Checker Cab

Great job when I called to schedule pick-​up as the confirmed address and polite. 5:30 am to airport driver was 10 min early and very friendly. Perhaps too chatty for 5:30 but better then alternative.

I created a bit of a crisis (not their problem I know) for my daughter who needed to catch a 6am flight. Ok, Ok I’ve been slammed at work and forgot to send/​transfer (theres so many options, anyway) my child traveling money. I saw they took credit cards so I called.
The phone rang at least 7x’s. Yeah it was 2:30a but the only business hours I saw posted on YP are Sun 11:00 pm — 12:00 pm. The driver informed me they would only take a credit card if I was in the car. (I’m in Indiana) Ok I’ll buy that I guess. Even though my daughter was being picked up from her dorm. She has a student & state ID same last name. So I explained to the guy I will Western Union my daughter cash does he mind waiting with the meter running while she runs in and pick it up to pay for her cab fare to the airport. I mean she will be leaving her luggage in the cab.
«No, I won’t do that» So I sorta pleaded a little bit. «No» was his response
I have to be honest… out of frustration and disbelief (I’ve never met a cabbie who doesn’t mind that meter running while they’re parked) I said your cab service sucks and just laid the phone down to sigh with out hanging up (I never hang up anymore, whats the use? That click is long gone lol). He said somethings (I don’t know what) before he hung up.
I wrote this review to say THANKS GONZALEZ CAB INC!!! YOU GUYS ROCK!!! Will use you on all her returns and departures going forward. Gonzalez had no problem with my request. He simply confirmed the pick up, stop over address, destination and phone numbers and wah la. My daughter is in the air on her way home.
I had to pay $ 38 more than her usual ride from dorm to airport but Gonzalez Cab Inc service alone was worth that
There’s a difference between can’t and won’t

I prefer rideshare services like Lyft to cabs, but when I have a redeye flight I need to catch early morning, Checker Cab has been my default cab service the past few trips. A lot of the cars are older/​beat up, but I’ve had good luck with Checker getting to me on time or ahead of schedule, which is the most important thing. Bonus tip: The Checker cabbies I’ve rode with have had the funniest stories of all the cab companies I’ve rode with in Providence, so don’t forget to ask the cabbie about his/​her most memorable fare.

I am pleased with checker cabs. The dispatchers are usually nice & the drivers are often nice (maybe quiet on occasion, but that doesn’t bother me). However, it is
hard, (if not impossible) to get a cab at certain busy hours. I recommend scheduling your ride well in advance of going out.

On a rainy Monday afternoon two days before Christmas I ordered a taxi for 3:30pm to go to the airport. He came at 3:44pm, and was a really nice, down to earth guy. He was knowledgeable about Providence roads, and helped us avoid traffic. Although he was a little late, I had expected that, as it was a rainy day with accidents everywhere. We will use this company against.

The cab situation is dire in Providence. With that in mind, I was ready to be disappointed when calling Checker Cab. I’m happy to say that all my fears were unnecessary. The driver showed up right on the dot for a 5AM pickup, the cab was clean, and the driver super pleasant! My trip wasn’t very far, but Checker cab was happy to pick me up, and the dispatcher that I called to book the night before, was very professional and nice. I am also a former Big Daddy customer, and I will be using Checker Cab from now on.

Friendly driver but was 15 minutes late. In my book the main thing a cab company has to do to win me over is to arrive on time.

After being extremely disappointed with big daddy taxi’s inability to do anything correct I called checker cab. They were pleasant on the phone, arrived almost exactly when they said they would, and the driver was great. I believe his name is Walter. He is friendly, chatty, and fun to ride with. I saved their number and will use them again for sure. Thanks checker cab for pulling through!

If i use a taxi, checker cab and east providence cab are five stars — for the following reasons:
1. always on time…
2. checkers has about 20 cars running…
3. friendly drivers…
4. the fares seem to be cheaper…
5. clean cars…

Checkers number is 944−2000…