• Wheelchair Accessible Cabs, October, 2011
• 60 years of Sevice!, December 2010
• Taxi Cabs get permission to "Go Pink", May 2010 (Daily Press)
• Going Green, February 2010
• Lighting the City Parade Winners, November, 2009

Now Offering Power Wheelchair Accessible Taxis

We take pride in bringing power wheelchair-accessible taxi service to the people of Norfolk.

Pay standard taxicab fare, no special rates or added fees! Enjoy the freedom and convenience of going where you need to go, with your family and friends. Our taxi can accommodate up to 4 passengers, including the person using a standard-sized power wheelchair. Oversize wheelchairs cannot be transported.

Black and White Cabs of Norfolk is pleased to offer taxi service to the mobility impaired. Our ADA-compliant wheelchair-accessible taxicabs are Dodge Grand Caravans designed for standard-sized power wheelchairs and standard-sized scooters.

Includes:

• a full dropped floor with rear-entry access
• Easy to use, counter-balance bi-fold ramp
• Universal wheelchair tie-down system
• Air conditioning with separate rear climate controls

All across Norfolk, people who use standard-sized power wheelchairs and are physically capable of using curb-to-curb taxicab transportation can enjoy the simple pleasure of getting where they want to go.

Black and White Cabs of Norfolk has solicited and always welcomes input from local organizations that work with the mobility challenged public and the community itself on how we can improve our service.

Sixty Years of Service

Taxi Cabs to go Pink for Breast Cancer

(Hampton Roads, VA) - Norfolk Checker Taxi, Black and White Cabs of Norfolk, Yellow Cab of Newport News, Yellow Cab of Hampton, and Black and White Cabs of Virginia Beach are all painting at least one of their taxis pink for the month of October to raise awareness and funds in the fight against breast cancer.

The taxi companies’ spokesperson, Frank Azzalina, says the companies have received permission from local authorities to paint the vehicles pink for the month of October. The companies will donate $1 for each fare generated by the vehicles to an organization fighting breast cancer. There is no additional cost to passengers. Drivers are not agents or employees of the companies and therefore cannot accept donations from the passengers for the companies.

Azzalina will announce the organization(s) that will receive the money raised at the end of the month.

“This is a way for us to use our presence on the road each day to raise some awareness, and help raise some money,” Azzalina says, “I’ll bet if you polled 10 people, you find every one of them knows someone who has fought breast cancer. So we all need to get into this fight.”

The idea of vehicles “going pink” is being spearheaded by the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association (TLPA) an international association of for-hire vehicle fleet owners representing 1,100 companies.

None of the money raised goes to the TLPA, since the entire project is ultimately driven and managed at the grassroots level by each member company working within its hometown community.

February 15, 2010 -- Hampton Roads, VA

Several local cab companies: Black and White Cabs of Virginia Beach, Black and White Cabs of Norfolk, Norfolk Checker Taxi, Yellow Cab of Norfolk, Yellow Cab of Newport News and Yellow Cab of Hampton announce a partnership with NuRide, Inc., a national program that encourages drivers to carpool, bike, walk, take public transportation, or telecommute instead of commuting alone in their cars.

The cab companies are sponsoring the program by rewarding NuRiders with a $5 PrePaid Taxi Card for purchasing $50.00 worth of PrePaid Taxi Cards.

To participate in the program, commuters register online at www.nuride.com for free. They log points for every “green” trip taken. With a certain number of points, they can earn rewards—in the form of discounts from local restaurants, retailers and attractions.

The taxi cab companies sponsorship of NuRide is another step in a series of green initiatives taken by the companies in recent years.

To date NuRide, based in Connecticut, has about 3,000 Hampton Roads participants and 17 local sponsors like Farm Fresh and Taste Unlimited.

The cab companies that are participating are full service transportation companies with over 165 year's experience collectively. They offer safe, reliable service to consumers, corporations, government and military agencies as well as tourists.

Additionally they provide medical transportation, school routing, private event shuttle (i.e. company parties), and, of course, everyday taxi service. All of the companies offer state of the art technology to meet all customer needs. This includes computer dispatch and credit card capabilities. The companies use late model, world class taxicabs and minivans. All drivers are City - Licensed and all cabs are equipped with digital cameras and locking safes.

See the Virginia Pilot article, dated February 14, 2010 here.

Lighting The City Parade 2009

The parade is held in downtown Norfolk every November, and here's a video clip from the local TV channel covering the parade. Even more exciting, here's the document showing our award! Thank you people of Norfolk! It is an honor and a joy to serve you!

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