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Island cabbies protest taxi takeover
A small but vocal group of former Silver Shadow Taxi drivers took to the streets of Ganges on Friday to protest wage cutbacks and what they claim was a “deceitful and underhanded ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Be sure to drive safe this season: Heed
Solicitor General Kash Heed was in Burnaby last Friday to launch the annual CounterAttack campaign with ICBC and police at roadchecks near Burnaby 8 Rinks, one of the many sports ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Iraq WMD claims not manipulated: ex-U.K. spy chief
British intelligence officials did not intend to mislead anyone by releasing documents in 2002 claiming Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, Britain's former spy chief said ...
Source: CBC News

Focus On: 244-TAXI
VALDOSTA — A mechanic and car salesman have joined forces to introduce a much-needed service in Valdosta — a 24/7 taxi service with meters. Known as 244-TAXI , the business duo ...
Source: Valdosta Daily Times

New taxi service to launch in Basalt
BASALT — Basalt will get its own taxi service starting Dec. 17. Temple Glassier and Mike Drummond recently received a license from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to ...
Source: Aspen Times

Elder Care seeks to build new facility
Construction for a new Elder Care facility in Dickinson may begin as soon as June 1. The facility, if approved, will be funded mostly from the North Dakota Department of ...
Source: Dickinson Press & Advertiser

St Kitts & Nevis: Luxury at a bargain price
There's only one place to go for the best rum punches in the world... the rustic, ramshackle Sunshine's bar on the Caribbean island of Nevis. After sampling just a couple of these ...
Source: Daily Mirror

Cherry Creek mall opens door to all cab companies, for a fee
Cherry Creek Shopping Center is asking Freedom and Union taxi companies to pay a fee if they want to serve mall customers. Cherry Creek officials notified the cab companies at a ...
Source: Denver Post

Chauncey V. Mobberly
Chauncey Vernon Mobberly, 84, of Lawton Road, Marietta, passed away on Dec. 11, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. He was a longtime resident of New Matamoras and had ...
Source: Parkersburg News & Sentinel

Faces For the Forces" - Goes State -Side Biggest Ever Show of Support ...
NEW YORK, Dec 12, 2009 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- A nationwide campaign aims to create the biggest ever show of support for US troops serving abroad. It comes in the run up ...
Source: Investors Business Daily

Airport/hotel shuttle revving up
After almost five years of appearances before city hall committees, Taxicab Board and Public Utilities Board (PUB) hearings, a commercial airport/hotel shuttle service has finally ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Towing companies staying busy
Grande Prairie's spell of harsh winter has taken its toll on more than just the people who brave it simply by venturing outside. For those who found themselves with a vehicle that ...
Source: Daily Herald Tribune

Arrive alive
At the CounterAttack campaign launch earlier this month, Dr. Roy Purssell, an emergency physician at Vancouver General Hospital, addressed the serious consequences of mixing ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Symantec updates smart phone management suite
Symantec Corp. is rolling out a trio of updated products designed to secure and manage your fleet of Windows smart phones across their lifecycle. In addition to a variety of mobile ...
Source: it World Canada

Taxi licence prices tell tale
IT'S that season again: the season of good will, good cheer, good food, and a scarcity of taxi cabs. I've written about this before. Getting a taxi at this time of year in Winnipeg ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

El Paso taxicabs to serve the disabled
Ivan Garza, left, of Sun City Cab Co. talks with John Eger of El Paso on Thursday by a specially outfitted cab at Volar Center for Independent Living, 1220 Golden Key Circle. The ...
Source: El Paso Times

Governor Declares State Of Emergency; BWI Opened
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has declared a state of emergency as a powerful winter storm dumped snow across the state. "At 7 this morning, I must have called every cab service in ...
Source: WJZ

Fargo officials to offer taxi coupons aimed at curbing DUIs
It’s going to be $5 easier to drink responsibly over the holidays. Local taxi cabs will have coupons for $5 off the fare home from a bar during the holidays starting Dec. 23 ...
Source: Grand Forks Herald

When it comes to tips, hotel maids don't clean up
Bellhop: $2 first bag, $1 per additional bag. Skycap: $2 first bag; $1 per additional bag. Doorman: $1-$2 for carrying luggage or hailing a cab. Concierge: $5-$10 if they get you ...
Source: Seattle Times

KAT won’t leave bowlers stranded in 2010
WILLMAR — A group of bowlers who depend on public transportation to get home after their Monday night games won’t be left stranded in 2010. The Kandiyohi Area Transit’s joint ...
Source: West Central Tribune

Letters: December 26
Re: D. Dixon's letter Dec 19. Dixon is incorrect in saying there aren't enough taxis on the road. Edmonton has one of the highest taxi per capita rates in Canada! The problem lies ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Christmas at work
Christmas day? More like just another Friday for some folks. The holiest day of the year doesn't feel so holy when your alarm is waking you up for work. No presents with the kids ...
Source: Niagara Review

MADD Canada urges party hosts to ring in the New Year responsibly
Tips for New Year’s party hosts to reduce the risk of impaired driving. MADD Canada is urging party hosts to plan ahead and take steps to ensure their guests do not drive ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Christmas in a cab
Jake Bacon Tom Olander drives along West Route 66 waiting for a fare in his taxi on Christmas Day. Olander said that he was at the end of his 12-hour shift that started at 5 a.m ...
Source: Arizona Daily Sun

SAN MARCOS: Program helps seniors get to key destinations
A transportation program at the San Marcos Senior Center is helping stuck-at-home seniors get to and from key destinations. The center has two 14-seat passenger vans that pick up ...
Source: North County Times

Indianapolis wants to boost fees
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis city government's plan to raise revenue next year by increasing various user fees brought this reaction from Sergio Gonzalez-Piriz: “Excuse me ...
Source: Courier-Journal

When it comes to gratuities, hotel maids don't clean up
Dorethia Wilson, 51, a housekeeper at the Shorecrest Motor Inn on Jefferson, cleans vacant rooms. She says about 75 percent of people tip. DETROIT - Here's a tip: Tip your hotel ...
Source: Atlantic City Press

Detective hopes tip will solve case of missing cab driver
Cumberland County homicide detectives began investigating the disappearance of William James Simon in March 2008. But nearly two years later, they have yet to receive a tip in the ...
Source: Fayetteville Observer

When it comes to gratuities, hotel maids don’t exactly clean up
DETROIT - Here’s a tip: Tip your hotel maid. "Maybe once a month someone will tip, but what can I do? We can’t force people to tip," says Sara Hana, a housekeeper at the ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Taxi companies enjoy a thriving market in Homer
Josh Cooper purchased Kostas Taxi along with four cabs and currently employs 10 full-time drivers for seven-day-a-week, 24-hour service. "I had the oldest cab company, and I am the ...
Source: Anchorage Daily News

drunk drivers beware of cops
PARKSVILLE — Police are cracking down on impaired drivers this holiday season. Staff Sgt. Brian Hunter of the Oceanside RCMP said in the interest of everyone getting home safe ...
Source: Abbotsford News

City councillor feels personal loss over drinking and driving
Getting behind the wheel while intoxicated can change lives “in the blink of an eye,” warns a city councillor who knows first hand the pain a drunk driver can cause. Kim ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Getting to and fro safely ensures a happy New Year
We're coming into the last 48-hour stretch of 2009 and that means it's almost time to celebrate. Along with party hats, noise makers and the occasional sip of a celebratory spirit ...
Source: Goderich Signal-Star

The Airdrie Echo 2009 Year in Review
Airdrie welcomes its first New Year's baby, Alijah Queshi, to the world. The government of Alberta bans the sale of tobacco anywhere that sells pharmaceuticals in an effort to help ...
Source: Airdrie Echo

Party hosts have responsibility, OPP caution
Christmas may be over but that doesn't mean the party season is. With New Year's Eve just around the corner, the Ontario Provincial Police are urging revelers and hosts to ring in ...
Source: North Bay Nugget

More taxis needed, says citizen lobby group
As New Year's Eve approaches there are new calls to expand Calgary's taxicab fleet, with some entrepreneurs offering unlicensed taxi services to take people to and from year-end ...
Source: CBC News

Keep the party fun by drinking smart
Ah, the holidays. All those parties, all that free booze. Talk about a recipe for disaster. Drinking responsibly may not sound like much fun, but it's a heck of a lot more ...
Source: StarPhoenix

Taxi cab business spikes during New Years holiday
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Taxi drivers were out all night offering rides to people who shouldn't be drinking and driving. One taxi cab company owner says business nearly doubled for him ...
Source: WALB 10

It's taxpayer money, so lift veil of secrecy
FOR more than 20 years Liberal politician Dean Brown served the people of South Australia as a local member, shadow minister, minister, Opposition leader and ultimately premier ...
Source: Adelaide Now

Brainerd City Council
1. Call to order. 2. Roll call. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Mayor Wallin - Prayer for the New Year. 5. Consent Calendar (NOTICE TO PUBLIC) - All matters listed are considered ...
Source: Brainerd Dispatch

Slain cabbie wasn’t forgotten
Sergei Kostin came to Canada looking for a better life. He struggled to learn and perfect his English, became a citizen and worked long hours as a cab driver in Dartmouth to help ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

Colour the capital region brown
My tired legs are sending me a message. They don’t know that walking is healthful exercise. My car is disabled. I am forced to go green, ride trains and buses and walk, as I urge ...
Source: Abbotsford News

WAN A HULAIMI/ ELSEWHERE:
TYRES inching up to the chrome in the hot noonday sun, wheels to bumpers with motorcyclists criss-crossing and by its taxi drivers is a nation known. "Kuala Lumpur," says my man ...
Source: New Straits Times

When it comes to gratuities, hotel maids don't exactly clean up
DETROIT - Here's a tip: Tip your hotel maid. "Maybe once a month someone will tip, but what can I do? We can't force people to tip," says Sara Hana, a housekeeper at the Victory ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Two injured in I-35 rollover
A driver for Capital City Taxi company in Topeka was lifeflighted away from the scene of a rollover accident Friday afternoon shortly before 1 p.m. The cab, driven by John T. Moten ...
Source: Emporia gazette.com

If life gives you a broken mirror look in it and smirk
More random whines in the life of a middle-aged male. One of my daughters was driving my humble little Chevy in Boston a few months ago when a taxi swooped around her, parked, and ...
Source: New Haven Register

2 arrested in NYC terror probe
NEW YORK — Two men linked to an alleged al-Qaida associate accused of a plot to attack New York City with homemade bombs were arrested Friday after one of the men caused a ...
Source: New Haven Register

Second suspect in NYC terror probe due in court
NEW YORK (AP) — A second suspect linked to an alleged al-Qaida associate accused of plotting to attack New York City with homemade bombs is due in court to face terror charges ...
Source: Orange Leader

2nd suspect in NYC terror probe due in court
Adis Medunjanin, 25, was arrested Friday after he caused a traffic accident while under surveillance. He is to appear in court Saturday. His former classmate, Zarein Ahmedzay, has ...
Source: Lincoln Daily News

Cab company moved off probation by Oklahoma City
A taxi company put on probation for refusing service so it could cherry-pick the highest fares in Oklahoma City was reinstated Tuesday by the Oklahoma City Council. Last year, the ...
Source: Daily Oklahoman

Another Indian taxi driver attacked by Melbourne passengers
Melbourne, Jan 17: An Indian taxi driver, who is in his mid 20s, was bashed by two passengers outside Geelong, Melbourne, on Sunday. According to reports, the driver had stopped ...
Source: New Kerala

More Indians assaulted in Australia
Melbourne, Jan 16 : Two more Indian taxi drivers, one of whom was a student, were attacked Saturday in Australia's Ballarat city, making it the fourth attack on the community ...
Source: New Kerala

Jail for man who racially abused Indian taxi driver
A 48-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed after racially abusing an Indian taxi driver during a drunken outburst northwest of Melbourne. Paul John Brogden, of Navigators near Ballarat, was ...
Source: News.com.au

19-year-old man indicted in stabbing death of cabdriver: Victim ...
Jan 16, 2010 (Pioneer Press - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A grand jury indicted a 19-year-old Apple Valley man in the slaying and robbery of Michael Allan ...
Source: TMCnet

Old phone books as history books
I have on loan from my friend Holly Chabbott a 1956-1957 telephone directory from the New York Telephone Company covering the communities of Lake Placid, Tupper Lake and Saranac ...
Source: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Man jailed for attacking Indian cab driver
A man has been sentenced in the Ballarat Magistrates Court in Victoria to three months' jail for attacking an Indian taxi driver in the early hours of this morning. Paul Brogden ...
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Thanks seems to be the hardest word
Were you at all surprised to hear about those unruly Indian passengers on Cathay Pacific Business Class who had to be off-loaded in Hong Kong? When the cabin crew refused to serve ...
Source: Hindustan Times

Man jailed for abusing taxi driver
A 48-year-old man has been jailed after racially abusing an Indian taxi driver during a drunken outburst northwest of Melbourne. Paul John Brogden, of Navigators near Ballarat, was ...
Source: Skynews.com

RTA riders brace to see how service will be reduced
As the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority plans to reduce service in the face of a $17.4 million budget gap, West Shore area residents are bracing themselves. Linda Cimo ...
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Oz man thrashes Indian cabbie; jailed within hours
A man, who went berserk in an alcohol-fuelled racist attack on an Indian taxi driver around 2.15 a.m. today, was swiftly awarded 3-month imprisonment and fined A$ 1,520 within ...
Source: Tribune

Labatt Announces Pedi-Cab Service in Vancouver
Labatt's Make a Plan program was designed to help people address the changing circumstances that can unintentionally lead to drinking and driving. February 2010 will be an ...
Source: CNW Group

Fares to airport may drop
Cab fare from the city to the Edmonton International Airport may drop if a new proposed rate structure from the Vehicle for Hire Commission gets the green light. Edmonton taxi and ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Councillors idling again on taxi rules
SOMEBODY, PLEASE, call these clowns a cab and ship them out of town. It’s past time to demand value for money from our well-paid Halifax councillors, who are better at wasting ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

Fare to airport may drop
Cab fare from the city to the Edmonton International Airport may drop with a new proposed rate structure brought forth by the Vehicle for Hire Commission. Edmonton taxi and ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Credit card information used to buy gift cards
A man who used "skimmed" credit card information to buy nearly $6,000 worth of gift cards at a local variety store pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud. Jonathan Jessop admitted ...
Source: Owen Sound Sun Times

New law needed to protect cabbie and bus drivers
Driving a cab in Winnipeg has perhaps never been more dangerous. A recent spell of terrifying attacks on cab drivers in this city has seen taxi drivers kicked, bit, threatened at ...
Source: Winnipeg Sun

City curbs Sky Shuttle service
Bylaw inspectors have ordered the only Edmonton International Airport bus service to stop picking up passengers in the city because it doesn't have a civic licence. But Sky Shuttle ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

Another girl charged in cab attack
WINNIPEG — Another female teen is in now police custody, following one of the recent attacks on Winnipeg cabs. On Feb. 1, a taxi driver picked up a group of five women in the 600 ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Here’s the scoop on travel in Rome, Venice in 2010
Rome and Venice are two of my favorite cities. But to enjoy these classic destinations fully, you need to be prepared for changes in 2010. Knowing about a few recent developments ...
Source: Everett Herald

Lush, dreamy St. Lucia
St. Lucia is a lush, tropical Caribbean island in the West Indies, catering to all walks of life, from sun-soaking resort visitors to more-adventurous villa dwellers. As we ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

DDS Wireless Lands Customer in Greater Toronto for its Pathfinder ...
Vancouver, BC, February 16, 2010--(T-Net)--DDS Wireless International Inc. (TSX:DD) reports that its Taxi business unit, Digital Dispatch, has signed a contract with A1 Taxi, the ...
Source: BC Technology

From Nationalism to Internationalism (Second part)
This is the second part of the booklet From Nationalism to Internationalism. We will publish it in six parts. This booklet tells the story of an activist over a period of about 35 ...
Source: Centre des Médias Alternatifs du Québec

Cabbies need justice
WE don't need a new law to protect cabbies. Just enforce those that are on the books. They are more than adequate. Up to 14 years in prison depending on the level of assault, and ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Taxi! Take me to a green empire
Slumped in the back of a cab at 4am, Jonny Goldstone had a moment of clarity. “I was looking up in the sky at these buildings with all their lights on, and it all seemed so ...
Source: Times Online

Cab Drivers Split On Safety Proposal
COLUMBIA - One Missouri lawmaker is aiming to make work safer for the state's taxi drivers. Rep. Theodore Hoskins, D-Berkeley, is sponsoring a bill that would require all operating ...
Source: KOMU

Charges laid in C-section crash
An Estevan man spent the weekend in jail -- and a young mother and her newborn baby in hospital -- after a serious crash in Regina early Saturday morning. Jesse David Dell, 25 ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

City Approves Taxi Ordinance With Late Changes
OCEAN CITY — Despite some lingering rage from a few cab companies and drivers, taxi medallions will now be the rule of the road in Ocean City. The City Council voted unanimously ...
Source: The Dispatch

Cabbies call for 'fair go'
Taxi operators have called on police and parking inspectors to show more leniency to cab drivers who breach parking laws. Taxi Council of Queensland chief executive officer Blair ...
Source: Brisbane Times

News and notes from Expo's Mobile Applications Showcase
It wasn’t find one of the busiest places on the show floor at last week’s Macworld Expo . That would be the Mobile Applications Showcase where around six dozen or so iPhone app ...
Source: YAHOO!

Cosmetic surgery cost will balloon
TORONTO - Women in the market for a bigger pair of breasts should know that the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) will push up the price by $400-$800. In fact, things may be about to get ...
Source: CNEWS

We're being punished
A Kingston residence for women and children visiting inmates in area prisons has been forced to close for political and ideological reasons, say the organizations who work with ...
Source: Kingston Whig

Regina cab drivers fed up with increasing job-related violence of ...
REGINA - The manager of a Regina taxi company says fewer drivers are willing to work at night because of what they say is an increase in violent robberies. Over the weekend, a cab ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Taxi service to return to Yokota Air Base
Taxi service is on track to resume at Yokota in the next few weeks. The Japanese cab company Akigawa Kotsu has agreed to provide the service and would have 24-hour access to ...
Source: Stars and Stripes

It’s the Little Things
S HUTTLING MY PARENTS across town for the past two months has been a real eye-opener. Having lived in central Florida for over 35 years, my mother and father, recent retirees, are ...
Source: Egypt Today

For a Drugstore, 'Nice' Isn't a Panacea
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. DRUGSTORE chains measure success in market share -- Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid, the three largest, fill one-third of all prescriptions in the United States. But ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

St. Lucia is a Caribbean island that has it all
St. Lucia is a lush, tropical Caribbean island in the West Indies, catering to all walks of life, from sun-soaking resort visitors to more-adventurous villa dwellers. As we ...
Source: Vancouver Sun

Novato taxi service fights county over privacy of drug test results
The owner of a Novato-based taxi service is fighting to keep his employees drug test results from being shared with a public agency that regulates cab service in Marin County.
Source: Marin Independent Journal

Cabbies claim Aspen officer taking them for a ride
ASPEN — An Aspen police officer made no qualms Tuesday that the rules of the road apply to everyone — and that includes cabbies. Two Aspen taxi drivers — and another driver ...
Source: Aspen Times

Atlantic City taxi, jitney drivers to learn how to impress guests
ATLANTIC CITY - Discussing Atlantic City's tourism future, Farleigh Dickinson University Professor Donald Hoover did what any good teacher would do to get his point across: Quote ...
Source: Atlantic City Press

Cab study coming up
Thunder Bay‘s accessible taxi services are going to be put under the microscope after a local advocacy group aired its concerns before the police services board Thursday. Persons ...
Source: Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

Wheels of Change
We gdan Saeed has sworn off cabs. The 22-year-old college student took a black-and-white taxi from her home in Mohandiseen to her friend’s apartment, exactly two blocks away. The ...
Source: Egypt Today

London cabbies may receive quiet training
LONDON, Mar 6, 2010 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A London official says the city's taxi cab drivers may be required to take courses on how to remain quiet while transporting passengers ...
Source: MENAFN

London cabbies may undergo 'when to shut up' training!
London, March 7 : London black cab drivers may undergo training on when to leave the passengers with some peace and quiet. Authorities were said to be mulling additional lessons ...
Source: New Kerala

Cabbie, security guard clash at airport
The ongoing controversy over taxi service at the Saskatoon airport escalated to the point of police involvement late Wednesday. City police say a security guard asked a cab driver ...
Source: StarPhoenix

Funeral set for cab driver killed by man charged with driving drunk
Funeral arrangements are set for a taxi driver killed by a man charged with driving drunk and colliding with his cab. 64-year-old Patrick Pratt died after a man police say was ...
Source: KFDM-TV

Cab and livery competition heating up
Yesterday, the owners of Yellow Cab were honored by the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce with an achievement award that celebrated the company’s new $700,000 expansion of ...
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Cab-share pairs are talking shop
New Yorkers are making new friends and business partners in the back seats of shared taxicabs. In just its second day, the cab-sharing program proved to be a great networking tool ...
Source: New York Post

Lawmakers are pocketing perks
WASHINGTON — In this time of economic turmoil and high unemployment, try this on for size: The chances are that the person you elected to represent you in the U.S. Congress not ...
Source: Dickinson Press & Advertiser

Cabbies call on the city
Edmonton’s cabbie association wants the city government to take over the cab dispatch business. Some drivers see it as a way to bypass cab companies and take control of their own ...
Source: Edmonton Sun

Halifax cab zones won't change: commission
The Halifax Regional Taxi Commission is holding firm on rules that restrict the number of cabs in downtown Halifax late at night. Dartmouth cab driver Richard McNeil said the group ...
Source: CBC News

Cab company is granted a limousine license
A local cab company has been granted a limousine license as one limousine service officially goes out of business. The application of Pocono Cab Co. to operate limousines anywhere ...
Source: Pocono Record

UMD keeps cheap cab rides going
University of Minnesota Duluth students used a cheap taxi program so much that it ran out of money. Students were notified last week that they’d no longer have use of the Bulldog ...
Source: Duluth News Tribune

Sound Off! (March 13)
Congratulations to my shining star, my son Joseph Benavidez, for his victory over the legend Miguel Torres in recent WEC in the May bout in Columbus, Ohio representing Las Cruces ...
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News

Fixed Mobile Convergence
WHITE PLAINS, NY, Mar 12, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Heineken USA today announced an agreement with Taxi Magic to help consumers easily book and pay for a safe taxi ride home ...
Source: TMCnet

We need to rethink our tipping habits
David Sax: When my parents were younger, they took a trip to New York City and Katz's delicatessen. TESS VIGELAND: If we wanted more letters from you, we couldn't think of a better ...
Source: Marketplace.publicradio.org

Heineken USA Signs Agreement With Taxi Magic to ...
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- 03/12/10 -- Heineken USA today announced an agreement with Taxi Magic to help consumers easily book and pay for a safe taxi ride home after an evening out with ...
Source: Earthtimes

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Caracas
CARACAS (Reuters Life!) - Caribbean heat mingles with Andean cool in Caracas, which is nestled against a verdant mountain range, cresting at over 9,000 feet (2,765 meters ...
Source: Reuters India

Council to meet with air authority over cabs
It’s a compromise most are content with — for now. After two hours behind closed doors, city council decided to create an ad-hoc committee to meet with the Calgary Airport ...
Source: Metronews.ca

48 hours in Caracas
CARACAS - Caribbean heat mingles with Andean cool in Caracas, which is nestled against a verdant mountain range, cresting at over 2,700 metres. Languidly tropical by day, the ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Business travel on a budget
On a return trip to Maine after a Mideast vacation, a last-minute business opportunity created a financial detour. But we had to pay for the new travel arrangements. By maximizing ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

Human Rights Hearing Begins Into Racialized, Discriminatory Taxi ...
TORONTO , May 10 /CNW/ - A human rights hearing has begun in the case of Asafo Adai, who alleges Toronto has created a discriminatory taxi system that relegates racialized groups ...
Source: CNW Group

Airport taxi overhaul worries cabbies
The Calgary airport authority is taking bids from companies that want to provide taxi service at the airport, a move that has some cab drivers worried. Alderman Diane Colley ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Pol fury at 'door charges'
City and hotel officials are looking to straighten out greedy doormen who demand cabbies slip them cash for passengers. Planned legislation would make it illegal for anyone to ...
Source: New York Post

Animal transportation company caters to array of customers
Answer : This is an animal transportation service that is a combination of a pet taxi, a pet ambulance and a pet long-distance hauler. Q : What kind of services do you provide? A ...
Source: Coloradoan

MOTORISTS' CORNER By Nimrod NL Quiones
When you visit other parts of the country or the world, you get to learn new things and also compare what is being done there with what we have here. During an overnight hop to the ...
Source: Philippine Star Online

Mother continues search for ex-Reno showgirl
Every year around May 5, Carla Brown travels to Reno to look for clues or that key witness who has yet to come forward since her daughter disappeared five years ago. In her large ...
Source: Reno Gazette

Animal transportation company caters to array of ...
Answer : This is an animal transportation service that is a combination of a pet taxi, a pet ambulance and a pet long-distance hauler. Q : What kind of services do you provide? A ...
Source: Coloradoan

Man faces charges in Brandon cab robbery
A 26-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly robbed a cab driver at knifepoint in Brandon. The Brandon Police Service said a man got into a taxi in the western Manitoba ...
Source: Winnipeg Sun

Travel Photo of the Day
Discover the hot spots and travel tips with our Travel Newsletter. When most visitors envision New York, they think of Manhattan, the long finger-shaped island pointing southwest ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Taxi service closed in Burns Lake
Bill Fitt, the owner of the Lakeland Taxi in Burns Lake said to Lakes District News last week that he had recently decided to close down his taxi service due to added competition ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Mayors call for province-wide taxi bylaw
The mayors of Charlottetown, Stratford and Cornwall are calling on the province to regulate taxis. Currently, each municipality is responsible for rules governing everything from ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Cabbies want fare increase
Ottawa cabbies want fares to increase 11.5% to offset the new harmonized sales tax and other expenses. The city says that increase is too much, but it’s willing to adjust the ...
Source: Ottawa Sun

Free bus rides to the park this weekend
The County of Grande Prairie and the Stompede Association are offering free return bus service from the city to Evergreen Park for three days. Starting Friday, the bus will leave ...
Source: Daily Herald Tribune

Cab driver robbed near Rotary Trail
Police are looking for witnesses after a Chilliwack taxi driver was struck on the head and robbed Sunday evening. RCMP say the driver had picked up six males in Yarrow just before ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Taxi Drivers Charity Boosts Help the Heroes Fund
ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM-- (Marketwire - May 27, 2010) - The Licensed Taxi Drivers Poker Association (LTDPA) has been helping to raise money for the Help for Heroes Charity and has ...
Source: Market Wire

Police seek 2nd man in 1981 cabbie killing
Edmonton police are asking the public's help in locating a man believed to have been with Robert James Fletcher on the night in 1981 when cab driver Gerdina (Jeri) Kruidbos was ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Business Licenses
Business licenses issued recently by the city of Yuma include: • Cintas Document Management, out of county, Cintas Corp., service provider. • Nicklaus Engineering Inc., 1851 W ...
Source: Yuma Daily Sun

TheSpec.com - Business - Blue Line Taxi drivers to vote ...
An effort to unionize drivers at Hamilton's largest taxi company goes to a vote on Monday. The drive to sign up workers at Blue Line Taxi has been under way since April and goes to ...
Source: Hamilton Spectator

Cabbies protest exclusive airport deal
Exclusive right to on-demand cab service at the Calgary International Airport was awarded to a sole provider yesterday, despite a protest held by city cabbies. Associated Cab (Alta ...
Source: Metronews.ca

Associated Cab lands exclusive airport contract
The protest by hundreds of crabby cabbies, decrying move they say will leave them jobless, appeared moot as the airport authority awarded an exclusive contract to one company ...
Source: Calgary Sun

Calgary Airport Authority signs deal with Associated Cabs
The Calgary Airport Authority has awarded a contract to have just one taxi company provide on-demand service. Associated Cabs has signed a six year deal that takes effect Monday ...
Source: Am770chqr.com

Travel Photo of the Day
If you travel Metrorail during rush hour (Mon-Fri 5-9:30am and 3-7pm), you may not be so smitten with the system, since delays can be frequent, lines at farecard machines long ...
Source: The Province

City of Las Vegas finally cracks down on neighborhood brothels
LAS VEGAS - It’s been two and a half years since Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman told reporters, “ I’ll take a baseball bat and break his head if he ever comes here. ” The ...
Source: Canada Free Press

The Calgary Airport Authority Announces Completion of Request for ...
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 2, 2010) - This afternoon, The Calgary Airport Authority and Associated Cab (Alta.) Ltd. signed a six-year contract to provide on-demand taxi ...
Source: Market Wire

Taxi company installs safety shields
A Prince Albert taxi company has started installing plastic shields in its vehicles, not long after a rash of attacks on cabbies in the Saskatchewan city. The most recent assault ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Aussie design in the running to revolutionise iconic New York City ...
CROCODILE CAB: An Australian-designed futuristic electric taxi known as the Unicab is being considered for a lucractive commission to serve the Big Apple from 2014. Picture ...
Source: PerthNow

Special Series: In a city fashioned for cars, seniors ...
Bob Ferguson figures he'll drive for at least another two years until age 90. His father drove until the age of 92. Either way, "I want it to be my decision," said Ferguson ...
Source: Times Colonist

Airport bus would travel from new LRT station
EDMONTON — A regular transit bus to Edmonton International Airport should start this fall, as long as the airport authority covers half the cost, a city report says. Edmonton ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

Entrapping that cabbie was heavy handed
I have a great deal of sympathy for Gurmeet Sangha, the Surrey cabbie fined a whopping $1,150 for picking up a bogus fare in Vancouver. It's way over the top. Sangha clearly was ...
Source: The Province

Aging Drivers: Canada needs senior-friendly public transit — sooner ...
Bob Ferguson figures he'll drive for at least another two years. He'll be 90 then. His father drove until the age of 92. Either way, "I want it to be my decision," said Ferguson ...
Source: Calgary Herald

G20 survival guide
Michael Budahi plans on ditching the car, and taking the GO Train if he comes into work next Thursday and Friday. So far, his plans are to keep his store at King St. and Wellington ...
Source: Toronto Star

City wants airports authority to share transit cost
EDMONTON — A regular transit bus to the Edmonton International Airport should start this fall, as long as the airport authority covers half the cost, a city report says. Edmonton ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

Taxi growth slows down in Dubai
With a robust public transport network nearly in place in Dubai, it’s not difficult to imagine that these changes may have brought in some hard times for taxi service companies ...
Source: Khaleej Times

New taxi service uses pedal power
Keith Kimbrough takes passengers for an excursion through parts of Old Town. Hub Tours recently launched its new pedicab business. Submitted photo Slow down. Soak in the views of ...
Source: Napa Valley Register

Cabbies barred from airport jostle for space downtown
Cabbies banned from airport pick ups have flooded downtown and into parking spots as the city looks to add more taxi stands in the core. City traffic manager Troy McLeod said he ...
Source: Calgary Sun

Byers: Weekend weather creates havoc for Porter fliers
Airlines can’t control the weather. But they can control what happens to customers when weather derails their travel plans. A bunch of folks, including myself, were on a Porter ...
Source: Toronto Star

Las Vegas
Discover the hot spots and travel tips with our Travel Newsletter. Unless you plan to spend the bulk of your vacation in a city where walking is the best way to get around (read ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

The road warriors
W ith gas selling at just 50 cents a litre, Andrew Grant's co-workers at Yellow Cab thought he was crazy. It was November, 2001, and the Vancouver cabbie had just announced he was ...
Source: Globe and Mail

A gastro-haven for eco-friendly diners
With gas selling at just 50 cents a litre, Andrew Grant's co-workers at Yellow Cab thought he was crazy. It was November, 2001, and the Vancouver cabbie had just announced he was ...
Source: Globe and Mail

HST soon takes effect in Ontario, B.C.
In two of Canada's most populous provinces residents are bracing, preparing and bemoaning Thursday's arrival of the harmonized sales tax. Heidi Graw has decided that after years of ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Dial 511 and get immediate access to a cab or taxi
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CBS 8) - If you have too much to drink this Fourth of July weekend, getting a cab is as easy as dialing 511. 511 is a free phone and web service that gives up-to ...
Source: KFMB

Student jailed for cab robbery
A TERTIARY student who admitted to robbing two service stations and a taxi was sentenced to three years behind bars. Justice Daniel Goundar told Mataiasi Susu while sentencing ...
Source: Fiji Times

Competition heating up in online brokerage busine
Everybody wants a discount in 2010 and the online brokerage industry is anxious to provide it. Full-service broker Merrill Lynch is the latest to enter the online discount ...
Source: Allentown Morning Call

Capital health offers car share service
CarShareHFX and the Capital district health authority have teamed up to provide health-care employees in Halifax with cost-effective, healthy and environmentally sensitive ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

New Orleans
Discover the hot spots and travel tips with our Travel Newsletter. You really don't need to rent a car during your stay in New Orleans. Not only is the town just made for walking ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Taxi co-op goes hybrid
With gas selling at just 50 cents a litre, Andrew Grant's co-workers at Yellow Cab thought he was crazy. It was November, 2001, and the Vancouver cabbie had just announced he was ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Door 2 Door hearing canceled
The room cleared quickly after a committee voted Thursday that a hearing was not needed for a Neillsville cab company to operate a shared-ride taxi system in the city of Sturgeon ...
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette

Local cabs could have been competitive
This is a hello from one of the two small, private taxicab companies in Sturgeon Bay that stand accused and convicted of being "unaffordable" and "unavailable." Punishment for ...
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette

Airlines may get foreign cousins to invest in local ...
What happened to all Indian airlines in the last one year that foreign airlines may be allowed to buy stake in them? The recent media reports state that the loss making airlines ...
Source: Economic Times

HOBOKEN BRIEFS
A week after reminding residents that they can report suspected violations of city taxi and limo policies, the city suspended and fined two taxi drivers as a direct result of rider ...
Source: Hudson Reporter

Alleged actions at law firm party sparks legal spat
Lawyers at a notable Toronto labour law firm who advise employers on dealing with sensitive workplace issues have become embroiled in their own storm centring on allegations of ...
Source: Financial Post

Company President Drives Into The Ranks Of Stanford Who's Who
Bernard Cormier has been accepted among the prestigious ranks of Stanford Who's Who as a result of his spectacular work in the Transportation Services Industry. MONCTON, NB, CANADA ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

TheSpec.com - Business - Blackballed for unionization?
Faheem Shahid drives Hamilton's streets and listens to the silence. Day by day, he waits patiently for the radio to dispatch his taxi to pick up a fare -- maybe a decent out-of ...
Source: Hamilton Spectator

Safe Ride: Hospitality industry sponsors rides home ...
Bill Smith, owner of First City Taxi/Safe Ride, left, and Karl Jacobson, owner of Slim’s Bar & Grill and member of the Beltrami Area Beverage Association, display a Safe Ride van ...
Source: Bemidji Pioneer

Dial-A-Ride will end same-day 'demand' trips
PHOENIX - The Phoenix Public Transit Department says it will end all same-day scheduled “demand” trips on Dial-A-Ride later this month. The department said the cuts were ...
Source: ABC 15 News

Data mining your digital footprints
Forget the so-called paper trail. Wherever you go these days, you’re creating a path of digital data, thanks to GPS technology and an ever-expanding network of location-aware ...
Source: The Keene Sentinel

State lawmakers target transit for the disabled ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Assemblyman Michael Cusick said disabled New Yorkers should be given "easy access" to transportation, including taxis and for-hire vehicles, and called on ...
Source: Staten Island Advance

Airport Authority negotiating ground transportation ...
West Bay- The Airport Authority is in the midst of negotiating ground transportation rates with local taxi and shuttle companies. They'd like to see standard fares from the new ...
Source: WJHG-TV

Co-Owner Of Company Is Transported To The Ranks Of ...
Stanford Who's Who welcomes Barbara J. Cameron-Stuart to the ranks of leading professionals as a result of her exceptional effort in the Transportation Services Industry. MCALESTER ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

5days, 5boroughs
I'm not entirely sure exactly how many times I've been to New York City, but I do know I've never left Manhattan. This time around I do want to literally get out of my comfort zone ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Closure nixes travel plans
Regina resident Amir Shah wanted to take his family to Pakistan this summer to visit his ailing mother and to celebrate his daughter's birthday with extended family members. But ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Cab stands need tweaking: city
Potential penalties for taxi drivers caught picking up customers outside designated areas don’t sit well with the industry association. “It’s the right of the ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Cab stand starts up in U. City
The Delmar Loop is cab driver Christian Johnson's weekend hotspot. He generally hangs out there, cruising for fares in his red and white County Cab van. The popular ...
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

No one takes Anges iPhone for a ride
Taxi drivers the world over might want to think twice about pinching their passengers' belongings following the vigilante justice dished out by Angela Devery, who lost her iPhone ...
Source: The Vine

Did the JLP Administration 'arrange' the vote?
Last Thursday as I sought informal feedback from the streets on the Government's failure to get an extension of the state of emergency, the general view ranged from "the PNP ...
Source: Jamaica Observer

Five boroughs in five days
I’m not entirely sure exactly how many times I’ve been to New York City, but I do know I’ve never left Manhattan. This time around I do want to literally get out ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Co-Owner Of Company Is Transported To The Ranks Of Stanford Who's Who
Stanford Who's Who welcomes Barbara J. Cameron-Stuart to the ranks of leading professionals as a result of her exceptional effort in the Transportation Services Industry. MCALESTER ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Man claims taxi ran him over
A Brandon man who says his leg was run over by a cab driver who then took off is appealing for witnesses. Jason Van Ninieuwenhuizen says he's looking for a little justice after he ...
Source: Brandon Sun

Carl Long
Carl B. Long, 47, Williston, died on Thursday afternoon, July 29, 2010, at the Trinity Medical Center, Minot. His Mass of Christian burial is at 11 a.m. on Tuesday ...
Source: Williston Daily Herald

Inspector Targets Taxi Company Violators
INDIANAPOLIS -- Code enforcement officials knocked on doors at the headquarters of Indianapolis cab companies Friday and found some businesses in violation. The sweep was part of ...
Source: 6 News WRTV

Forgo penalties for cab licence course, says jobless ...
HAVING been unable to find a full-time job for some time, I enrolled for a taxi driver vocational licence course on July 13. The course was to have started on Thursday. A week ...
Source: Straits Times

Crouching tiger, hidden temple
MANILA, Philippines - I was born a brave soul. I would get lost in cities I’ve never been to and just let serendipity (or a taxi cab) help me find my way home. I went to the ...
Source: Philippine Star Online

Aus Fed Election: Journo Takes Down Senator?
In what can only be described as a bizarre and poorly disguised takedown, Fairfax newspapers’ reporter Tim Lester has belittled Independent Senator Steve Fielding over a trip to ...
Source: Scoop

The Cash Cab is only for show
Y ou could say Adam Growe is moonlighting. He’s not just a comedian; he’s a licensed cab driver – a necessity for the host of Discovery Channel Canada’s Cash Cab , in which ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Rundown taxi relief soon
The revised policy for taxi service would create room for more taxis in the city, said officials of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). The policy is on its final stage of ...
Source: The Daily Star

Forgetful patrons hound axe firms for lost property
A South Korean looks at drivers’ photos at Vinasun Taxi Company in Ho Chi Minh City after leaving his bag in a car After leaving US$26,500 in a Ho Chi Minh City taxi cab, last ...
Source: Thanhnien

Sea-Tac airport hails a new cab company
It's called the Seattle Tacoma International Taxi Association. But in November, its taxis will no longer serve the airport. On Thursday, the state Supreme Court decided ...
Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

Pollies in flood of expenses
SOUTH Australian federal politicians have claimed more than $5.2 million on the public purse, including reimbursement for traffic infringement notices and travel for family members ...
Source: Adelaidenow

Is Karen Diebel Really A Big Taxer?
I haven’t really jumped into FL-24 race other than to raise some concerns I had with Karen Diebel that everyone assures me are actually not big issues. But one thing ...
Source: RedState

Yellow cabs are running in the red
WILLIAMSBURG — The dominant cab company is leaving town as a victim of the recession, over-supply and perhaps improved bus service. Yellow Cab of Williamsburg will ...
Source: Vancouver Business Journal

Expo taxis will remain in service
The fleet of World Expo taxis will continue to roam the city's streets once the fair ends on October 31 and fares will remain the same, the Shanghai Transport and Port Bureau said ...
Source: English Eastday

Cabbies vote to form union, results delayed
Almost 800 members of Yellow Cab, Prestige Cab, Barrel Taxi and Checker Taxi voted July 13th on whether they would join a local Teamsters Union. However, the Labour Relations Board ...
Source: Am770chqr.com

Toronto’s taxis are not the green way to travel
O range cars with turquoise hoods, red cars with yellow hoods. Like them or loathe them, these are a couple of the unique colour schemes of Toronto’s 5,700 taxis. Yet the one ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Paradise in Los Cabos
Who would have thought the highlight of a trip to Mexico would be a kiss from a dolphin? Good holidays are laced with surprises and a friendly dolphin headed the list of memorable ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Winnipeg taxi drivers seek immobilizers for safety
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg's taxi industry wants another weapon in the battle against car thieves -- special immobilizers that can be remotely activated to stop a running vehicle. Bruce ...
Source: CTV

5 days, 5 New York boroughs
I'm not entirely sure exactly how many times I've been to New York City, but I do know I've never left Manhattan. This time around I do want to literally get out of my comfort zone ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

How to safeguard you smartphone data
Whether you leave your phone in a taxi or a thief on a bicycle swipes it right out of your hand, what can you do to protect yourself before either (or worse) happens? Ross Rubin ...
Source: ITBusiness.ca

Montreal newspaper defends Hasidic Jew cartoon
MONTREAL — A Montreal newspaper says it did not mean to offend the Jewish community by printing a cartoon depicting a Hasidic Jew with a taxicab, but nonetheless defended itself ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Cab companies call for action
Managers of Winnipeg's largest taxi companies are calling for quicker police response to violent attacks against drivers. Duffy's Taxi general manager Phil Walding and other ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Taxi system not ideal, but is there a better way?
The challenge is to find a way to ferry thousands of downtown Athens bargoers home on weekend nights in a city where demand for taxis otherwise is low. The way cab companies deal ...
Source: Athens Banner-Herald

Send Taxi Study to the Curb
Like most cities in Canada, Regina’s municipal government already has its fair share of challenges. Yet a new report prepared for council wants the city to take on even more ...
Source: Canada Free Press

Dan Macchiarini, artist who makes money
Sunday, August 29, 2010 Dan Macchiarini, a North Beach resident, is going to make some money at Burning Man this year. In the capitalist meaning, that would be a high ...
Source: San Francisco Gate

Man's escape not so great
• Fugitive tries to swim: When police tried to arrest a man late Friday, he reportedly ran from them and jumped into the Fox River near the Main Street bridge. But he was pulled ...
Source: Batavia Sun

Northern Ireland's Republican militants rekindle ...
BANGOR, Northern Ireland -- The bombers were nothing if not audacious. First they gleaned intelligence that a British army major would be spending the night at a friend's place in ...
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Northern Ireland violence on the rise
BANGOR, Northern Ireland | The bombers were nothing if not audacious. First they gleaned intelligence that a British army major would be spending the night at a friend ...
Source: Kansas City Star

On the Road with the Taxi Gourmet: Foodie Heaven Is ...
Your e-mail address and the e-mail address of the recipient will be used exclusively for transmission purposes and to identify the sender to the recipient(s). It will also be used ...
Source: Der Spiegel

Send Taxi Study to the Curb
Send Taxi Study to the Curb, Regina dress codes for taxi ... intervening and regulating all aspects of the cab industry ... of City Council and a rep from the Regina Police Service to be ...
Source: Canada Free Press

U.S. consultant makes recommendations for Regina's taxi industry
... receive the warmest reception from Regina cab drivers after he presented his findings on the city’s taxi ... the idea of other regulations that increase service ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Taxi reform debated
The report suggests the city develop a taxi regulatory ... in bylaw, such as appearance standards for cab ... He noted service at the airport has improved -- lack of ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Bus running late? Buzz a cabbie
Charles Rathbone, a taxi driver with Luxor Cab, said the technology will provide cab drivers with one more tool to service passengers. “Anything that helps us get more business is ...
Source: San Francisco Examiner

Hurricane's threat turns to be more of a whimper
Lloyd Whitman, who drives a cab for Harry's Taxi, suggested the stranded passengers either got the first trains out when service resumed or found other means to get to ...
Source: TheDay

The Case of the Missing Earl
But service resumed early Saturday, and by 10 a.m. all was peaceful. Traffic ... Lloyd Whitman, who drives a cab for Harry's Taxi, suggested the stranded passengers either ...
Source: TheDay

Sharjah taxis to be just a call away
“The system will further alert the commuter that a cab is heading to him or her,” she said, noting that only the commuter who requested the taxi will avail the service as his name ...
Source: Khaleej Times

Husker Game Day: Your planner
Taxi cab drop-off is at 14th and Vine Streets, on the east side of stadium. ... Cost is $15 per vehicle and includes cart shuttle service to stadium. Call Athletics ...
Source: Omaha World-Herald

Airport Corpse Case: No Charges Against Pair
... not face any charges, the Crown Prosecution Service ... him from their house in Oldham by taxi to the airport. The pair said two employees brought a wheelchair out to the cab when they ...
Source: Sky.com

Your planner for game day
Taxi cab drop-off is at 14th and Vine Streets, on the east side of stadium. ... Cost is $15 per vehicle and includes cart shuttle service to stadium. Call Athletics ...
Source: Omaha World-Herald

Taxi services now available
The Atwal family has brought Princeton Taxi services to the ... the family, and Atwal, with six years experience driving cab in Surrey, saw the need for such a service ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Rotating billboards installed on some Edmonton taxis
Taxi driver Khuram Shahzad checks out a colleague's Capital Taxi cab minivan with a ... Transportation, the Vehicle for Hire Commission, and the Edmonton Police Service ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

How good software makes us stupid
After all, a taxi driver's ability to know every twist and ... "The longer you've been a cab driver the larger that part ... as a podcast; Discuss on Facebook; More from BBC World Service
Source: BBC

Schools' transport costs exceed estimates
Each school day, a taxi cab drives into the suburbs northwest of Omaha, picks up a ... 115 are receiving transportation through the district's regular bus service, which ...
Source: Omaha World-Herald

Immigrant moves from Bosnia-Croatia border, stands ...
For a year he worked out of one cab and built a clientele. "He has always taken ... If he's busy he'll call another taxi service and give them the work. "I train my drivers ...
Source: Star News Online

Find Broken Computer. Return to Company. Repeat.
This time, I simply took a $70 taxi ride to the Bronx ... months, spent many hours on hold, dropped $70 on a cab ... Terms of Service; Search; Corrections; RSS; First Look; Help
Source: New York Times

Yellow Cab going pink for breast cancer
Yellow Cab Co. of Memphis is going pink . . . partly. The taxi service is painting one of its 85 vehicles pink for October in honor Breast Cancer Awareness month ...
Source: Memphis Business Journal

School bus audit finds flaws in system
... another, more environmentally friendly mode, such as a taxi or private sedan or a call-a-ride service ... tell a family with a child who has a handicap to catch a cab ...
Source: News-Press

Turkey headscarf ban 'humiliating' - student
"I was calling a taxi cab, and a woman yelled at me. "She said: 'You should only use horse ... BBC College of Journalism; News sources; Redesign: Frequently asked questions; World Service ...
Source: BBC

In London, a virtual taxi stand via Twitter
While only an extreme minority of London cabbies are using the online service, its use is growing, organizers say. They are organizing a 'cab camp' to further the technology ...
Source: Deutsche Welle

Fight For Passengers Speeds up Between Taxis ...
Hastings accuses cab drivers of pulling up to trolley stops and encouraging passengers to use the taxi ... The 14-year taxi driver said he has no dispatch service ...
Source: WBOC

City Council approves incentives for hotel
In other business, the taxi cab industry is looking for another increase in fares in Fayetteville. Joseph Robinson, owner and operator of Light Force Taxi Service, told ...
Source: Fayetteville Observer

Cab driver attack outrages industry
A TAXI driver, described by his colleagues as "one of the ... persons started to assault him whilst they were in the cab ... area for a break at night and instead pulling into a service ...
Source: Townsville Bulletin

Transit groups concerned about aging state population
... in matching grants for Dial-A-Ride funding to provide on-demand bus and cab service. ... disabled residents and to support Share the Fare, which provides on demand taxi service ...
Source: Danbury News-Times

Three friends killed in crash after day at Listowel ...
... were passengers, along with two others and the cab driver ... until yesterday morning as tenders from the fire service ... They had pre-booked a local taxi and were on their way home ...
Source: Irish Times

Sharing Cabs? There’s an App for That!
... occasional difficulty of hailing a cab ... for example, has organized a shared taxi system for passengers needing a lift to London’s airports, and is testing a car sharing service ...
Source: Triple Pundit

China’s new boom towns
“I can’t afford an apartment,” laments taxi driver Wu ... of some of the world’s biggest retail names and service ... A cab driver who gave only his surname Li pointed out the ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Cabs with credit card fees break bylaws
At least three major cab companies in Toronto charge ... The general manager of Beck Taxi said her company doesn't ask customers to pay a credit card service charge, adding it would ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Impaired allegations lead to licence revoked
Fenton has until Oct. 1 before his licence is removed and the town will be without a taxi cab service. “We are concerned about the move we have taken in relation to the ...
Source: Abbotsford News

New Sky Harbor Airport contract for dispatch firm ...
AAA Cab Service took over after two weeks and began charging cabbies $1 every time a ... In March 2005, they protested by setting up a 57-taxi roadblock, blocking off ...
Source: AZCentral.com

Tell transport dept if radio cabs don’t show
an SMS giving the cab driver’s cell number. However, when the message did not come ... authority will also take into consideration the complaints received against the taxi service ...
Source: Hindustan Times

Taxi Titan Cullan Meathe, Yellow Cab Service Resolve $43 Mln ...
(RTTNews) - Thursday, the Yellow Cab Service Corporation of Florida Inc said that yesterday, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an order ...
Source: RTT News

Lawsuit filed over crash involving intoxicated cab ...
A December 2009 crash caused by an intoxicated taxi driver has spurred a lawsuit in ... Joe Sucec, the attorney for Eyler's former employer, Capital City Cab Service, which is also ...
Source: PennLive.com

Taxi Titan Cullan F. Meathe and Yellow Cab Service Corporation of ...
CHICAGO , Sept. 16 -- Yesterday, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an order approving a settlement agreement that resolves all ...
Source: Earthtimes

Montana police: Man calls cab to make robbery getaway
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Police in Montana say a man robbed a bank and then called a taxi to make his getaway, tipping the driver $5 just before squad cars surrounded the cab. Taxi driver James Anderson tells the Missoulian the man was acting strangely when he ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News

Alexandria Cabbies May Be Forced To Be Nice
The world would be a nicer place if everyone had to be, well ... nice, wouldn’t it? In Alexandria, they're starting with the cabbies. Cab drivers there are already required to be courteous to passengers. But now, city officials want them to be polite to ...
Source: msnbc.com

Be well armed with the best travel apps
-Get a cab fast with Taxi Magic by RideCharge, Inc. This app co-ordinates with local taxi dispatch services to find one nearby and lets you book it with a few quick taps.
Source: Financial Post

Apps take pain out of travel
Get a cab fast with Taxi Magic by RideCharge, Inc. This app coordinates with local taxi dispatch services to find one nearby and lets you book it with a few quick taps
Source: Calgary Herald

Deadline for shields may be delayed
Cab drivers say both designs have flaws. By: Lindsey Wiebe ... look at extending a deadline making it mandatory for taxi ... They can put us out of service," he said. Taxicab board ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Cab company says no to mandatory shield
Customer Service | Contact Us | Publications | Advertising| ... WINNIPEG - The city’s largest cab company is refusing to ... full shield that divides the front and back of the taxi ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Mongolian credit unions get help from Manitoban
... across Canada to provide consulting and mentoring services ... businesses, small restaurants, grocery stores and taxi cab ... infrastructure completely and gone to cellphone service ...
Source: Brandon Sun

Taxi union throws support behind Watson
The union representing nearly 1,500 Ottawa cab drivers is endorsing the mayoral candidate they think will help them make a better living: Jim Watson. Reacting to rising gas ...
Source: Ottawa Sun

You can't blame the rich for paying as little tax ...
... they're giving me a reference number for an online taxi ... you can plaintively cite to a stranger when your cab doesn ... rich people's unneeded money untaxed while public services are ...
Source: The Guardian

Woodburn starts taxi certification process
... has begun the process of certifying its taxi cab drivers ... they were concerned the taxis were providing services ... “I think those taxi service providers that are more ...
Source: Woodburn Independent

Grandpa's Taxi owners hire Rockford Marketing Co.
Subscriber Services ... Grandpa’s Taxi, a Galena-based cab company ... Grandpa’s Taxi is owned and operated by a husband and wife. It is the only full-service cab company ...
Source: Rockford Register-Star

Glendale man hailed as Taxicab Driver of the Year
Skar, who drives for Discount Cab, found a home in the taxicab industry after a stint as a medical services manager and 11 ... When he is not behind the wheel of his taxi, Skar can ...
Source: YourWestValley.com

The Public Pulse, November 6
As far as alternative transportation, I believe Omaha has inadequate taxi services. ... to go to a city where anyone can walk to the curb, put up a hand and see a cab ...
Source: Omaha World-Herald

Bicycle cabs come to downtown KC
—A new cab service started Friday night in Kansas City, but ... new regulations after a pedicab collided with a taxi ... PLATINUM SERVICES INC US-IA-Wichita; NURSING NEWMAN REGIONAL ...
Source: Wichita Eagle

Adding Cabbie Know-How to Online Maps
Anyone who's ridden in a taxi knows that cab drivers know their way around a city better than the average driver. They seem to have super-secret side-street maneuvers that ...
Source: MIT Technology Review

Vintage vehicle society on lookout for rare 1980s ...
... 20 taxis operated as frequent services ... Austin FX4, the archetypal black cab, was produced from 1958 to 1997. The private hire version, the FL2, came minus the front mounted taxi ...
Source: Lincolnshire Echo

Cab Companies Parked After City Rejects Licenses
... in the wake of complaints about cab service. ... who aren't satisfied with the service they receive are urged to call 317-327-TAXI or e-mail taxi@indy.gov with the cab ...
Source: 6 News WRTV

Angel accused of biting hospital orderly
A taxi cab was damaged on Saturday November 6 at 1:30 a.m. on Princeton Drive ... Tempesta and Constable Rob Gioia, with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service community services ...
Source: SooToday.com

Our Day Was Shot To Hell, But Dinner Fell From Heaven!
... bus there, so we took a taxi. $15 down the drain! Remember, the whole haircut itsself was going to cost that. ... Terms of Service | Community ...
Source: Gather.com

National Automobile Museum in Reno celebrates ...
Reader Services ... pampered; a program from his memorial service with ... owned by Emmett Kelly Jr., the Orange Crate Cab, a 1972 Honda Taxi ...
Source: Sacramento Bee

Local taxi regulator to investigate driver wage issues
SunLine taxi regulators reminded local cab companies of the state law ... what a business can charge for its services ... your agreement to the Terms of Service and ...
Source: Desert Sun

Dying for a fare
Local taxi drivers routinely violate a state law limiting the hours they can work because they are under such intense pressure to cover their weekly cab expenses ...
Source: Desert Sun

Professional designated driver will stow folding ...
“We’re trying to stay competitive with the taxi service, where it’s a no-brainer when ... they go too far and the biggest problem about talking them into taking a cab is ...
Source: Destin Log

Taxis in Dubai not child friendly
... there was a demand for disabled-friendly taxi services and we ... London: The famous London Taxi Cab Company provides ... on the Service by anyone other than authorized Service ...
Source: Zawya.com

'Thanks for the keys!'
"The kid can also use it as a taxi cab (for friends ... Visit our Customer Service Center; Contact Us/Staff Directory; Times-Union Subscriber Services
Source: Florida Times-Union

Expo taxi hotline reaches end of road
The hotline service for booking an especially spacious taxi, the World Expo cab, will terminate from next Tuesday, the city transport authorities said. The 96822 taxi hotline ...
Source: English Eastday

Soldiers come together at Willow Brook Vietnam memorial
I remember a taxi-cab driver told me ‘if I were you, I’d go back to Vietnam ... from Vietnam and all the wars that followed, to come together in support of service ...
Source: New Britain Herald

Underground railroad ends in Toronto for gay Iranian refugee
It was dark when Shahmoradi, 34, climbed into a cab. As the taxi left the Gardiner Expressway ... Subscriber Self Service; Contact Us; News Releases; Star Internships; Careers @ the Star
Source: Toronto Star

Doormen at famed hotel accused of bullying cabbies
... with an alleged extortion conspiracy that demanded taxi ... After talking to several cab drivers in the city, CTV News ... I really don't mind t all by paying extra if the service is ...
Source: CTV

Doormen arrested for extortion
... of the city’s taxi and towing office. A number of cab drivers reported the practice to police over the past few years and Jugand said it’s thanks to their courage that service ...
Source: CNEWS

Family with baby found stranded on Man. lake
Taxi service threatened by shield squabble As the taxi industry approaches one of the busiest times of the year, hundreds of cab drivers may be off the job.
Source: CBC Olympics

A complicated man
... government-authorized torture that caused the death of an Afghan cab driver in the Oscar-winning Taxi to ... Cineplex Entertainment has launched a service that allows customers to ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Man shot near Jane and Finch
The officers, who heard the broadcast, stopped the taxi, dragged the men out and arrested them. After examining the cab ... Subscriber Self Service; Contact Us; News Releases; Star ...
Source: Toronto Star

Paul Bissonnette: Gross Misconduct Q&A
He may be in the taxi squad on ice, but this Phoenix ... On the road they order room service and mind their business ... [Laughing] Like once we were in a cab in Detroit and he ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Why the work-life balance is not within my reach
... say, 10,000 sheets to the wind, so I bundled him into the taxi with me. Bottom line, in getting out of the cab, I ... Ottawa to rely on public service attrition for lion’s share of ...
Source: Globe and Mail

EasyCabs to invest Rs 150-cr to add 3,500 taxis ...
MUMBAI: Private cab services-provider, EasyCabs, plans to add around 3,500 new radio taxis at an investment of over Rs 150 crore in expanding its radio taxi ...
Source: Economic Times

Cab companies say new Salt Lake City regulations ...
Cab companies say new Salt Lake City regulations ... affordable and safer ground transportation and taxi service. ... deseretnews.com: Home | Subscription services | Contact us ...
Source: Deseret News

Freezing rain coats Montreal
"We are doing our best to offer the service, but of course ... Ottawa police charged a taxi cab driver with sexual assault ... RSS; Podcasts; Member Services: Newsletters & Alerts
Source: CBC Olympics

Ottawa cab driver faces sexual assault charge
Ottawa police charged a taxi cab driver with sexual assault after it was alleged a mentally disabled woman was touched inappropriately. Police launched an investigation on Nov ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Why Bay St. is selling itself in New York
Janet Ecker, head of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance ... “As I like to joke, right down to the lineup of taxi cab ... Subscriber Self Service; Contact Us; News Releases; Star ...
Source: Toronto Star

Paul Bissonnette: Gross Misconduct Q&A
He may be in the taxi squad on ice, but this Phoenix Coyote ... On the road they order room service and mind their business. ... [Laughing] Like once we were in a cab in Detroit and he had ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Cabbie dies in company’s office due to heart attack
... the deceased committed over his four-year service with a taxi ... paid off Dh 2,000 against an engine trouble in the cab ... Khaleej Times Services
Source: Khaleej Times

N.Y. See
And Sonny the barber was just like the city's cab drivers ... throat razor, he proudly told how he once had that Taxi ... This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Standard ...
Source: The Sun

NYC regulators want new dress code for cabbies
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's taxi regulators are planning a new dress code for cab drivers that requires them to "present a professional appearance." Taxi and Limousine ...
Source: The Guardian

Nightly bar flush a drain on police resources
She suggested a taxi stand be set up or the City extend bus service to the early hours. ... nobody like to stands in the cold for 30 minutes waiting for a cab ...
Source: Kamloops Daily News Online

Taxi driver wanted after alleged sexual assault in cab
Police are investigating after a taxi driver allegedly locked a 23-year-old woman in his cab and sexually assaulted ... Subscriber Self Service; Contact Us; News Releases; Star Internships ...
Source: Toronto Star

Edmonton airport looks to stem passenger leakage to ...
On Nov. 1, Red Arrow started bus service to Calgary’s airport from ... the Edmonton campaign neglects to point out the often expensive cab fares in the capital city. A taxi ride ...
Source: Globe and Mail

8 hurt in collision near Peterborough
A Capitol Taxi was travelling westbound on Providence Line ... out of their vehicle but people in the Chevy Impala cab ... Subscriber Self Service; Contact Us; News Releases; Star Internships
Source: Toronto Star

Darrell D. Morris
He was a taxi cab driver for Heavenly Taxi. He enjoyed ... Visitation will be one hour prior to services Monday. ... Classified Advertising Network · CNHI News Service
Source: Pharos-Tribune

What's in a name? There's a bowl game for that
eEdition / Subscriber Services Mobile | Mobile Alerts ... and you may find out just how uDrove eliminates in-cab ... 17 killed when truck hit taxi in rural Haiti
Source: San Jose Mercury News

Slain Taxi Driver Laid to Rest, Honored by Cabbies
Police: Cabbie Shot to Death by Woman. A taxi cab driver in his 40s has been shot and ... Refer to our Terms of Service. When posting a comment on myfoxphoenix.com, a valid e ...
Source: MyFox Phoenix

Jeff Kennett may steer review into Victorian taxi ...
Cab drivers have called on the former Liberal premier to lead a review and shake-up of Victoria's troubled taxi industry following the Coalition's state poll victory. And the ...
Source: News.com.au

New York Cab Driver Shot Multiple Times, Gunman at ...
New York Cab Driver Shot Multiple Times, Gunman at ... He’s an honest man and the hardest working taxi driver ... Refer to our Terms of Service. When posting a comment on ...
Source: MyFox Phoenix

Driving Hands helps get you home
There are stipulations to the service. “They must have a car to get us. Or else call the cab,” said Spooner, adding that they don’t want to step on the local taxi ...
Source: Abbotsford News

Wingless ‘Christmas angel’ returns wallet to ...
... in downtown Toronto, possibly in a restaurant or a taxi ... but Jack wasn’t feeling well, so they hailed a cab and ... Subscriber Self Service; Contact Us; News Releases; Star Internships
Source: Toronto Star

Graham James granted bail
... 27, when officers of the Winnipeg Police Service met ... Winnipeg cab stolen at gun point A taxi cab in Winnipeg was stolen by a man ... Podcasts; Member Services: Newsletters & Alerts
Source: CBC Olympics

Edmonton airport looks to stem passenger leakage to Calgary
On Nov. 1, Red Arrow started bus service to Calgary’s airport from ... the Edmonton campaign neglects to point out the often expensive cab fares in the capital city. A taxi ride ...
Source: Globe and Mail

AOK TNI Taxi Inc. says city staff has acted ...
... of action he might take to avert a shut down of taxi service ... "No more taxi cab company for the city of Decatur." ... Contact Us ; Subscriber services; Events Calendar; RSS
Source: Herald & Review

Passenger helped train driver after track death
... said: “I was the closest one to the driver’s cab when ... man to calm the driver and alert the emergency services. ... The incident happened on the 3.34pm service from Lancaster to ...
Source: North West Evening Mail

Life on the road
... secretary of the Lagos State Taxi Drivers and Cab Operators, does not agree that taxi services are ... We have over 5,000 members and 331 taxi parks all over Lagos." Customer service
Source: NEXT

Two Philadelphia men charged in robbery of SugarHouse patron
Subscriber Services | The e-Inquirer ... He collected his winnings and was waiting for a cab ... He declined and took a taxi. He asked the taxi driver to ...
Source: Philadelphia Daily News

See 'Wonderful Life' film and real taxi
You can see the real, original GMC Yellow Cab that taxi driver Ernie uses to shuttle ... Services. No Paper? Subscribe/Renew; Vacation Options; Order Back Issue; Purchase Photos
Source: Allentown Morning Call

Montreal cabbie wins long battle over religious items
A Montreal cab driver who keeps his mobile workplace festooned with ... since a 2006 bylaw banned any "object or inscription that is not required for the taxi to be in service." But the city has now rescinded all fines against Perecowicz in an out-of ...
Source: CTV

Que. hires more prosecutors to ease workload
The Quebec government will spend $100 million to improve working conditions for the province's disgruntled and overworked Crown prosecutors. Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier announced a series of measures on Tuesday which include a hiring blitz of 94 ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Travels with Charlie: Tipping etiquette is best learned from locals, not from books
One of those nuisances is what happens at the end of a meal, or a cab ride or at the hotel room door ... I am usually not in need of porters' or taxi drivers' services and am not familiar with their scales of tipping. At home, I employ an arbitrary ...
Source: Reading Eagle

Jeddah boy who fled exam found in Haram
Rizwan had reportedly taken a taxi from Hindawiya district to Sharafiyah and managed to get a cab ride to Makkah. He was found by strangers who handed him over to the police. The cops contacted the boy's father. The father said Rizwan chose the safety of ...
Source: Arab News

Pink Melbourne cab leading cancer crusade
It was last fall when Toner, who owns the Melbourne-based taxi service Call-A-Cab, said he wanted to do something to recognize her and her battles with the disease. That honor -- a pink cab with a portion of its fares being donated to help other women ...
Source: Florida Today

OUR VIEW: Get on board with the times, Fall River City Council
Under the most recent contract awarded to Vets Safety Cab, the service costs $1,800 a year ... In Joni Mitchell’s appropriately titled “Big Yellow Taxi,” she crooned, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til ...
Source: Herald News

Answered Prayers
As I hailed down a taxi, the wind lashed across my face. I gave the driver the address of a store that an acquaintance had recommended and I arrived at my destination some 15 minutes later. I paid the driver, exited the cab, and tried to get my bearings.
Source: Aish

Sian O'Callaghan caught on film getting into murder suspect's cab after leaving night club
SIAN O’Callaghan was caught on camera jumping into the taxi of the man suspected of murdering her ... Officers swooped on the 47-year-old in an Asda car park on Thursday after he arrived in his cab to pick up a fare. Murder hunt chief Detective ...
Source: Daily Mirror

French tourist assaulted by teenage girls
Several members of the public broke up the fight before the attackers left in a taxi. Police stopped the cab a short time later and charged six girls with robbery in company. Two girls, aged 15 and 17, have been refused bail to appear at Parramatta ...
Source: Age

The 40 best Android apps for business users
The service reads all your plans and translates them ... to save your car's location and navigate back to it later. RideCharge's free Taxi Magic app helps you find a nearby cab, book a ride, and track your cab's location. Sadly, it only works in the ...
Source: PC Advisor

I’m not a bad person,’ says GTA baby snatcher with guilty plea
She distracted Roma’s father with paperwork and immediately ran into a waiting taxi with the baby, according to an agreed statement of facts read in court. Gopaul said she realized the enormity of what she had done the moment she got into the cab.
Source: Toronto Star

Theatre Review: ‘Paper Series’ feels limp
told by an Indian cab driver who is actually a well-qualified doctor. Isaac (Kawa Ada) and his friends, who are also doctors, find themselves in a situation where their doctors’ certificates may --for once -- be more valuable than their Canadian taxi ...
Source: Toronto Star

Trio convicted over taxi driver bashing
Nigel Banks and Christopher Sarlija, both 19, and 20-year-old Joshua Laing bashed a taxi driver in Civic last year with two of the men stealing the driver's wallets and mobile phones.The trio were sentenced to 200 hours community service each in the ACT ...
Source: Australian News

Tipping the scale: A guide to gratuity
These jobs include but are not limited to taxi drivers, waiters, delivery people ... On the other hand, a two-minute cab ride doesn't constitute additional compensation, like a longer journey does, aside from the usual 15 percent. Results | The end ...
Source: The Sun News

Paying Taxes on Company Reimbursements
Q: Since my colleagues and I work after midnight, we are allowed a $14-a-day taxi reimbursement by our company ... Here is some background: When an employee gets reimbursed for cab fare in order to be able to work overtime, that reimbursement isn't ...
Source: Wall Street Journal

Deregulation can save the taxi industry from itself
Melbourne's cab industry is stuck in a rut and it's time to give it ... are still a serious impediment to taxi services in Melbourne. If Ted Baillieu is searching for a serious reform to hang his hat on - and he should be - he's found one with taxis.
Source: Brisbane Times

Cabbies expected to pad up, despite final
Cab companies say there should be no shortage of cabs tonight, despite the India-Sri Lanka cricket World Cup final. Photo: Paul Harris The state's taxi council has confirmed it will be business as usual tonight when India takes on Sri Lanka in the cricket ...
Source: Brisbane Times

The evil children who terrify us
Warning : This slide show contains spoilers to several films. If you've just Netflixed "The Bad Seed" and want to wait until after you've seen it to read this article, I won't be offended. I'll admit it: I'm a pedophobe. No, don't call the cops, it just ...
Source: Salon

Gonzalez 1-0 with Braves after 2-0 win over Nats
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fredi Gonzalez was riding in a taxi a little before 8 a.m., heading from his hotel ... "He goes, 'Are you getting out of the cab?' And I go, 'We're right around the corner from the stadium.' So we talked a little bit."
Source: NBC Sports

Taxi driver ran after passenger pulled gun
A former taxi driver testified Tuesday about a marathon ... and Black Creek Dr. When they arrived, he told him to turn the radio off. Driving the Crown cab slowly, Mossa said he heard Kassim say “either ‘I just shot my girlfriend or my wife, now ...
Source: Toronto Star

Night of debauchery’ haunts law firm
A “night of debauchery” at a King St. W. nightclub that resulted in three Toronto lawyers leaving their jobs has sparked a $1.3 million wrongful dismissal lawsuit against a legal firm known for its labour relations acumen. Lawyer Adrian Jakibchuk ...
Source: Toronto Star

Vacaville's small firms hit by rising fuel prices
Taxi companies are in a unique quandary when it comes to raising fares amid fuel price spikes, said Dean Laing, CEO of Vacaville Checker Cab. Drivers must pay for ... be able to continue to provide excellent service." Laing admitted to feeling anxious ...
Source: Vacaville Reporter

Data show 9 illegal cab companies in city
At least nine cab companies were operating in the City of Poughkeepsie ... Listed in the phone book as a City of Poughkeepsie-based taxi service on Innis Avenue, Tek Taxi did not have any city or town approvals to operate. Messages left with the company ...
Source: Poughkeepsie Journal

Enforcement 'falls through cracks,' town says
Those companies were: Express R Us, Exquisite Tours, Extreme Ride Taxi, General Taxi, Good Taxi, H&H Taxi, J&K Taxi, Persistent Car Service, Royal Tour ... pulled a female student out of an unlicensed cab that did not have a taxi inspection sticker ...
Source: Poughkeepsie Journal

Transportation access is a civil rights issue
If you are lucky enough to afford a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, it isn’t as hard, but if not, you must rely on public buses, the unreliable paratransit system, overpriced van services ... Metro Taxi introduced the state’s first accessible cab ...
Source: Hartford Business

Hockey hotbed faces off against change
McBain, whose club does not hold a USA Hockey membership, was a taxi cab driver when he got his start in the hockey ... With two sheets of ice, he now claims to service 3,000 kids a year in his various programs, from Learn to Skate programs, 6 a.m ...
Source: ESPN.com

Marin businesses feel pinch of higher fuel costs
Last week, Marin's service stations were charging an average of $4.10 for ... gas prices are already passing on at least some of the cost to their customers. Taxi Marin Cab Co. of Mill Valley recently increased its meter rates by nearly 30 percent for ...
Source: Marin Independent Journal

The best remakes of all time
This slide show was sparked by the seemingly never-ending waves of remakes coming at us via TV and movies -- a phenomenon that includes everything from "Clash of the Titans," "Alice in Wonderland," "The A-Team," "The Crazies" and "Let Me In" to a spate of ...
Source: Salon

Navistar charging ahead with its all-electric van
A backup camera and mirrors allowing the driver to look down at the front bumper add to the commanding view which is not obstructed by doors; access is through a door at the rear of the cab. The controls ... who formerly ran a taxi company.
Source: Providence Journal

China offers deal to striking truckers
He pointed to a high-profile taxi driver strike in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing in 2008, which was successfully resolved and subsequently triggered cab work stoppages in ... news agency as an additional service to readers. Spelling follows ...
Source: Brisbane Times

One helluva show! Woman gives birth in back of taxi on Broadway as crowd clap and cheer... and driver doesn't even charge her
The star of the impromptu show was Finn Murray-Sweeney, who was born in the back of a taxi on ... called a livery service to take her to Roosevelt Hospital but little Finn had other ideas. Around 20 minutes after the couple got into the cab, Ms Sweeney's ...
Source: Daily Mail

Faces & Names: For Bachmann, it's about Time
Founded in Duluth in 2007, this online business provides search and social media marketing services to clients ... and tried to get into a taxi. A police officer saw that Cage was drunk and told him to get out of the cab. Authorities say Cage then started ...
Source: Duluth News Tribune

Desperate even for McJobs
I remember driving cab and watching as drivers would come to work ... made its money by leasing cabs to drivers rather than from the service the drivers provided. I saw that at a few taxi companies. I came to understand that most ground transportation ...
Source: Salon

More New York cab drivers wear bulletproof vests
Some livery cab drivers in New York began work this week wearing bulletproof vests. The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers has received a dozen ... which began the community service project last December after a livery driver, Trevor Bell, was ...
Source: All Headline News

Rashid Hospital increases parking slots and provides additional facilities
Services also include 'call-a-taxi' which is a service that is implemented ... "This facility will reduce the waiting time for a cab and it is a dedicated service for Rashid Hospital. The idea behind this service is to provide our customers with comfort ...
Source: Zawya.com

Hackettstown police respond to growing complaints over illegal taxis
HACKETTSTOWN | With some taxi drivers illegally picking up ... in a series of charges involving the Hackettstown Car Service. The following day, town police reported spotting a driver from another cab company illegally picking up customers.
Source: LehighValleyLive.com

Beat Rising Gas Prices by Taking a Shuttle to LAX
The company provides a flat rate throughout its entire service area to help customers combat rising gas prices. As gas prices increase, airlines and many companies are adding gas fees, and the city of Los Angeles is even raising taxi passenger surcharges ...
Source: YAHOO!

F1 diary: Chinese grand prix
There's good news at the cab rank – the taxi has functioning seat-belts ... We pay about £12 apiece for this service – fine value compared with taxis in other parts of the world, but frankly I'd rather walk. F1's promoters have extended their contract ...
Source: Daily Telegraph

Why wait? Pull out your mobile phone and hail a taxi
The other option is to book a taxi through Karwa's call center and wait impatiently until the cab arrives. The new service, once operational would ... Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made ...
Source: Zawya.com

Family applauds arrest of suspect in cab driver's murder
Fortunato said Alexander admitted to shooting Kerner once in the face, inside the taxi ... services immediately following. In lieu of flowers, family members are setting up a scholarship fund for Kerner’s children. To donate, call Glen Doming with United ...
Source: WWL-TV

iMingle Insurance Releases iPhone App Utilizing DecisionMaker Mobile
Tools to find a taxi, car rental agency or towing service based on the ... about a potential claim immediately after it occurs or they can find a cab or towing service through their phone with a few touches on the app." "We were looking to expedite the ...
Source: Yahoo Finance

Ben’s family still grieve
Mrs Robinson said her son had caught a taxi home after the nightclubs, but made the fatal decision to get back into his car to pick up a friend who had missed out on a cab. That friend ... with Road Trauma Support Services, by telling her story to young ...
Source: Bendigo Advertiser

Search continues for Colombian university chief who vanished on hike in a US bayou park
He hired the taxi driver for the day and told him he would return Saturday after about 25 to 45 minutes, according to park superintendent Carol Clark. "After two hours, the cab driver flagged down one of our National Park Service law enforcement rangers ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Does London want Lembit? Opik stands against Boris
At this point he realises he needs to get to the BBC studio for the Jeremy Vine show, so we continue our journey in a cab, where we turn to other matters ... His contribution ends just as the taxi arrives outside the BBC. I have to lend him £10 for ...
Source: Evening Standard

Grandiosity Is A No-No
In the old days you had to argue with French cab drivers about accommodating a fourth in the death ... There was a strike in Paris, subway employees, so the taxi ride cost me over 35 euros, 14 euros already on the meter before the taxi arrived at the ...
Source: Forbes (blog)

Man 'steals taxi, takes police on chase'
A MAN is accused of stealing a taxi while the cab driver paid for petrol, sparking a high-speed police chase through Sydney's west. The 38-year-old Lismore man allegedly stole the cab at a service station on Parramatta Road at Camperdown about 5am (AEST ...
Source: The Australian

Chicago man charged in slaying of cab driver in Evanston
Guenther said surveillance video from cameras in the Howard Street area showed Connerly getting into Blackburn’s cab on Howard. Blackburn worked for Evanston Best Taxi for about 10 ... company was to hold a memorial service for him at 10 a.m. Tuesday ...
Source: Chicago Sun-Times

BEST OF CHARLESTON - Charleston Black Cab Company wins Best Taxi Service
... Best of Charleston The Destination Guide video travel log has voted Charleston Black Cab (http://www.charlestonblackcabcompany.com/) the best taxi service in Charleston. A taxi is just a taxi, but a Charleston Black Cab is an experience. Founded by ...
Source: PRLog (free press release)

Lost opportunities in translation
But when the negotiations were finally over and the Japanese fellow was climbing into a cab, Mr. Hale was stunned to note that ... your destination written out in Chinese characters as most taxi drivers, even in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai ...
Source: Financial Post

Hotel Review: Singapore Moon Hotel
The bustling Orchard Road shopping area is about a 10-minute cab ride away, and a station for Singapore’s MRT train system, which can take you all over the island, is an 8-minute walk. By taxi ... or even consistently good service, this is an inexpensive ...
Source: New York Times

The gospel of Pappy: From pulpit to airwaves, The reverend has 'let 'er fly' for more than six decades
At the time, Pappy says, he was driving a taxi cab and a friend who had just been paid for his ... the Rev. Pappy Beaver behind a row of microphones and a pulpit in a church service squeezed around gospel music. On this night at the Bible Church of God ...
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel

Ravella at Lake Las Vegas is luxury for less
Ravella, formerly the Ritz-Carlton on Lake Las Vegas (a $70 groaner from the Strip by cab), is one ... to ask about car service to the airport. When I inquired, the front desk said there was no such option. But as I was arranged for a taxi, it somehow ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

'Hidden' software helps nab suspected laptop thief
"The police used my evidence (email which pointed to a cab service) that he was a driver and tricked him ... Using evidence that Kaufman had provided, police discovered that the thief was a taxi driver and were able to track him down.
Source: AsiaOne

Duane Manthie, 68
The funeral service will be at 10:30 ... Wahpeton Middle School and Twin Town Taxi. He liked fishing, spending time at the lakes, gardening, driving cab, playing cards and watching Twins baseball. Duane enjoyed time with his children and grandchildren ...
Source: Daily News

Victims: Derrick Bird's targets
it is believed because of perceived slights against him while both worked at the cab rank in the town. Nicknamed "Chancer", the father-of-two - described as a "loveable rogue" - had been a taxi driver for around 20 years and was well-known in the area.
Source: Daily Telegraph

Law and Order
Four charged in killing of taxi driver • A man from Swansea was among four suspects charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of American Cab driver Charles Ellis ... losses to National Auto Warranty Services Inc. in 2004.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

State transport on a rickety ride
The bus services in Karnataka are much better," he stated ... Kaushik, a customer care executive of Taxi Taxi, a cab service provider, said it costs `4,500 for a one-day trip to Ooty. ABI Call Taxi charges `2,500 for a day. Compared to the bus fare ...
Source: Times of India

'The verdict brought me to my knees': Rape accuser breaks silence on 'devastation' at NYPD officers being cleared by jury
The two police officers were called out to help the woman into her flat by the cab driver who was taking her home - because she was drunk, throwing up and he wanted her out of his taxi. Moreno insisted ... Moreno and Mata from service immediately following ...
Source: Daily Mail

Henrico Business Licenses for June 1
Laburnum Ave., Henrico 23222. Secure Service LLC (transportation services); licensee same, 11220 Riverchase Drive, Henrico 23233. Gold Crown Cab (taxi); licensee Millard Thomas Sr. , 6802 Carnegie Drive, Henrico 23226. Into Your Floors (personal services ...
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

New York Civil Rights Violation Lawyer Investigates NYC Taxi of Tomorrow -- Not as Wheelchair Accessible as Promised
Federal lawyers and New York civil rights violation lawyer Perecman are conducting an evaluation of whether this complies with the disabilities act, which prohibits local governments, or private groups that provide public transportation services ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Celebrating Decades in Singapore and Malaysia
I expected the no-food service, but didn't expect and found ... Airport's budget terminal for budget flights. The taxi queue was organized, but we had to pay S$5 more for budget flights on cab fare. There was also an added charge for cab use if you ...
Source: Associated Content

Shahbaz asks MPAs to ensure transparency in projects
Shahbaz Sharif said service to the people was mission ... He mentioned that provision of interest free loans to the youth under self-employment scheme, yellow cab taxi scheme and provision of state land to the agriculture graduates in the budget were ...
Source: Nation

Officer avoids jail time for assault
Jeffrey Klassen was handed a conditional discharge, a year's probation and 100 hours of community service work for his assault ... Tanino and Klassen pulled up in a cab. Klassen testified as he got out of the taxi, he saw Gillan and Khan standing facing ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Anti-Bersih cabbies - 'Truly Malaise in Malaisie'
When Pakatan comes to power, they will be fairer to taxi drivers. Right now, taxi companies are cronies of Umno. They impose a fee on cab drivers ... if the prices of goods and services keep on increasing, corruption is rampant, plundering of national ...
Source: Malaysiakini

Towards a safe, reliable taxi service
which will be using a brand new fleet of Tata Nanos for an islandwide taxi service. While a few other companies have radio taxi cab services that use bigger cars, this promises to revolutionize the local taxi industry through several innovative features ...
Source: Sunday Observer

MTS a family business that continues to grow
MTS (which stands for Medical Transportation Services ... they purchased Ashland's Yellow Cab Company in 1978, to run along with some other businesses they had, their daughter said. In 1987, they expanded the taxi service to Portsmouth, but then the ...
Source: Herald-Dispatch

Celebrity Rehab: Shouldn’t we all detox and quit watching?
Conaway was a perfect Pinsky star because of his disastrous fall from grace – in 1978, his annus mirabilis, he starred in Grease (having also performed with John Travolta in the Broadway version) and he signed on as cab driver Bobby Wheeler in Taxi
Source: Globe and Mail

Ruben Diaz Jr. proposes livery cab medallion plan for the Bronx
Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is hailing his own plan for expanding taxi service in the outer boroughs ... He dismissed the protesting livery cab drivers as a confused minority.
Source: New York Daily News

PML-N to relaunch Yellow Cab Scheme
LAHORE – The PML (N)-led Punjab government will be re-introducing much-criticised Yellow Cab Scheme, sources told TheNation on Thursday. The Scheme (taxi service) will be brought to the fore in Punjab Budget 2011-2012, being presented on Friday (today).
Source: Nation

Son's search for his long-lost father ends in Chattanooga
A few days later, Josh came home from class to find his father loading his things into a taxi. "I'm sorry," Edward said to his bewildered son. "I'll always love you." Then he got in the cab and pulled ... to perform community service, which he sometimes ...
Source: msnbc.com

The Star’s editorial | Dumping the pump won’t be easy in Kansas City
A taxi to the bus stop would have added $15.90, the Yellow Cab fare finder noted ... Now that’s customer service. So why don’t I ride the bus to work routinely? Well, here’s the thing: The MAX is Kansas City’s first attempt at ...
Source: Kansas City Star

Watch your wallet! Top 10 travel budget busters
Research ahead of time - our flight guides are a good place to start - to identify what trains, trolleys, ferries and other modes of cheap transport could replace a high-priced taxi or private car service. In Chicago, for example, a metered cab ...
Source: msnbc.com

Top 10 travel budget busters
Research ahead of time - our flight guides are a good place to start - to identify what trains, trolleys, ferries and other modes of cheap transport could replace a high-priced taxi or private car service. In Chicago, for example, a metered cab ...
Source: Reuters UK

Slain cabdriver lauded as father, man of peace
About 700 people attended a wake and burial service for ... when he stopped his cab on a dark stretch of Scenic Drive. Neighbors told San Diego police that they heard sounds of an argument and several gunshots. The taxi was found several hours ...
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

CGU defends handling of flood claims
Mr Harmer said he was hopeful the flood inquiry produced findings leading to better customer service outcomes ... travelled to the Brisbane Airport by taxi were the subject of personal abuse. "On paying the cab fare with a GGU credit card they were ...
Source: News.com.au

Gov. Andrew Cuomo must back equal taxi service outside Manhattan and wheelchair access to cabs
The measure would also let the city auction 1,500 yellow taxi medallions, sales that could net $1 billion. Roughly one-third of the new cabs would be capable of serving the handicapped. The yellow cab industry ... equal service in the boroughs ...
Source: New York Daily News

Taxi painted pink to raise awareness, money for breast cancer research
MOBILE, Alabama -- Yellow Cab of Mobile is going pink to raise breast cancer awareness, and to involve a new generation of women. Owner Margie Wilcox had a minivan taxi painted pink ... In addition to its regular service in Mobile and Baldwin ...
Source: Everything Alabama Blog

Stage review: Humor and humanity enliven 'The Select'
"The Select (The Sun Also Rises)" is an adaptation of Hemingway's novel by the highly creative New York-based theater ensemble, Elevator Repair Service, the group responsible ... although recitations of taxi-cab routes and characters' discussing how ...
Source: PennLive.com

Metro Disputes Claims That 'Rides to Nowhere' Are Common on MetroAccess
But Metro officials strongly dispute the claim about the system, which provides door-to-door shared van and taxi rides to people with disabilities ... when tracking software on Rory's phone indicated the MetroAccess cab he was riding in was taking an ...
Source: WUSA

On deaf taxi drivers
Nothing riles me early in the morning than taking a taxi whose chauffeur is allegedly deaf ... (I thought they were public servants rendering service?) You finally encounter a cab but you are soaked. You are naturally unhappy. Instead of confronting ...
Source: BusinessWorld Online

New index pinpoints inequalities in Canadians’ quality of life
While a robust tool, it is confined to tracking the value of goods and services traded in a month ... Instead, he’s driving a taxi and says high gas prices and a glut of cab drivers in Toronto mean he’s earning less than minimum wage.
Source: Globe and Mail

Discrimination on a quasi-public bus
The city’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee defines a franchise on its website as “the right to occupy or to use the City’s inalienable property, such as streets or parks, for a public service ... certain Muslim taxi cab drivers to transport ...
Source: GetReligion

Bloomberg says suit to add handicapped-accessible cabs unfair to 'average' riders, wastes gas, money
"If you're in a wheelchair, it's really hard to go out in the street and hail down a cab and get the cab to pull over and ... "When was the last time Mayor Bloomberg used a New York City taxi or a wheelchair?" Added Edith Prentiss of the Taxis ...
Source: New York Daily News

Disabled-friendly cabs are a health hazard, would cause injuries & spark lawsuits, mayor says
Bloomberg said the modified suspensions and larger interior spaces of disabled-friendly cabs would cause injuries and spur lawsuits against taxi owners. "The suspension is a lot worse, and it's harder to get up and pay the cab driver and get in ...
Source: New York Daily News

Regulators Regulating
Throughout my life, I have dreamed of running a service station, a wrecker service, an ambulance service, a taxi service as well as other small ... climbed down out of the cab and sauntered up like this pretty ladies hero had just arrived and I had the ...
Source: HamptonRoads.com

Apple's Siri Will Need To Learn Some New Tricks
For example, the voice-command service refuses to launch ... accomplish tasks through other services. It could order movie or concert tickets, book restaurant reservations using OpenTable, and call a cab via Taxi Magic. It could also tweet.
Source: wcyb.com

Taxi driver slightly injured in Ramapo crash
RAMAPO — A cab driver suffered minor injuries early Saturday when two men in his taxi assaulted him during a robbery ... of the Spring Hill Ambulance Corps and Rockland Paramedic Services. The case is being investigated by the Ramapo Police ...
Source: LoHud.com

Police say cab driver was killed for $19
A young man charged late Friday night with capital murder shot a taxi driver in the head to rob him of $19, police said. Witnesses told police Derrick Wayne Hunt Jr., 18, called for a cab using a phony ... Funeral services for Dexter have been set for ...
Source: Houston Chronicle

Meru union goes on indefinite strike
Drivers demand the reinstatement of colleagues who were suspended for damaging 58 cabs during the previous strike from October 3 to 12 Just when you thought a professional cab service would bring much-needed respite to Mumbaikars, the union of Meru cab ...
Source: Mid Day.com

Apple's Siri will need to learn new tricks
For example, the voice-command service refuses to launch ... was able to accomplish tasks through other services. It could order movie or concert tickets, book restaurant reservations using OpenTable, and call a cab via Taxi Magic. It could also tweet.
Source: Zimbio

Summit a hail of an idea
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo is planning a “taxi summit” next week, getting the warring factions together in an effort to expand street-hail cab service to the outer boroughs. Senior administration officials are to sit down midweek at the governor’s ...
Source: New York Post

San Diego’s continuing taxi cab scandal
All were charged with bribery and conspiracy to grant a 1967 fare increase to the Yellow Cab Company ... with the taxi-regulation issue for two reasons. First, as an analyst for the city manager, I participated in the taxi-service investigations ...
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Taxicab company sues Salt Lake City over contract
The temporary restraining order was requested by Yellow Cab, which sued the city ... City Department of Airports announced Tuesday the contracts were awarded to Ace Taxi Service of Cleveland, Ohio, and Total Transit of Glendale, Ariz.
Source: Dayton Daily News

Residents, visitors here marooned without a car
After the Denver market opted to deregulate cab service, new competition saturated the taxi market, and soon cab drivers were ... “If a government body is formed to provide the services, we’re hands-off,” Jack said. State Reps.
Source: Durango Herald

How to Be Prepared: 8 Worst-Case Travel Scenarios
For serious injuries that require hospitalization, especially in undeveloped countries, Bernier-Toth says that local embassy and consulate services ... of a cab in Syria, never to see it again. If you took a city's official taxi service, try ...
Source: msnbc.com

Queens couple scraps togther money to send to native Nepal to give 'untouchable' children an education
Not that the Sunnyside, Queens couple are people of means - Bohara drives a cab, and Salina works for a food service company at Kennedy Airport ... Bohara immediately enrolled in the 80-day Taxi and FHV Institute program at LaGuardia Community ...
Source: New York Daily News

Future jetliners could provide door-to-door taxi service
We here at Tech Herald Towers enjoy a good farfetched pipedream as much as the next tech site, so it’s with some delight that we bring you news of the commercial jetliner taxi. Image ... in and out of a stinking Black Cab certainly seems like a traveler ...
Source: Thetech Herald

Montebello council candidates accept campaign contributions from trash, taxi and tow companies
In addition to trash companies, Hadjinian also received a $500 contribution from Fiesta Taxi. The company was locked in a bitter dispute for a city contract, filing a lawsuit against competitor Mid Valley Yellow Cab that alleged the company gave ...
Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune

LPG taxis’ ‘ailing’ tales ‘anecdotal, unscientific’
Or so the LPG conversion industry leaders claim as they protest against what they say are the “unscientifically proven” claims of cab drivers ... proper service shop where the tuning is done through a computer. Designated technicians visit taxi ...
Source: Global Nation

Livingston soldier first casualty of Vietnam
Then the taxi cab pulled up, its driver carrying a telegram ... where he was trained as radio direction finding intercept operator. It wasn't long before his services were needed in Vietnam -- wherever that was. On the way there, he got to know a 19 ...
Source: Herald-Citizen

CAT cabs for disabled could be on streets soon
“If you want to go to lunch with your friend (that day), you can’t use the existing service,” Reese said. “This will allow you to.” Passengers who qualify for the program will pay half the cab fare, while CAT will reimburse the taxi ...
Source: Savannah Morning News

Naive? Certainly. Dishonest? Possibly. But is Shrien Dewani guilty of murdering his wife?
‘If a guest were to take one of our chauffeur services either to or from the airport, that would cost Rand 600 (£53) – each way.’ The service, which costs more than twice as much as a normal taxi ... driven the hijacked cab. While Qwabe has given ...
Source: Daily Mail

Teen Arrested in Lemon Grove Cabbie Death
San Diego sheriff's Lt. Nesbit tells City News Service that 19-year-old Demetrius Sissac of La Mesa was arrested at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators say 39-year-old taxi driver Jalaludin Hamrah wasfound dead in his cab after a rollover crash in the ...
Source: San Diego 6

Bournemouth's taxi marshals to go in row over funding
TAXI marshals are set to disappear from Bournemouth’s streets by Christmas, after plans to cover their cost by increasing cab fares were rejected ... taxi fees to enable the £1,000 a month marshal service to continue, which would have meant higher ...
Source: This is Dorset

Find local style and true grit at New York’s Nolitan hotel
And besides, this is how New Yorkers live, right? After my own unsuccessful attempt to hail a cab, a staff member quickly dialled a car service and then continued to try to flag down a taxi in the meantime, promising me a ride in whatever came first.
Source: Globe and Mail

Murakami's latest takes us on a fantastical journey
As if reading her mind, the taxi driver suddenly mentions that there's an emergency service stairway nearby ... As Aomame opens the door of the cab, the driver mysteriously says: "Don't let appearances fool you. There's always only one reality."
Source: Austin American-Statesman

A special kind of place
"Where have you been?" our driver asks as we pile into the cab. He promptly scoffs at our reply. He says Copenhagen is, well, not special; Bornholm is special. And so it goes for the next 20 minutes: his taxi service is, of course, special, but the buses ...
Source: The Australian

Board denies appeal of Salt Lake City’s new taxi contracts
An administrative board on Wednesday denied an appeal by Yellow Cab Driver Association, but a judge’s temporary restraining order blocking new taxi services in Salt Lake City remains in effect. The panel rejected Yellow Cab’s contention that ...
Source: Salt Lake Tribune

Could taxi fares go up?
Could taxi fares be headed up after Salt Lake City officials upheld their plan to revamp taxi service? At the center of all the drama are taxi cab companies in the Valley and the Salt Lake City Airport. Just last week, taxi companies here argued the ...
Source: ABC 4

Total Transit/Discount Cab Expands to Salt Lake City
is proud to announce they've been selected by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports to begin providing taxi cab services at the Salt Lake City International Airport with a 100-cab fleet, beginning November 2011. The selection of companies to ...
Source: msnbc.com

Free Taxi Service Coming for UI Students
Seeking partnership with a local cab company, University of Iowa Student Government (UISG), as part of their campus-wide safety effort dubbed the Wingman Safety Campaign, will fund the service providing ... the magnitude of taxi riders shouldn’t be ...
Source: KCRG.com

Yellow Cab sues city over being opted for other taxi companies
Yellow Cab filed for a preliminary injunction against the city after two other taxi businesses, Total Transit of Glendale, Ariz., and Ace Taxi Service of Cleveland, Ohio, were selected during a competitive bid process. The city says a seven ...
Source: Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City

Panel hears Yellow Cab’s protest over taxi contracts
An attorney for Yellow Cab called a new airport concession fee charged for all taxi services — whether or not riders travel to the airport — an illegal, hidden tax. But city officials said the fee charged by the Salt Lake City International ...
Source: Salt Lake Tribune

Gold Coins From Duluth Taxi Cab Turned to Good Work
"He had the first handicap accessible taxi cab, so he's really been an advocate for our group ... and works to support the Americans with Disabilities Act. The auction services to sell the coins were donated by Selllers Auction to make sure ...
Source: msnbc.com

Quincy man pleads guilty to not having a taxi cab license
Officers said Schoenakase accepted money in exchange for providing a taxi service to a plainclothes police officer ... He was convicted in October 2010 of not having a valid taxi cab license, and of a similar offense in January of this year ...
Source: Quincy Herald-Whig

Cuomo denies Yellow Cab big bucks influencing his inaction
Even David Yassky, Chairman of the Taxi and Limousine Commission ... who knows how hard it is to get cab service outside Manhattan. “It’s a large amount of revenue for the city,” Cuomo said, but “everyone has to be flexible and give ...
Source: New York Daily News

Cab company trying to keep airport license, protect jobs
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – Yellow Cab company has filed a lawsuit trying to postpone Salt Lake City International Airport from implementing new taxi services. Yellow Cab claimed if the new services aren’t stopped, their company will be out of business.
Source: ABC 4

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