Sentences with phrase «own cab company»

If your office has an account with an expensive cab company, then undercut it.

Cab companies and governments the world over have cried foul, claiming the service violates the heavily regulated industry's rules.

Currently, a Vancouver bylaw restricts the number of permanent taxis to 588, and the city's four cab companies fiercely lobby to keep that number from rising.

I started TaxiGuy, which is a national network of 400 cab companies that was really cool 15 years ago because they were linked together through a toll - free phone number and now it's moved to an app system.

Some big cab companies see it as a threat.

U.K. - based Hailo chose to become licensed as a cab company when it came to Toronto in September.

Soon after, a number of Chicago cab companies jointly sued the company, alleging Uber is in violation of a number of city and state regulations, and that by allowing any cab driver to use its service, Uber is cashing in on established taxi brand names and reputations to further its own business goals.

It's true that Uber doesn't operate like a traditional cab company, but it's also more than just an app.

Many of them were professional drivers with other cab companies or were self employed as a taxi driver.

Partnering with cab companies can be tempting, since many have the resources to pay for a pretty app that apes those of Uber, Lyft and Sidecar.

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Several local companies including Mint Julep Tours, www.mintjuleptours.com/Book-A-Tour.html, and The Thirsty Pedelar, www.thethirstypedaler.com/index.php/2012-04-06-08-51-52, offer safe sightseeing opportunities along the trail in addition to local taxi cab companies, CityScoot and the free downtown TARC trolley system.

He returned to Ottawa, where he got backing for a metered - cab company, the first in the city, and a suburban bus line.

Most of the bars in town are owned by the same people who own the cab companies.

Mini cabs might be the way to go, as many cab companies can provide a child seat if you ask for one.

I have heard that some cab companies DO furnish car seats, if you call in advance and request.

He said other cab companies across the state and the country better follow suit if they want to stay viable.

The company and its ride - sharing competitors have been stepping up its efforts to pressure Albany into acting on this issue, receiving some pushback from traditional cab companies who say they want an even playing field for all drivers and disability advocates who worry about access for all riders.

Many upstate elected officials have signed on in support of Uber, saying their cities would benefit from the competition to existing cab companies, as well as the jobs the company says it will be creating.

With expanding ride hailing on the docket for a potential special session this month, a consortium of traditional livery and cab companies have launched an anti-Uber digital ad that highlights the crimes committed by drivers.

«They should have to come in and follow the rules of Nassau County,» said board chairman Larry Blessinger Jr., who runs local cab companies.

They complained that DMV won't be conducting its own fingerprint background checks on drivers and said local cab companies may no longer be able to afford offering heavily discounted rides to seniors.

Six months after Uber and Lyft hit city streets, Buffalo cab companies are renewing calls for the city to treat the taxi industry and new ride - hailing services the same.

Buffalo Common Councilman Joe Golombek agreed that the playing field favors ridesharing companies and said he «completely understands» where the taxi cab companies are coming from.

We pay taxes — and so should every cab company.»

He says the ride sharing companies should perhaps be required to help pay for the upkeep of roads and bridges, in an arrangement similar to New York City, where taxi cab companies pay a fee towards public transit.

The people least happy at the discussion, though, were owners of cab companies.

Second, this bill would not truly benefit my residents and certainly would hurt the livery cab industry much more than helping the yellow cab companies.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- Officials from area cab companies met with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to discuss the current dynamics between the cab companies and ridesharing companies.

Cab company owners say if local municipalities can not regulate ride - hailing as they do the taxi industry, the state law should at least have requirements that DMV conduct driver background checks, including fingerprinting.

Nassau, more so than Suffolk, has become the focus of the debate over expanding the service beyond New York City, where it has been legal since 2013, due to its denser population and stable of well - established, politically connected cab companies.

PLATTSBURGH Following a string of requests from the owner of a local cab company, the Plattsburgh Common Council has imposed a new fare limit that will allow taxi companies in the city to charge $ 1.50 more per ride.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said Uber will create an element of competition in a marketplace dominated by taxi cab companies.

A local cab company is not yielding to the new kids on the block, Uber and Lyft, without a fight.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Local cab companies will meet with Mayor Brown Tuesday to try to come up with ways to make taxis competitive with the growing market of ridesharing.

Common Council Member Richard A. Fontana said he is willing to work with cab companies on their concerns, but isn't sure there's much the city can do that would make a difference.

«It's not like a New York City cab company,» says former CSU student and Envirofit cofounder Tim Bauer.

I pull up an app called AroundMe, which tells me where the nearest cab company is.

Henry's car is stolen shortly after arriving, which sets up some humorous clashes with a cab company for whom «Uber» is a bad word.

It's an approach that could have easily played pretentiously and yet it somehow works with such elements as straight Alec Baldwin narration, a New York City that stretches at least to the 375th Street YMCA, an unsightly Gypsy Cab company monopoly, an improbably resurfacing pet hawk, and various wry press conferences and engagements.

They appear to be the worst cab company in town, with beat - up vehicles, reckless drivers, and virtually no scruples in what they are willing to do to back an easy buck.

Being a movie around a cab company, you'd at least expect there to be a plethora of celebrities, comedians, or interesting actors as passengers, to keep the comedic possibilities fresh.

The Camry is sold willy - nilly to fleet operators such as rental car companies, government agencies, local municipalities, and, as you may have noticed, city cab companies.

It left him unable to drive for long periods of time, so the cab company he was working for moved him to a desk job at head office — a job he still holds today.

A downtown freight company can not expect to pay the same rate for their commercial truck insurance as a Dallas Fort Worth International Airport cab company would pay to cover a fleet of cars.

If after following all these tips, you still have a bad experience, provide constructive feedback to the cab company.

Most local livery cab companies will allow owners to bring their pets in the car at little or no extra-charge.

Think twice before doing this; they may be getting kickback from the cab company they're recommending, ultimately costing you more out - of - pocket.

These uberX drivers have been professionally licensed but seems that traditional cab companies were able to get the politicians ear to get the legislation passed that makes ride hailing services very difficult to operate.

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