What A Ride
For Cab Driver, The People He Meets Make The Job Interesting
Posted: March 24, 2012
Trad Newcomb, who works as an independent contractor for Royal Cab & Limo Co., enjoys working as a cabbie. After all, he says, “[W]here else can you drive around, listen to a bunch of music and hang out with a bunch of people who are ... having a good time?” (Photos by Justin Falls / DN-R)
Newcomb gives Tre Lambert his change after giving him a ride to Walmart.
While some of Royal’s cabbies charge extra for more than two passengers, Newcomb says he tries to avoid it. Passengers who vomit in his cab, though, will have to pay — he charges $50 to cover the time he’ll spend off the road cleaning the vehicle.
Each day, before Newcomb returns his vehicle to Royal Cab & Limo Co., he makes sure it’s clean and has a full tank of gas.
HARRISONBURG - For a man who works 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. some days and 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. others, Trad Newcomb is pretty happy with his job.
It’s not exactly a glamorous career, but the people...
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