? Anticipate traffic? Manage timing on a real route under real conditions? Most ground transportation problems trace back to time management failures. All Black Limo screens for it on day one.
• Communication. How does the candidate handle the client interaction — greeting, route discussion, bag handling, decision points? Clear, professional, brief, accurate communication is the second hiring criterion.
• Driving skill. Smooth braking, lane discipline, situational awareness, defensive habits, hazard anticipation. Bijo or a senior chauffeur rides along on the test and evaluates the candidate against the All Black Limo standard.

Many All Black Limo chauffeurs are active or retired military from across the branches — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. Military training builds discipline, accountability under pressure, and the operating-by-the-book mindset that matches Bijo’s own law enforcement background.

All Black Limo chauffeurs stay for years. Regular clients know them by name and request them by name. That tenure is itself a quality signal — it means the chauffeurs want to be at All Black Limo, and All Black Limo wants to keep them.

Every chauffeur also meets Washington State limousine carrier requirements under RCW 46.72A: Washington State Patrol background check, drug testing, biennial medical certification, state-approved defensive driving course, and a satisfactory driving record on file. That is the floor. Most chauffeurs exceed it significantly.

How to verify any Seattle car service before you book

Five minutes of checking can save a wedding day or a 6am flight.

The Seattle car service industry has grown significantly. New companies with similar-sounding names appear regularly. Before booking transportation — especially for an airport run, wedding, prom, or cruise where a no-show is not recoverable — verify the operator at the sources below.

Bijo’s advice: Before you hire any company to transport you, check their safety standards. Saving a few dollars by picking a lower-priced provider will leave you hanging when something goes wrong at 4am — and on transportation, something always eventually goes wrong somewhere. Pick the operator whose record holds up to verification.