Supercab: the new way to travel
By: Meaghan Geraghty
Issue date: 9/18/06 Section: Campus
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As the wheels on his '73 Dodge van go 'round and 'round, University alumnus Derek Wagner provides students and the local community with Bowling Green's only late-night cab service.
Called Supercab, Wagner founded the cab service this past January, and has led the business ever since. But Wagner notes the business has not been without its fair share of problems.
"It's like God wasn't on our side. Every little thing that could go wrong, did," Wagner said.
Wagner faced mechanical problems with his two other vans, keeping Supercab currently running with only one van. However, he is confident a second van will be running within the next week.
Beyond these initial mishaps, Wagner has been making progress with his business. At $3 per person per destination, Supercab offers the lowest fares in the state of Ohio.
Changes in hours of availability have boosted business, too. Supercab now offers rides anywhere in the city from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., seven days per week. And with 14 seats in the vehicle, passengers are able to travel without dividing groups of friends heading to the same location.
Jodi Cotterman, one of the many cab-goers this past Saturday night, was thrilled Bowling Green had such a service.
Staying at the Best Western hotel and recently returning from a close friend's wedding, Cotterman and her friend needed a ride from the downtown area back to the hotel.
"We called Best Western and they called Supercab for us," said Cotterman. She said she was grateful they didn't have to walk the one mile from Taco Bell to Best Western after midnight.
A regular Supercab passenger himself, Best Western assistant manager Rocco Mazza made it a priority to let guests like Cotterman know about Supercab, and when possible, he calls on their behalf.
"Best Western has a shuttle service which goes till 9 p.m.," Mazza said. "But for all the people going to the bars, Supercab has saved them."
According to Wagner, most of the rides he provides are for people wanting to go to parties or the downtown bars.
Emily Kolozsi and Scott Weber, two University students who have used the service to ride to the downtown nightlife, said they believe "Supercab [is] the greatest invention ever."
Kolozski said while she doesn't mind that the University doesn't offer a service like Supercab, she does believe the University should realize students are in need of late night services around the city, and not just on campus.
Called Supercab, Wagner founded the cab service this past January, and has led the business ever since. But Wagner notes the business has not been without its fair share of problems.
"It's like God wasn't on our side. Every little thing that could go wrong, did," Wagner said.
Wagner faced mechanical problems with his two other vans, keeping Supercab currently running with only one van. However, he is confident a second van will be running within the next week.
Beyond these initial mishaps, Wagner has been making progress with his business. At $3 per person per destination, Supercab offers the lowest fares in the state of Ohio.
Changes in hours of availability have boosted business, too. Supercab now offers rides anywhere in the city from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., seven days per week. And with 14 seats in the vehicle, passengers are able to travel without dividing groups of friends heading to the same location.
Jodi Cotterman, one of the many cab-goers this past Saturday night, was thrilled Bowling Green had such a service.
Staying at the Best Western hotel and recently returning from a close friend's wedding, Cotterman and her friend needed a ride from the downtown area back to the hotel.
"We called Best Western and they called Supercab for us," said Cotterman. She said she was grateful they didn't have to walk the one mile from Taco Bell to Best Western after midnight.
A regular Supercab passenger himself, Best Western assistant manager Rocco Mazza made it a priority to let guests like Cotterman know about Supercab, and when possible, he calls on their behalf.
"Best Western has a shuttle service which goes till 9 p.m.," Mazza said. "But for all the people going to the bars, Supercab has saved them."
According to Wagner, most of the rides he provides are for people wanting to go to parties or the downtown bars.
Emily Kolozsi and Scott Weber, two University students who have used the service to ride to the downtown nightlife, said they believe "Supercab [is] the greatest invention ever."
Kolozski said while she doesn't mind that the University doesn't offer a service like Supercab, she does believe the University should realize students are in need of late night services around the city, and not just on campus.
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