If you are not going to the airport or the strip, and your ride is not a long one, call Henderson/Whittlesea. They are the only company that will eventually make a cabbie come get you. The other companies forget about you after awhile. The cabbie may not be happy to get you, and the cabbie may be new and not very good, but you will get a cab.

One downside to Henderson/Whittlesea is that all their cabs are big trucks (Ford Explorer SUVs). For older people, or people with bad legs or backs, these things are hard to get into. All the other companies have sedans in their fleets.

Desert Cab Company serves the locals okay, unless you want a cab from the grocery store or for a short ride that doesn't go to the strip, then they are just as bad as the rest. Their phone people are trained to screen out the short rides and the dispatchers tell cabbies which rides seem better before they assign the call. So, if you are a local who needs a long ride to the airport or the strip, Desert Cab is the fastest and best and will give you priority.

Remember that cabbies are straight commission, and they get paid nothing for the time they drive empty to get you. They would be making more if they just stayed on the strip and got one ride after another.