Taxi Troost & de Boer

What Taxi Troost & de Boer does

Taxi Troost & de Boer B.V. is a privately held, family-owned regional taxi company headquartered in Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands (Keiweg 4, 8471 CX Wolvega), serving the provinces of Friesland and Groningen. Founded in 1920 (originally as bicycle trade and storage business Vreeling & Troost, with taxi operations beginning in the 1920s; renamed Troost & de Boer in 1938), the company operates a multi-service passenger transport business through two offices: the Wolvega headquarters and a Tolbert regional office established in April 2009 (subsidiary: Taxi Tolbert). Its four service lines are (i) regular passenger taxi (Taxi Wolvega), (ii) WMO municipal transport under contract with Gemeente Weststellingwerf for residents unable to use public transport, (iii) ziekenvervoer (hospital/medical transport) contracted with seven Dutch health insurers (Agis, Achmea, Unive, Vgz, Trias, Iza, de Friesland) for routes to hospitals including Tjongerschans (Heerenveen) and UMCG (Groningen), and (iv) directievervoer (executive chauffeur service). All transport is coordinated through a single modern central dispatch in Wolvega with phone operators and an online booking channel added in November 2018.

The core technology is operationally modest: a centralized dispatch office with phone operators and an online booking form on the company website, a dealer-maintained modern vehicle fleet (including wheelchair-accessible vehicles), and standard Google Analytics integration on the web property. No proprietary software platforms, APIs, or AI-driven dispatch optimization are disclosed. The company holds the TX-Keurmerk national quality certification for taxi transport and operates as GDPR/AVG-compliant for passenger data handling.

The revenue model is transaction-based, with fares generated via taxameter (distance-based) or pre-agreed/contracted rates. There are two material contracted revenue streams (WMO municipal transport and insurer-funded ziekenvervoer) and two less concentrated streams (general consumer taxi and ad-hoc executive transport). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company has no external investors, no parent company, no acquisitions beyond the 2009 Tolbert expansion, and operates as a small-scale regional services business led by bedrijfsleider Jan Buist following the family succession after Herman Troost's 2007 death.

Name

Taxi Troost & de Boer

Legal name

Taxi Troost en de Boer B.V.

Website

https://troostendeboer.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Taxi Troost & de Boer is a family-owned Dutch taxi company headquartered in Wolvega, Friesland, providing passenger taxi, WMO municipal transport, ziekenvervoer for health insurers, and executive chauffeur services across the Friesland and Groningen provinces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Taxi and Passenger Transport Services

NAICS

Taxi and Ridesharing Services (485310), Taxi and Limousine Service (4853)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Dispatch / Call Center Taxi Services (THADAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Street-Hail Taxi Services (THADAEAA)

Keywords

• Taxi services
• Patient transport
• Executive transport
• Municipal transport
• Wheelchair accessible transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Wolvega

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Taxi Passenger Transport: Transaction-based taxi services for individual passengers and contracted healthcare transport. Services include standard taxi rides, WMO municipal transport, ziekenvervoer (hospital transport) for insurance companies, and executive/directievervoer. Revenue generated per ride based on distance or contracted rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Taxi Troost & de Boer is a regional Dutch taxi company providing passenger transport services in the Friesland and Groningen provinces. The company operates a modern central dispatch in Wolvega and offers four core service lines: standard regional taxi (Taxi Wolvega and Taxi Tolbert/Heerenveen), WMO municipal transport for Gemeente Weststellingwerf, ziekenvervoer (hospital transport) contracted by health insurers, and directievervoer (luxury executive transport).

Product overview

Taxi Troost & de Boer is a traditional taxi company offering multiple interconnected transport services: Taxi Wolvega and Taxi Tolbert/Heerenveen provide regular taxi services in their respective regions; WMO vervoer offers welfare transportation under the Social Support Act; Ziekenvervoer provides hospital/medical transport for health insurance patients; and Directievervoer offers luxury executive transportation. All services are coordinated through a modern central office in Wolvega with a 90+ year operational history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Taxi Wolvega

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gemeente WeststellingwerfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal contract for WMO (Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning) transport services. The company provides transport for eligible residents who cannot use public transport due to disability, age, or other limitations. This is a government-contracted service representing a significant revenue stream.
• AgiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance provider contract for ziekenvervoer (hospital transport) services in Friesland and Groningen regions.
• Achmea / Zilveren KruiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Dutch health insurer contracted for patient transport services.
• UnivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance provider contracted for ziekenvervoer services.
• VgzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance provider contracted for ziekenvervoer services.
• TriascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance provider contracted for ziekenvervoer services.
• IzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance provider contracted for ziekenvervoer services.
• de FrieslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health insurer ( Friesland ) contracted for patient transport services.
• Tjongerschans Ziekenhuis HeerenveenminorOthersHospital in Heerenveen where the company provides regular patient transport services.
• UMCG GroningenminorOthersUniversity Medical Center Groningen - major hospital where company provides patient transport services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Qbuzz: Dutch regional bus and contracted transport operator active in Friesland and Groningen; competes for the same municipal and regional mobility contracts that underpin Troost & de Boer's WMO and patient transport revenue.
• Van der Valk + de Groot: Regional Dutch taxi operator providing taxi, executive, and patient transport services in another part of the Netherlands; comparable on service mix but not head-to-head geographically.

Emerging players

• Uber Netherlands: Major app-based rideshare platform operating across Dutch cities; a substitute for traditional taxi demand and a competitive threat to phone-dispatch operators like Troost & de Boer in adjacent urban-adjacent markets.
• Staxi: Dutch taxi booking app/platform aggregating licensed taxis for on-demand rides, comparable as a digital dispatch alternative competing for the same regulated taxi demand that Troost & de Boer serves via phone.

Direct peers

• Taxi Centrale Amsterdam (TCA): Large Dutch taxi dispatch operator holding the Amsterdam concession, comparable as a regulated, certified Dutch taxi dispatch company running WMO, healthcare, and corporate accounts via central booking — the same business model Troost & de Boer operates at a smaller, regional scale.
• BIOS-Groep: Dutch taxi group specialising in special passenger transport including WMO, school, and patient transport, comparable on regulated transport services and multi-segment vertical positioning.
• Munckhof Taxi: Established Dutch taxi and patient transport group operating across multiple regions, providing WMO/ziekenvervoer under insurer contracts — directly comparable to Troost & de Boer's service portfolio and customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Transdev Netherlands: Multinational mobility group with significant Dutch taxi, WMO, and patient transport operations; comparable on contract-driven mobility services but at much larger scale across the Netherlands.
• Arriva Netherlands: Public transport operator active in northern Netherlands including Friesland and Groningen, providing bus, rail, and contracted taxi/regio services; comparable geographically and through shared provincial WMO-style contracts.
• Connexxion: One of the largest public transport operators in the Netherlands with regional taxi and WMO contracts; overlaps with Troost & de Boer in regulated passenger transport but operates at national scale with broader service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TaxiTB
• Facebookfacebook.com/TaxiTroostEnDeBoer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taxi-troost-en-de-boer-b.v.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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