Press Release
PUC Fines Pittsburgh Yellow Cab Company $2,950
Published on 1/13/2005
Filed under: Transportation and Safety
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today fined Yellow Cab Company of Pittsburgh $2,950 for various violations, including failing to pick up customers at scheduled times and allowing a driver to operate without a valid drivers’ license.
The PUC cited the company for 11 violations, each carrying a $250 fine. Yellow was also fined an additional $200 for allowing the driver, on three occasions, to operate a cab without having a valid driver’s license.
The PUC’s Bureau of Transportation and Safety filed a complaint against the company on July 19, 2004.
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