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TAXI FLEET [1 record]

Record 1 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

In Colombia, the Ministry of Transportation (nationwide level) heads the transportation sector, including the regulation of taxis ... in terms of defining policies, operations, and fares, among other things. ... Quantity controls are enforced by controlling the number of vehicles. Adding vehicles to the taxi fleet can be done incrementally or by replacement. The first scenario occurs when the taxi company experiences growth in the number of [its] vehicles, while the second occurs when companies replace one of its already registered cars.

OBS

fleet: A group of vehicles ... owned or operated as a unit.

Key term(s)
  • taxi cab fleet
  • fleet of taxi cabs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
OBS

flotte : L'emploi de «flotte» [...] est critiqué comme synonyme non standard de «parc».

Spanish

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