Cash Cab (Canadian game show) the Canadian version of "Cash Cab". The incident happened while the producer was driving the cab back to the storage facility after filming. A French Canadian version is also aired on V (formerly known as TQS) and is filmed in Montreal. It is known as "Taxi Payant" (Paying Taxi) and uses a Dodge Grand Caravan. Comedian Alexandre Barrette is the host. Cash Cab (Canadian game show) Cash Cab is produced by Castlewood Productions and began airing on September 10, 2008 on Discovery Channel (Canada) and Discovery HD. It is hosted by comedian Adam Growe. The game show airs in Canada
Checker Taxi swap, and merged it with Markin Automobile Body, forming Checker Cab Manufacturing in order to honor the contractual commitment. Checker cabs were manufactured in Joliet for two years, then production was shifted to Kalamazoo, Michigan. The sturdy Checker cabs gained the acceptance and loyal following of Checker Taxi operators in Chicago. Markin began buying up Checker Taxi operators' licenses in 1924, gaining full control of the company in 1937. Markin followed Hertz's business plan in having drivers open doors for the fares, and outfitted each driver with a uniform. Checker became the first cab company to hire African-American drivers and