SEPTEMBER 2015
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GTA. The collection of familiar orange and
green vehicles has grown to become the
city’s largest fleet with more than 1,700
taxis available 24 hours a day. In fact, the
privately-held company connected eight
million passengers with drivers last year,
said operations manager Kristine Hubbard,
who is not only the granddaughter of com-
pany founder Jim Beck but also acts as an
advocate for the taxi industry.
In 1967, Beck created his own taxi com-