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Fofset about you W been hearing in the r«ws, says, Herman
'Duffy” ASazzeo, owner of Blue Bird Cabs.-He's committed to servins
his customers by providins ttie best service in the best cabs around
tovwi. Make no bones about it That's a feet
'IVe helped a lot of the other cab companies out/ said Mazzeo,
defending the criticism he and other cab companies have received in
recent weeks. I'm here to help people stay in business, not put tiem
out of business.”
M^eo purchased the oldest cab company in the city three years
ago, which has been growing ever since. Blue Bird Cabs has been in
Winston-Salem for the past 70 years. He has a tota! of 119 cabs in ser
vice, 60 in Winston-Salem, 49 ted Bird Cabs in High Point and 10 in
Thomasviile.' ^
•We're growing because vye are ccmcenttating on putting money
back into the cabs and back Wo the company,” says Atezzeo, whose
business caters to a majority African-American ciienteie.
Not only does Mazzeo e>press his concern fa his customers, but
afso fa the cab drivers, “We have a lot of people who have been
v4th Blue Bird es«i before I was here. They are committed to frie
business and have a great deal to offer* to the community, says
Mazzeo.
in what is Imown as one of the most dangerous businesses in the
country, Mazzeo says, measures are token to ensure no illegaf activi
ties are occurfirrg in his business. To drive Blue Bird Cabs you must
undergo a drug test, have a sound driving record and clean ciimina!
recad. ■ ' \
"We also pay attention to our dispatch. If someone teases a cab
, and doesn't check in fa any rides or fares, then we’re going to get
suspicious,” he added. It costs $50 to lease a cab for up to 12 hdure.
On average a cab driver can make no mae than 1200 a day.
To combat the rise in crime In cab companies, Mazzeo and Blue
Bird Cabs will be instaiiing a new state of the art computer system
that will imaove the dispatching system. The new system wll have a
street map which be able to locate ttie exact location of a cab,
Mazzeo says a system like tfiis wit! change the face of crime in the
cab business. "We witi be abie to tell where the cab is and how tag
its been there.” Phase 1 of the new system Is ©toccted to begin next
month and cost an estimated $200,000.
't’m just here to say that we provide quality setMce and our cus
tomers will tell you that/
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