ABOUT RILOMeet RiLo, short for Ride Local.
Built by local operators. Locked fares, local drivers, local accountability.
OUR HISTORY80+ years in Vancouver.
Black Top & Checker Cabs has been family-owned and Vancouver-based since 1945. From a small Powell Street dispatch hut to a 400+ vehicle fleet, we've carried this city through every shift change, snow day, last call, and 3am hospital run.
The cars changed. The drivers changed. The promise didn't: when you call, we show up. We’re the reliable taxi option.
A piece of Black Top & Checker Cab history: Marilyn Monroe pictured with a Black Top cab.OUR HISTORY80+ years in Vancouver.
When rideshare arrived, it brought convenience, and it brought surge pricing. Local taxi fleets were told to either match the model or get out of the way.
We didn't want to match it. We wanted to answer it. RiLo brings the convenience that riders have come to expect, on top of a fare structure that respects them.
Local drivers. Local dispatch. Local accountability. The honest ride, in your pocket.
OUR DRIVERSRiLo drivers have been with us for decades. They’re professionals, parents, and neighbours.