Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/United Cab

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The result was merge to New Orleans#Transportation. Merge appears to have been completed. Barkeep49 (talk) 04:54, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

United Cab[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG & WP:CORPDEPTH. Lots of local media coverage, but nothing atypical for a cab company. I found no non-local coverage. Skeletor3000 (talk) 02:48, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Skeletor3000 (talk) 02:48, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Skeletor3000 (talk) 02:48, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Louisiana-related deletion discussions. Skeletor3000 (talk) 02:48, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - After attempting to find sources in print or online, I too didn't find this to meet expectation for WP:GNG & WP:CORPDEPTH.TruthGuardians (talk) 03:26, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/redirect to New Orleans#Transportation in lieu of deletion. Here are sources that establish United Cab's significance to the city of New Orleans:

The book New Orleans For Dummies says, "United Cab (504-522-9771) is the largest and arguably most reliable taxi company in the city."
The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate says United Cabs is "the city's largest cab company".
The Advocate says United Cab is "the city's largest taxi company".
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says "the 54-year-old United [is] the city's largest fleet".

I found multiple sources that briefly discussed United Cab and did not provide significant coverage of United Cab as required by Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline. I support a merge to New Orleans#Transportation instead of deletion per WP:PRESERVE. Since United Cab has been New Orleans' largest cab company for decades, it would be due weight to mention United Cab in the city's article.

Columbus, Danae (2016-03-10). "Danae Columbus: United Cab says business down 50 percent since arrival of Uber, and now Lyft". Uptown Messenger. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Cheakalos, Christina (1993-05-23). "At New Orleans cab company, a shifting of gears - Woman joins ranks of all-male taxi drivers". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Lane, Julia Kamysz (2007). New Orleans For Dummies. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-470-06934-9. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Maldonado, Charles (2013-02-01). "Cab drivers face long wait times at city inspection station". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Adelson, Jeff (2016-02-26). "Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office says Uber's presence in New Orleans doing little to harm cab industry". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Thompson, Richard (2016-01-17). "King cake maker, cab company team up on deliveries in Uber era". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Grace, Stephanie; Russell, Gordon (2002-07-25). "Investigators Raid United Cabs Office - Fired N.O. utilities director Regan arrested as corruption sweep widens". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Eggler, Bruce (2012-03-27). "New United Cabs president tackles New Orleans' proposed taxi regulations". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.

Sources with quotes

Columbus, Danae (2016-03-10). "Danae Columbus: United Cab says business down 50 percent since arrival of Uber, and now Lyft". Uptown Messenger. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
As Uber thrives in New Orleans and Lyft prepares to begin operations here, the leadership at United Cab say they have lost half their business, and are now doubling down to reconnect with the New Orleans customers they have served for more than 75 years.
Since 1938, United has operated 365 days a year except for a month immediately after Hurricane Katrina while their radio service was down. Resourceful drivers quickly began picking up passengers as citizens returned. The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation calls United Cab New Orleans’ only “five-star taxi cab company”.
Cheakalos, Christina (1993-05-23). "At New Orleans cab company, a shifting of gears - Woman joins ranks of all-male taxi drivers". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
Ms. Asumendi is the first "female" cabdriver United Cabs Inc. has ever hired. The company employed "lady" cabdrivers during World War II, but that doesn't really count. The Rosies took to the road while the men fought the Good War. When they returned, the ladies handed over the car keys and went home.
To understand what a revolutionary act it was for United to hire women - and blacks - think of the company (as it undoubtedly thinks of itself) as an old-line Mardi Gras krewe. A private, white men's club, bound by tradition, allergic to change.
And so the 54-year-old United, the city's largest fleet, with about 420 cars and the taxi of choice for locals, was rolling right along until five years ago, when the federal government put the cooperative under a consent decree following a discrimination suit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Lane, Julia Kamysz (2007). New Orleans For Dummies. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-470-06934-9. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The book notes:
United Cab (504-522-9771) is the largest and arguably most reliable taxi company in the city. Their taxis are usually busy handling radio calls, however, so they don't wait in line with the other taxis at the airport.
Maldonado, Charles (2013-02-01). "Cab drivers face long wait times at city inspection station". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
Kazmi, president of United Cabs, the city's largest taxi company, said that because of the short hours and lack of inspectors - just two for full car inspections, he claimed - the city is able to process only a handful of the cars that come to wait at the inspection station every day. United Cabs' entire fleet of 450 cars was supposed to be inspected by the end of January. But as of Jan. 31, the tally was about 220, Kazmi told Gambit in a phone interview.
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Berni also charged that several United car owners "willfully delayed taking their vehicles to the inspection station," adding that 345 United vehicles have had new equipment installed, while just 224 have been inspected.
Adelson, Jeff (2016-02-26). "Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office says Uber's presence in New Orleans doing little to harm cab industry". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
“I don’t know how they got that number. Business is down a lot,” United Cab Co. President Syed Kazmi said.
United has seen its business fall by 40 to 50 percent, he said, and a quarter of its 437 cabs are parked, even though in past years, the peak tourist season of October to April has seen the entire fleet in operation.
Thompson, Richard (2016-01-17). "King cake maker, cab company team up on deliveries in Uber era". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
That got Dondis thinking. He wondered how United, the city’s largest cab provider, was getting by since New Orleans officials opened the door last year to new competition from app-based ride-hailing services like Uber.
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If it catches on, the deliveries may provide some financial lift to United’s drivers, who are feeling pinched by Uber.
After new city-imposed regulations took effect requiring cab owners to buy new equipment and in many cases new vehicles, Kazmi complains that Uber is being allowed to enter the local market and undercut taxi prices.
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Since last week, United has handled a few dozen Sucré orders. In a way, the combined efforts with Sucré are reminiscent of Drizly, a national company that launched its New Orleans service last year, delivering beer, wine and mixers to customers who place orders with a smartphone or computer.
Grace, Stephanie; Russell, Gordon (2002-07-25). "Investigators Raid United Cabs Office - Fired N.O. utilities director Regan arrested as corruption sweep widens". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
Led by New Orleans police Capt. Louis Dabdoub, who is heading Mayor Ray Nagin’s rapidly expanding corruption probe, eight detectives descended Wednesday on the Polymnia Street headquarters of United Cabs in an apparent search for evidence relating to the company’s dealings with the city’s Taxicab Bureau.
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Dabdoub said Wednesday at about 8 p.m. that police would be searching through United’s offices for at least five more hours. United is the city’s largest taxi company, a cooperative that operates one in four of the city’s 1,600 licensed cabs.
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United officials, including company President Jonas Foreman and general manager Glen Domingue, had little to say about the raid Wednesday evening.
Eggler, Bruce (2012-03-27). "New United Cabs president tackles New Orleans' proposed taxi regulations". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
As the debate over proposed new taxi regulations in New Orleans moves into high gear today at a City Council committee meeting, the city's largest cab company, United Cabs Inc., will have a new voice at the table. Sheree Kerner was elected last week as United's first woman president, ousting longtime incumbent Pat Murphy by a vote of 97-87 among United owners.

Cunard (talk) 09:41, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Delete, merge or redirect?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 12:25, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge & Redirect I've gone ahead and merged the existing content into the main New Orleans article, per suggestion by Cunard. I'm hesitant to expand the content with the additional sources listed for fear of giving it undue weight within the article. Skeletor3000 (talk) 17:31, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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