Taxicab Business and Operations

Ford Transit Connect Taxi Concept at the NYC Auto Show, March 2008

Vehicles

• The US-made MV-1 by The Vehicle Production Group LLC is due to be in production in early 2010. The MV-1 was originally intoduced as the Standard Taxi.

• Ford taxi fleet sales for 2008 Crown Victoria taxicabs with the long-wheelbase option

• London Taxis International, maker of the world-famous London cabs

• London Fleet sells, finances and places wrap advertising on London cabs throughout the U.S.

• The TX1 London Taxi, by London Taxi International, announced 10 October 1997

• KPM-UK Taxis, home of the only independent franchised LTI dealer in London for the TX4

TX4 London cab by London Taxis International

• Mann and Overton, LTI dealer buys and sells new and used London cabs

• Ascott Cab Company and Sales of London

• Surge Checker Cabs

• MetroKing Accessible Taxicab by Alternative Fuels Technologies Corp.

Ford and London taxis side by side at Luxor Cabs in San Francisco

• Taxi 2000, a personal rapid transit system of computer-controlled, three-passenger vehicles.

• Freedom Motors, makers of TaxiPlus accessible minivans.

• Activan, Ricon Group, source of accessible taxicabs.

• Liberty Motor Company produces a rear-entry, lowered-floor wheelchair access modification on Ford Windstar and Freestar minivans for the Canadian market.

• Liberty Motors USA is the US distributor for Liberty Motors rear-entry, lowered-floor wheelchair accessible Ford Windstar and Freestar minivans.

European Renault taxibus, suitable for wheelchair accessible service.

• CabDirect, UK new and used taxi sales

• Ray Tomkinson, UK supplier of special and historic taxicabs for weddings, films and special events

• The London Cab Company Ltd supplies London Taxis for use as action, stunt and prop vehicles for TV, movie, advertising and promotional videos.

• Elite London taxis, London taxis for Export and Sale

• Fowlers Motors UK car dealer specializing in taxis from various auto manufacturers

• The Taxi Centre Glasgow taxi dealership

• Taxi-Mart UK site offers used taxis and parts for sale, has a drivers' forum

The MetroKing accessible taxi designed for NYC

Insurance and risk reduction

• Aequicap TaxiPro insurance services available in 18 states of the US

• New America Insurance, taxi policies for Ohio, West Virginia, Idaho and Oregon

• Cabina-America Insurance, insurance policies for US cab operators

• Research Underwriters insurance for the public transportation industry

• Gateway Insurance for the transportation industry

• Essex Insurance auto liability for taxicabs in most US states

• ABI Business Insurance Services transportation insurance in most US states

• Lighthouse Insurance for the transportation industry

• American Country Insurance Company passenger transportation insurance

• John Burnham Insurance Services for the transportation industry

• Professional Insurance Center for taxicabs

In-cab signage can reduce risk

• Metcalf Insurance Services in the UK also offers Ten Ways To Get Cheaper Taxi Insurance

• Wilson Insurance Group through QuoteLineDirect, UK

• Penk Taxi Insurance for operators in the UK

• J&M Insurance Agency offers insurance for all private and public hire business including minicabs, black cabs, taxi fleets, chauffeur vehicles and minibuses

• CabQuote taxi insurance in the UK

• Headley Insurance taxi insurance in the UK

• Milestone Insurance Consultants insures taxis and for-hire vehicles in the UK

• A19 Insurance taxi insurance in the UK

• InsureTaxi.com taxi insurance in the UK

• Sakza Insurance brokers, taxi insurance in the UK

Seatbelt reminder from the City of Auburn in New South Wales

• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute, crash tests and ratings

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the US Department of Transportation, including crash test results

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration review of rear end collision fires in Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Town Car vehicles, completed October 2002.

• Ford Motor Company's defense of Crown Victoria Police Interceptor safety in rear end collisions (1.8 mb PDF file)

• The Center for Auto Safety, documentation on specific vehicle models

• Driver Improvement Consultancy Pty Ltd, crash-free driving program

• National Institute for Driver Behavior, a nonprofit 501c organization dedicated to the premise that education is an essential component in the formula for crash reduction

• SafeCarGuide.com including International Injury and Fatality Statistics

Other professional services

• Petrofix offers plans to hedge fuel prices for large and small consumers

• Medallion Financial Group, taxi medallion and small business lender

• MVA Group, multi-disciplinary international consultancy specialising in transport planning, social and market research and related information services, UK

• Cab Atlas Training Course, for City of Aberdeen, Scotland

• Master Cabbie school in New York City describes itself as the largest taxi driver training center in the world.

• UK Taxi Directory, an all round directory service for taxi, hackney carriage and private hire drivers in the UK, and London Taxi Directory focusing on the London taxi trade

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Technology

• Verifone in-cab transportation system for taxicabs

• Centrodyne taximeters and related equipment

• Pulsar taximeters and related equipment

• Taxitronic taximeters and related equipment

• Gleike, Inc. taximeters and related equipment

• Digitax Meters for the London cab trade

• Cygnus Taximeters for the London cab trade

• Aquila Electronics, Ltd., meters for the UK taxi trade

• Air Comm offers Motorola Radius two-way radios

• Overview of Computerized Dispatching, article by Don McCurdy.

• Nextdayfunding.com wireless credit/debit card processing.

• CabCharge international taxi charge-account system.

• Cecam Consultancy of Aukland, software and electronic hardware for taxi dispatch, including the ARTEDATA system.

Mobile Knowledge data terminal
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• Mobile Knowledge US data dispatch, computer-aided voice and passenger information monitors for taxis and private hire vehicles.

• TaxiSystem, Stockholm-based provider of a booking, administration and GPS-navigation system for taxis

• Unified Dispatch Unibook platform UniBook allows riders to order transportation services through an automated telephone interface.

• Auriga, computer systems to the taxi and private hire industry

• TaxiCentral dispatch and related software for the taxi industry

• Infowave, a Singapore-based company offers wireless and mobile computing products

• Mobile Knowledge taxi dispatch and location technology

• Piccolo Software, dispatch system can run on WAP-capable cell phones

An electronic taximeter and mobile data terminal.

• MobileSoft taxi dispatch systems

• APP Technologies business software for transportation companies

• Cordic Ltd., provider of taxi data dispatch systems

• Digital Dispatch Systems of Vancouver, Canada

• SigTec, mobile dispatch and vehicle location systems and equipment

• Cabmate of Australia makes Cabmate and Bosscabbie software to help with tax and management

Many taxi companies are small businesses.

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Safety equipment and services

• Safecab addresses passenger and driver security concerns with smart card technology. Scanning the card at the beginning of a trip ensures that the driver is logged on and thus identified, and that the passenger is a known and safe customer.

• WIT-Software, Lda. of Portugal offers TaxiAlert, a panic button system that sends GPS coordinates to a server installed in a police station. The police can then make a voice call to the taxi to hear sound from inside the taxi, without an attacker knowing it. The system is currently installed in Lisbon and is being deployed in Oporto.

• Attorney Tom Dickens' Taxicab Driver Safety program offers crime prevention safety training for taxi firms.

• Taxicab Partitions, NYC manufacturer of taxicab partitions and other safety equipment, including L-shaped partitions for NYC hybrid taxis

• Safe America Products, NYC manufacturer of taxi partitions, and front and rear bumper guards

• Taxi Shields by Okan Industries in Ontario, Canada

• Lascoe International, advanced automotive security systems

• Custom Plastics Creations has developed a shield for taxis in Winnipeg, Manitoba

• Clear Cab, UK producer of a new design partition

• Security shield, a taxi partition from Sweden

• iCar dual camera taxi security system with built-in DVR, GPS, and Wi-Fi.

• Silent Witness FareView camera, Honeywell's digital mobile surveillance system for the taxicab industry.

• DriveCam video system for crime and accident prevention

• VerifEye in-vehicle digital taxicams and surveillance video cameras.

• SigTec taxi security camera system offers inside and exterior cameras, and real-time 2-way radio transmitting of images.

• MartinMeters taxi security cameras.

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Advertising services for the taxi industry

• TaxiMedia - Clear Channel Outdoor, UK taxi advertising.

• TaxiNumbers.com, UK directory with over 13,000 taxi companies, firms and cabs.

• Taxi Trade Websites designs websites for the taxi industry

• Taxi Advantage, websites for UK taxi and airport transfer services

• Taxi4.us offers a customized web address that includes your phone number or other info.

• HitchHiker Ads, bumper-mounted holders for advertising

• HubAds, advertising placed on vehicle hub caps

• Glasgow Taxi Advertising, Scotland, UK

• Cab Media, wrap ads and taxi advertising campaigns; based in Stockport in Cheshire, UK

1968 ad for Checker Diesels

• Cabtivate, narrowcast digital screen networks, private television channels and out-of-home TV offers passenger information, advertising, entertainment and CCTV security on buses, trains and taxis.

• Taxi Advertising, full body taxi advertising, by Andrew Westbrook, London, England

• Infotaxi.org, search function provides phone numbers for cab companies worldwide

• TaxiGrab service forwards reservations to cab companies

• AutoCab Australia, coin-operated public booking terminals.

• 1-800-TAXICAB, a single-number cab call service for North America

• 416-taxicab.com Toronto single-phone-number service for taxis

• Australia's Taxi Network, a one-number taxi connection to 300 taxi services.

• Holiday Taxis UK based booking service for taxis, sedans, etc. operating in 17 countries

• TaxiRoute Taxi Fare Calculator, UK service gives fare quotes, directs customers to listed cab firms

A good ad can make a lasting impression.

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