News Articles for Swan Taxis

Swan Taxis has formed a partnership with Lifeline WA to train drivers as ‘accidental counsellors' and help them talk to passengers who may be distressed.

Targeting niche markets and improving green credentials are two strategies accelerating the growth of transport platforms in WA.

Swan Taxis has reported a big annual loss, after being hit by a large reduction in revenue over the past year and shutting down two of its operating divisions.

Swan Taxis has announced plans to upgrade and substantially expand its fleet with more hybrid vehicles, following a similar investment by its Singapore-based owner Comfort DelGro Corporation.

Melbourne-based P2P Transport has announced plans to acquire Black & White Cabs, which has operations in Western Australia, in a cash and scrip deal worth $8.1 million.

Five ridesharing operators have launched in WA during the past year, each bringing something different to the table.

Competition in Perth's on-demand transport sector is growing, with a new local player, Shofer, entering the market today to battle disruptive giant Uber and the existing taxi industry.

WA chief executives are hoping a federal election year and a new direction from Malcolm Turnbull will ignite reforms needed to get the state moving again, according to the latest CEO survey by Business News.

The Spud King's battle with potato regulators is a flagship fight for those who want to cut red tape.

As Western Australia moves to follow NSW in legalising Uber, the taxi industry says the devil will be in the detail of the proposed reforms.

Perth's taxi dispatch market has a new player, with Sydney-based Ingogo recruiting a fleet of drivers and seeking to compete with Swan Taxis, the dominant local force for many years.

Swan Taxis has launched an update for its app, which now allows customers to book a cab ride and make automatic cashless payments with the use of a credit card, similar to the service offered by competitor Uber.

Taxi and Uber drivers are set to compete on a level playing field after Transport Minister Dean Nalder revealed the state government's green paper into the industry.

The Oracle of Omaha may not be a new investor in Australia, but it is a good sign.

New leadership at the helm of Swan Taxis offers a chance to turn away from past mistakes.

A change of leadership at Swan Taxis is part of a strategy to shake up the company's image, but there will be a tough fight ahead.

Swan Taxis has targeted its Perth customers with a new app aimed at making taxi bookings more convenient.

After moving at crawl for decades, the taxi industry is heading backwards.

How would you go at your job if you had to pay someone else's mortgage off before you received any income? Would that be an incentive to turn up to work?

Businesses drawing on the emergence of a ‘sharing economy' are infiltrating Western Australia's traditional transport and hospitality sectors.