July 1, 2008

• A tipping point for cabbies

  HYANNIS — As the air at Barnstable Municipal Airport cooled during yesterday's thunderstorms, the interior of Jack Campbell's taxi cab was warm and comfortable. (…)

• Cops: Copiague bank robber grabs taxi after heist

  Most crime suspects don't rack up fares when they flee, but a suspect in a Copiague bank robbery was forced to hail a taxi to try to escape his own heist yesterday.
  Joseph L. (…)

• Midtown taxi driver tells News he hit brakes and scooped up lucky ducks

  Taxi driver Sergio Castillo rescued a mother duck and her ducklings that were trying to cross Park Avenue. (…)

• City panel backs taxi fee increase

  Cab rides in Milwaukee would increase $1.25, under a measure endorsed today by a Common Council committee looking to help drivers offset record-high gas prices. (…)

• Taxi industry battles fuel prices

  A thriving taxi industry in Jackson is facing additional costs with the rise of gas, with some cabbies calling for a rate increase to help the business survive. (…)

• Man beats cabbie over $8 toll: cops

  HOBOKEN - A man repeatedly punched a New York City cabbie - and spat on him - after the driver asked for $8 for the toll to return to Manhattan, police said. (…)

• So You Want to Become a Taxi Driver in Frederick?

  A Guide to Applying for a Taxicab Drivers' Licence in The City Of Frederick.
  Provided by The City of Frederick and the Frederick Police Department. (…)

• Green means go for taxi company

  Edwin Owusu, also known as S.I.N., was finishing a hip-hop gig downtown one night when he saw the late-model Mercedes-Benz with cab placards driving around. (…)

• Cops: Cabbie mowed down tow-lot worker

  UPPER DARBY - An irate cab driver ran over a Tow Squad employee after his taxi was towed from the McDonald's lot on 69th Street, according to police. (…)

• Locales Levy Taxi Fuel Fees

  Several of the largest business travel destinations have introduced or are considering introducing taxicab fuel surcharges in response to increasing gas prices. (…)

• Taxi Fleet Owner Protest Against Hybridization

  Taxi fleet owners are fighting back against the hybrid car taxi fleet being mandated in New York City. (…)

June 27, 2008

• Taxis, limos must display '09 inspection stickers

  Beginning Sunday, taxis will be required to have blue 2009 stickers from the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures in their rear windows to prove that they meet state registration, insurance, inspection and other requirements. (…)

• Nashville Taxi Drivers Organize for Justice

  In the Summer of 2007, the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) saw the need to form a Taxi Cab Association in Nashville, TN. (…)

• Driving: Lawyers, reporters and crackheads, oh my

  Sunday was a busy and good day, buoyed by City events and nice weather. Monday and Tuesday were a bit slow.
  As usual, I picked up a few lawyers going to or from work. (…)

• Taxi drivers seek better deal

  Hartford (WTNH) _ Taxi troubles got a full airing at the State Capitol Thursday. But, not from cab riders. (…)

• An exciting day

  I’ve been riding my bike in the city for more than a year now. I change the route I take to work occasionally, partly so that I won’t get bored and partly to keep me on my toes. (…)

• Portland Taxi Rates Rising

  PORTLAND, Maine — Taxi rates in Portland are going up for the first time in four years.
  City leaders announced Thursday the new rates will go into effect at the beginning of next month. (…)

• Green Taxi Cab excelled at competition

  This spring, four undergraduate students from ASU traveled to the Wal-Mart Home Office in Bentonville, Ark. (…)

• Cabbies demand competitive taxi service

  HARTFORD, Conn. - Cab drivers rallied Thursday at the state Capitol, urging lawmakers to allow more competition in Connecticut's taxi industry. (…)

• A hard road for cabbies

  High gas prices are carving into taxi driver Musa Kasem's earnings. 
   
  Like many immigrants, Musa Kasem bought into the American Dream with the purchase of a taxicab. (…)