A NEW popular online ride-hailing service quietly ceased operations last week after concerns were raised about licensing.
Shared transportation company BlackWolf has videos about TikTok showing gun in hand drivers.
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“Ride-hail application prioritizing passenger safety and protection”, the company (@blackwolfapp) states in his biography.
The company’s TikTok account has more than 400,000 followers.
BlackWolf announced that it has brought its services to Phoenix last Thursday on social media.
The company connects its passengers with armed drivers who also have police, military or security experience, Axes reported.
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) was asked whether the company had the state license required for ride-hailing companies before it stopped allowing residents to book rides.
It wasn’t long after ADOT’s investigation that BlackWolf stopped allowing customers to book trips just one day after announcing service in Arizona.
Company founder Kerry KingBrown said there was a delay in ADOT receiving the information needed for permits, according to Axios.
KingBrown exclusively told The US Sun that BlackWolf “was approved by the state of Arizona” on Thursday, June 13.
He explained that the company has a necessary license and has “completed the AZDOT application and is awaiting approval.”
“They have been working closely with us and helping us move forward,” KingBrown said.
“We were not operating illegally in Arizona, we suspended our opening when communications from AZDOT requested that all documents be approved,
“AZDOT sent us an email today informing us that they received the application with the necessary document.”
The car service originally launched in Atlanta, Georgia.
The founder of the Rideshare app faced legal problems last year in the state.
What is Black Wolf?
BlackWolf was founded last year in Atlanta, Georgia
It is an app-based car service that claims to prioritize driver safety and security.
- Drivers carry weapons while driving customers.
- They must have at least four years of police, military or private security experience.
- Service drivers must also be CPR certified.
Founder Kerry KingBrown “was talking to a friend who told her how she was sexually trafficked” when she came to the conclusion that something needed to be done when it came to transportation to better protect women.
The company’s mission is to “redefine ride-sharing by providing unmatched safety and professionalism by leveraging drivers with experience in the law enforcement, military and security sectors.”
A judge ruled that KingBrown had marketed BlackWolf as a private security company without proper licensing.
He stressed that the court order only applies to his private security company.
BlackWolf’s founder said the app has never stopped working in Georgia.
He was a professional bodyguard for celebrities and politicians at the time.
Each of BlackWolf’s drivers must be CPR certified.
“We want to take the pressure off of you,” KingBrown said.
“Take the responsibility off of you as a pilot. I’m not going to listen to anyone who says it won’t work because it is working.”
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