Yellow Cab of the Desert no longer in service
KESQ News Team
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Yellow Cab of the Desert, operating throughout the Coachella Valley for more than a decade, is no longer in business.
Several drivers reached out to News Channel 3 on Tuesday saying the company is out of service.
News Channel 3 called their office and a voicemail confirmed the company is no longer in service, directing customers to another phone number. The number directed us to City Cab, which is absorbing Yellow Cab of the Desert.
Dozens of Yellow Cab employees were laid off. The company had a fleet of more than 50 vehicles, including a seven-passenger van.
SunLine Transit Agency is the taxi regulatory agency for the Coachella Valley.
The agency’s Director of Board and Legislative Affairs Edith Hernandez says SunLine learned of the closure on Tuesday, and says she doesn’t yet have details as to why Yellow Cab went out of business. She adds, “There are still three other agencies or companies out there that can provide taxi service to our residents and visitors alike.”
News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke in-depth with Hernandez on Wednesday about this development in the local taxi industry.