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Yellow Cab Company

Chicago-based taxicab company (1907–2015)

The Yellow Cab Company is a taxicab company founded in Chicago in 1907 and today operating as a remnant of a once large manufacturing and transportation operation. Its rapid growth in the late 1910s and 1920s innovated a new kind of taxi company, one which covered the entire city limits, promising a cab to any address in ten minutes or less.2 It was founded by John D. Hertz.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1907Founded1
  • Industrytaxi1

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Photo: CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Yellow Cab Company is a taxicab company founded in Chicago in 1907 and today operating as a remnant of a once large manufacturing and transportation operation. Its rapid growth in the late 1910s and 1920s innovated a new kind of taxi company, one which covered the entire city limits, promising a cab to any address in ten minutes or less.2

Corporate structure

Yellow Cab Company sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by John D. Hertz in 1907.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. 2015Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1907Founded Founded1

Sources

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