Two long-running family-owned taxi businesses in Peterborough are merging.
Capitol Taxi and Call-A-Cab Taxi have combined their driver and dispatch operations effective Thursday (January 4), according to a media release, and will operate as Capitol Taxi.
“In the interests of our customers, our employees and management we have decided to now join together the two taxi operations under the Capitol banner for better service and efficiency,” states Capitol Taxi owner and former Peterborough mayor Daryl Bennett in the release.
According to Trent Valley Archives, Capitol Taxi was originally founded in 1936. Peterborough’s longest-running taxi service, the company is owned by The Liftlock Group, which also operates Liftlock City Freightliner and Liftlock Towing.
Call-A-Cab Taxi was founded by J.C. Donnelly in 1948 and is owned by Mike and Dan Donnelly, who also work closely with their brother Peter, owner of the J.J. Donnelly Motors car dealership at 2026 Bensfort Road in Peterborough. The family also operates Donnelly’s Garage at 1944 Bensfort Road and offers school bus services through Donnelly Shuttle Transit Inc.
“The Donnellys, in exiting the daily taxi service, will continue their school van services and the public garage operations,” Bennett says.
The merged dispatch centre will be based at the Capitol Taxi offices at 728 Rye Street. Both the Capitol Taxi and Call-A-Cab Taxi phone lines at 705-742-4242 and 705-745-2424 will continue to be answered.
