Two cab companies in the Omaha Metro have merged their dispatch and taxi operations centers in a surprise announcement on Tuesday. Opinions vary and tensions are high. The Happy/Yellow/Checker and the Cornhusker/Metro Express entities have made arrangements to consolidate their cab maintenance and repair and to set up a shared dispatch center. Is everyone happy? No. Are the drivers accepting this move? Some, but for the most part, but there is talk of a petition among the HYC group.

...my opinion?

Now is the perfect time to set up both an Omaha Taxicab Commission AND to start a Drivers Association. Both of these ideas are timely due to the Convention Center/Arena construction projects and the future of the cab industry in the Metro area.

Like it or not, Omaha is becoming more cosmopolitan each year and to keep up with our "little changing world", our city transportation needs should be addressed ASAP.

More on this soon...stay tuned folks.....