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A letter to all Taxi owners and operators by Behrouz Khamseh It has been eight years since the City of Toronto legalized Private Transportation Companies (PTCs). As a result of that May 16, 2016, decision, which was voted unanimously supported
Read MoreUpdate March 7, 7pm: The Vazken Kerametlian quote indicating airport Taxi drivers charge $65 per ride downtown was provided to Taxi News in January, 2024. In mid-February, the rate was increased to $70. ***** Half of Toronto’s fleet of 5,500
Read MoreDecades of industry experience goes to waste at meeting As human beings go, Gurjeet Dhillon is a pretty easy one to be around. She has a lovely face and a warm, friendly voice. I have always found her to be
Read MoreReporter Peter Sweden shares images and video of French Taxi drivers blockading roads in Paris to protest government policies. IT'S HAPPENING The French taxi drivers are now blockading the roads in Paris.pic.twitter.com/fHR2mu6rd1 — PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) March 4, 2024
Read MoreFrom 5,500 trained and licensed Taxi drivers to 55,000 random rideshares cruising the streets in a city that claims it wants to cut emissions. How is such lunacy even possible? Who takes seriously any debate on which one side is
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In its early days, Uber claimed drivers could earn a substantial living. Now it promotes the idea that it is a "gig" job or side-hustle. Image: Earla Phillips
Could the “gig economy” be coming for your job? by Earla Phillips Uber has done a great job of convincing the public that it is just a “gig.” It didn’t start out that way. It started in many cities by
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Instructors and trainees at a training session. This crash-response vehicle could theoretically be driven by a brand-new "G" license driver. Photo: DriverVerified
Caleb Krahn to provide update at TTSAO conference today The “Heavy G” training presentation on February 29th serves as possibly the best example of “taking a quantum leap into the future,” says Philip Fletcher of TTSAO. “We want to encourage
Read MoreRetired Hamilton cab driver Hans Wienhold launches an informal discussion about the beauty of one-way streets in his new YouTube video. Please be warned, readers may find it offensive (“moving at the speed of a female cyclist”) or rational (“God
Read MoreThe good news is, EVs are a sales bust by Jeffrey Tucker We are living through one of history’s longest and most excruciating versions of “We told you so.” When in March 2020, the world’s government decided to “shut down”
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