A French company has purchased Pittsburgh's largest privately owned taxi operator. Jamie Campolongo said Monday he sold Pittsburgh Transportation Group, which operates Yellow Cab and six related companies, to the French firm Veolia Transportation. Campolongo, who signed a five-year deal to stay on as president and CEO, said Veolia has the financial wherewithal to make the big changes he planned, and to do it sooner than he could afford.
Pittsburgh Transportation Group operates Yellow Cab, Peoples Cab, Express Shuttle, Embassy Coach/Limousine Service, Star Paratransit, PTG Charter Services, and Freedom Coach. PTG operates more than 600 vehicles with 450 independent contractors and more than 300 employees.
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