United Cab

Ford Club Wagon United Cab taxi.

United Cabs was started in 1938 in New Orleans, LA and, with the exception of a month after Hurricane Katrina in which radio service was disrupted, has operated 365 days a year.[1] It is the largest company in the area with over 400 radio-dispatched cabs.

In January 2016, New Orleans-based sweet shop Sucré approached United Cab with to deliver its king cakes locally on-demand (i.e. within 90 minutes of an order being placed). Sucré saw this partnership as a way to alleviate some of the financial pressure being placed on taxi services due to Uber's presence in the city.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Morris, Robert (2016-03-10). "Danae Columbus: United Cab says business down 50 percent since arrival of Uber, and now Lyft". Uptown Messenger. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Richard (2016-01-15). "King cake maker, cab company team up on deliveries in Uber era". The Advocate. Retrieved 2016-04-21.

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