Parmelee System

{{Short description|American livery and cartage company}} {{notability|organizations|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = Parmelee Transportation System | logo = | type = | industry = Livery and cartage | fate = Acquired by Checker Motors Corporation | predecessor = | successor = | founded = {{Start date and age|1853}} | founder = Franklin Parmelee | defunct = 1930s | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = United States | area_served = | key_people = | products = | owner = | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | parent = | website = }} The '''Parmelee Transportation System''' was a livery and cartage company established in the United States in 1853.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/p/parmelee/parmelee.htm|title=Parmelee}}</ref> In the early 20th Century, Parmelee provided taxi cab service in U.S. cities where it had franchise (purchased rights) to do so. The company was acquired by Morris Markin of the Checker Motors Corporation in the 1930s and remained under Checker control until the mid-1960s.

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==External links== *[http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/p/parmelee/parmelee.htm Parmelee] Detailed history of the company Category:Taxi companies Category:Taxis of the United States