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Union Cab, R.I.P. Union Cab spare #2482 is banned from the airport after it and another spare were caught simultaneously using the same medallion. A metal medallion was in one cab while a temporary medallion was in the other. UTW Chair Thomas George-Williams captured the incident on a video which was used as evidence for revocation of Union’s color scheme permit.

Union Cab’s Permit Revoked for Numerous Violations

The Taxi Commission revoked Union Cab’s color scheme permit on June 12 owing to numerous violations of taxi ordinances and regulations. The company is now out of business.

Among the charges against Union were failure to have liability and workers’ compensation insurance and numerous equipment, record-keeping, and reporting violations, including fraudulent reporting. Cabs were found operating without license plates, registration cards or license tabs, and in unsafe condition.

In at one instance, the company was filmed at the airport operating two cabs under the same medallion, one of them under a temporary medallion.
Union was also charged with using its medallions in spare cabs of another company, Yellow Cab. The investigation by commission staff and the Taxi Detail uncovered a number of other questionable dealings between Union and Yellow. Yellow has denied any wrongdoing in its relationship with Union.

The investigation found that many of Union’s vehicles lacked dispatch capability. In last winter’s dispatch survey, Union had the worst performance of any dispatch service. Of 46 calls placed to the company, only two cabs arrived.

Union was operating over 20 medallions earlier this year, but permit holders started to leave when some of the company’s problems became apparent. Many drivers and medallion holders complained of fraudulent practices by the company manager, Me Quang Truong.

After Union’s permit was revoked, the commission expedited the placing of its medallions into other companies.