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Grab locks in Trans-cab's pool of 7,000 drivers with exclusive tie-up

It will provide Trans-cab drivers with training and subsidised smartphones; move comes as LTA is looking at levelling the playing field for taxi operators

Published Thu, Sep 1, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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Singapore

RIDE-HAILING app Grab is making its first big push into Singapore's taxi business, as the government is thinking of levelling the playing field between taxi operators and ride-booking services.

On Thursday, Grab became Singapore's second-largest taxi operator's only external app for bookings, thus entrenching itself deeper into the taxi segment by securing a driver pool.

Through an exclusive partnership with Trans-cab, all of the…