Erickson Cab Co. takes Washington County riders where no Uber will go

Since Brittany Erickson opened her rural taxi service in October, her phone hasn’t stopped ringing.

At all hours of the day, Erickson Cab Co. fields requests to ferry passengers from the city of Washington, Iowa and surrounding areas.

“We get new customers every single week, so it’s been steadily going well,” Ms. Erickson said. “Every week is more and more busy.”

Ms. Erickson previously drove for…