While this was my first time using Uber or Lyft to get picked up at ORD, for the past year, I have been using both services constantly around the world (San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Washington D.C, New York, Saigon, Bangkok) to go to the airport when public transit wasn't a fea...
How Uber and Lyft Drivers Could Get a Lot More Bargaining Power.ChewJonathanFortune.com
Uber drivers earn a median of $33 an hour when driving a fare, including tips and bonuses, according to the company. Lyft drivers using their own vehicles grossed $30.68 (including tips and bonuses) per hour of engaged time, and after expenses earned $23.46, according to Lyft. Uber Technol...
Whether you drive for Lyft full-time or part-time, you’re now enjoying the pay, perks, and prerogatives of being self-employed—from setting your own hours to building customer relations. With the onset of tax season, you face a new business challenge:
Uber has buried the feature deep within the app, but you can easily look it up and see how drivers have rated you. Lyft makes it a little more difficult, but it's still possible to find out. Your Uber Passenger Rating To look up your Uber passenger rating, launch the app, and pull...
you can use your abilities to get freelance work. Advertise on social media and pitch your services. Gig work. There is no shortage of gig opportunities if you need cash right away. You can drive using Uber or Lyft, do DoorDash, UberEats, or Postmates, or get groceries using Instacart....
In urban areas—and in not so urban areas—around the globe, Uber and Lyft are ubiquitous. But knowing just how many are out there at a given time is a problem that's eluded municipal transportation officials since the ride-hailing services burst onto th
claiming full employment benefits, if regulators ever do classify them as employees, is likely to mean the companies pressure drivers to work less than full time, Moore said. Companies like Amazon that also use quasi-independent drivers may face some of the same issues as Uber and Lyft, Nowak...
Along these same lines, another Uber driver named Jim said, “I never use Uber or Lyft navigation because they stink.” A third Uber driver we spoke to, Chuck, added, “My advice to drivers in general would be to study your market in order to optimize your earnings. Learn the busy tim...
How Uber and Lyft pricing works Lyft and Uber both break down trip fees by the base fare, the distance, the duration of the drive and a fixed service or booking fee. Prices can change based on demand and traffic for both services, which makes it tough to nail down which is cheaper whe...