taxi dispatcher
Assigns cabs remotely
A taxi dispatcher coordinates the assignment of taxis to passengers, receiving requests and directing drivers to pickup locations.
Before ride-hailing apps, dispatchers were the voice on the radio crackling instructions to drivers: I need a cab at 47th and Broadway.
The role has diminished as algorithmic dispatch replaces human coordination, though some taxi companies still employ dispatchers for phone orders and fleet management.
- cabVehicle for hire
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- radio callSpoken message over airwaves
- base stationFixed wireless communication point
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
dropoff · fleet · callout · meter · shift · night shift · on duty · headquarters · microphone · routes · addresses · waiting · availability · standby · hail · passenger · nightshift · two-way
- dispatchers911 operator, emergency operator
- traffic controllerstraffic cop, traffic officer, traffic warden, crossing guard, flagger
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Hired car operator
cabbie · cab driver · cabdriver · chauffeur · rideshare driver
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