How This Driver EARNS 3X What The Average Drivers Earns In His Market

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@Therideshareguy Ай бұрын

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@grazz7865 Ай бұрын

To make any kind of descent money, you have to work 24/7. Your car. Your maintenance. Your car payments. Your insurance. Your mileage. Your fuel. Your accidents. Your problems. I really don’t see how you could make any money. Biggest scam I ever saw.

@bostonmatt Ай бұрын

FYI Boston rents for 1BR (600-750 sq ft) $3000 Cambridge $2830 Boston $2800 Brookline $2630 Everett $2620 Revere $2600 Somerville $2460 Quincy $2400 Medford $2380 Newton $2350 Salem

@ShelterDogs Ай бұрын

That's not how all rideshare drivers rent, though. If someone's paying that much, they got some other full time job with rideshare on the side. Others like myself rent rooms in someone's house or from someone offering a room in an apartment. I'm paying $900 a month here in Southern CA.

@banellie Ай бұрын

@@ShelterDogs Not everyone rents that way since they can't afford it, but most do. However, why can't they afford to get their own studio apartment even? Because of NIMBYs and rideshare drivers making less than minimum wage in a lot of markets across the US. And I bet a lot of those people renting a bed in someone else's house would much rather have their own place if they could afford it.

@ShelterDogs Ай бұрын

@@banellie Thank you. Yes, that is true and I certainly am not bragging because I pay far less. It's awful living with roommates. Most lack common decency and don't clean up after themselves.

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

I can confirm that those rates in Boston are correct. Cape Cod isn't quite that bad, average is $1,500/month per bedroom, but that is still ridiculous for a 3-bedroom for a family of four. Sadly Massachusetts has some of the highest cost of living in the entire country, which is why, overall, our population is decreasing. And most of that cost is housing. Even with the Cape Cod rates my day job is what allows me to live here, not rideshare.

@banellie Ай бұрын

So basically, do rideshare in one of the wealthiest place in America while also being in a state with more stringent background checks. Got it!

@HarringJess Ай бұрын

LOL! Sounds about right. I'm in Boston, and I'm not on the cape. I frequent other wealthier towns, but it doesn't mean they always tip. Most of them have cars and just don't want to drive

@romaroma5467 26 күн бұрын

Yea cape drivers go to Boston to drive🤣 because cape is so good. 🤣 market is flooded with drivers and no surges except weekends. Pay is all time low…. Yea

@GoGigItNowRon Ай бұрын

Yes sir those Cape Cod rates are higher than all Massachusetts and my wife and I were talking about those Ferry passengers before I saw this video

@PeterTeehan 20 күн бұрын

im in the Colorado Springs market, we do not get up front pricing. However, once i take a trip to Denver - we get the upfront pricing.

@dyhppyx Ай бұрын

This is BS

@romaroma5467 26 күн бұрын

It’s complete BS!

@terryw7052 Ай бұрын

Smh, if you're killing it in a certain market, keep that info to yourself, now you're gonna have a bunch of drivers oversaturating the market.

@MJSmithGroup Ай бұрын

Are you familiar with MA geography? Cape Code isn't exactly conducive to drivers just popping in on a whim.

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

And anyone who does show up here and has half an idea of what they are doing can figure out this place in two days. So nothing I've shared is a secret. If you live in Boston, The South Shore, Rhode Island, and Connecticut you already know this and it just becomes a question if you want to drive the 3 hours round trip to cash in on the summers here.

@Tch5802 Ай бұрын

@@ToddF927thanks for your information. Does New Hampshire have a reciprocity agreement with Massachusetts for rideshare driving? Are the earnings that you say can be expected before or after expenses?

@terryw7052 Ай бұрын

Lol actually i am, its also the same with Hamptons and jersey shore. @@MJSmithGroup

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

@@Tch5802 I've had rides that have taken me to Logan and since I was dropping off it will automatically put me at the front of the queue. On several occasions the next ride I got was a drop off in NH. I was then able to pickup rides in NH on my way back so yes, NH drivers will be able to pick up Rides in MA. Boston itself has only slightly lower rates than Cape Cod and has much better demand year round you can take advantage of. During the off season on the Cape, when I get a pull to Boston I'll usually stick around for a few hours before heading back down and I can see hourly rates in the $40/hr range on weekend evenings there. Especially if you can work the surges in the Southie, Downtown, Back Bay, and Cambridge areas. Just stay out of the Downtown area if an event is getting out at TD Garden. BPD will shut down the streets around the Garden and Uber and Lyft don't update their maps to reflect it. Makes traffic a nightmare in the immediate area. Also all rates are before expenses since each person's expenses can vary. In my case, at $0.38/mile, it costs about $5-$7/hr to operate my car just depending on my utilization.

@calvinhosworld 20 күн бұрын

Episode idea. Updated list of apps that are currently available and what are the benefits of each.

@jasondoughty865 Ай бұрын

I just got the adjusted schedule for quests (starting Thursday instead of friday) two weeks ago. Today I got a notification that starting Monday quests will start on Mondays and Fridays (the old system). So that means that the new system is so ineffective in Boston at doing what they want that it only lasted two weeks...

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

I had the Thursday to Saturday crap since January and just got the notification of it reverting back today. Not sure what Uber was thinking on that one in the first place as it doesn't line up with driver availability and since we are all basically incentive based, if we can't hit the incentives due to availability, most of us won't drive.

@HarringJess Ай бұрын

Boston market here - 10k drivers were kicked off. My co-worker Giovanna was devastated but she had only been a driver for 1yr, so she didn't meet the qualifications.

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

If anyone is in the Falmouth area of the Cape that sees this and wants to talk in more detail about what I do too get the earnings I do, you can usually find me at the Falmouth Plaza during lules in the evenings. I encourage you to say hello and I'm more than willing to share my data with you. The more drivers on the area we have working the system like I do, the fewer bad offers we will see in the area as the algorithms have to adjust higher to get rides picked up by us.

@HarringJess Ай бұрын

Amen, Todd. Agreed - if many drivers stick to a rhythm, it helps with the algo. I personally avoid the Cape, I focus mostly near downtown, and utilize a wide range area. But I'm always happy to see Boston area drivers platformed on this channel.

@Mo.863 29 күн бұрын

What are apps names?

@Fishin4funout4trout Ай бұрын

What is this Maxima he's talking about?

@Lyftflexslave 14 күн бұрын

U cant do that with your hand for customers for extra cash. It's against terms and service

@munhozsantorely5385 25 күн бұрын

How much you pay for third party app ?

@Jason-mp6yj Ай бұрын

"drive where the most people are moving"....I have some safety concerns about that advice, unless you are part of the "hood" life most of Dallas and Ft Worth will be ticking timebombs for drivers having to deal with muggings, car jackings, drugs, dirty smelly non tipping riders, and incompetent drivers.....I will stick to the burbs and airports

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

I will freely admit that that advice is largely aimed more at rural drivers which with the ones I talk to sometimes have a hard time figuring out where and when demand would be the highest. It does not take into account other factors such as what areas are safety concerns, or any other factors that could influence the decision on where to go in your particular town/city.

@takeiteasypleass2897 Ай бұрын

And cape cod isn’t a small market… go to p-town in August and you’ll kill it

@user-lj6hm4vp7r 26 күн бұрын

Why can't we as Driver’s form a alliance with the teamsters union and find a labor union law attorney firm to take our case through out the country for a fair share of the profits we deserve. I think a fare share to split profits 60/ 40 in Driver’s favor that's a fare share for both parties to be profitable. We the Driver’s have the majority of burden. Our cars, our time and our skills to get the job done. IF we are judged by our contribution to business it's a no brainer

@takeiteasypleass2897 Ай бұрын

Hey Sergio I took my phone off the mount for 15 minutes because it was overheating because of multiple apps were running and it was 85degrees outside…can you school me on some tips to not have my phone over heat even if I’m just running the 1 driving app…

@GoGigItNowRon Ай бұрын

I usually direct my vent to wards my phone to cool it down. Also not mounting it in direct sunlight helps. Using your vehicle navigation system may help as well

@FireyGirl_InChrist Ай бұрын

I'm new and have this issue as well but my vent on high a/c doesn't help very much. So I got a wrist band holder for myself which helps with food orders big time cause I was constantly dropping my phone (I also have MS at 50yrs old lol),but it helps keep it out of direct sunlight so it doesn't overheat. Hope that little tid-bit helps.😁💜

@Angel_Peg Ай бұрын

Use 2 phones

@kristinethibodeaux619 Ай бұрын

Try to place it direct.y in front of the a/c vent. Might help.

@lowegustafson1070 Ай бұрын

I use a IPad and it is mounted on my sunviser - never over heats and makes for safer rides

@ShelterDogs Ай бұрын

Which market was Todd in? I didn't actually hear him say it. He mentioned an hour and a half outside Boston.

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

I drive on Cape Cod mostly which is part of the Boston, MA market. Massachusetts is broken up into 3 markets overall. Boston, Worcester, and Springfield.

@ShelterDogs Ай бұрын

Thank you. I've been to all three areas as I used to live nearby. Do you drive in Cape Cod year round? How is it there during non-tourist season?

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

I do drive year round but Cape Cod in the off season is really slow and I usually see rates at about $25/hr. Some days I hit that and some days I don't. Since I try to only drive when I can at least make that much I do occasionally need to pack it in early and just head home otherwise I'm just losing profits as I'm just waisting gas. It's easy to hit driver over saturation and getting a good paying long trip can easily offset the entire time you are out there idling and waiting even during the busier hours. September through December sees a drop in demand, but not a really severe one, particularly on weekends as lots of weddings happen here through Thanksgiving with the venues deeply disappointing their pricing. January to April is typically the slowest and is the time it's hardest to hit my $25/hr average goal. Summer season has a blip around the week of Memorial Day as lots of the college kids who work here over the summer will take that week off as vacation. But the real summer season starts a few weeks later once all the kids are out of school and families start taking vacations and runs through Labor Day. Although last summer had a large drop in the number of tourists coming here due to occasionally high weekly rental rates and this led to massive driver oversaturation. I was doing better in February last year than I did most of July and August. Rain every single weekend didn't help things either. Rental prices are down some this summer since inventory increased but the occupancy is still low. So hopefully the driver saturation isn't too bad this year but I'm not holding my breath for it to be like previous summers where I could make $40-$60/hr on average every day.

@HarringJess Ай бұрын

Cape Cod

@282jav Ай бұрын

I just ordered my Celtics jersey and moving to Boston!!🤙

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

Hope your day job is good enough to pay the bills because the cost of living here means even our high rates are too low. Honestly, move to Seattle.

@hbenacho Ай бұрын

Can someone share with me the apps I can use to track everything and which ones are a must have?

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

Expenses and milage you want to look into Solo. Link to it is in the pinned comment. If you want something to help you decide quickly which rides are good to take or not, you should consider Maxymo. It unfortunately is Android only at the moment but the author is working on an iOS version since Para shut down.

@joshuayoung9913 Ай бұрын

Gridwise and or Solo.

@Lyftflexslave 14 күн бұрын

Rideshares slipping. Send in todd to make drivers think markets hot

@msilverhammer Ай бұрын

What happened to the Rideshare Queen who lived in his car?!😮

@romaroma5467 26 күн бұрын

Probably he ate her after run out of kfc …

@romannaftali2127 Ай бұрын

Let’s all move to Boston.

@romaroma5467 26 күн бұрын

Boston 0.34 cents per mile and 0.40 per min. What he says is BS. I’m on cape and I do drive in Boston

@itstofu Ай бұрын

no one is makin $150 an hr on a slow day, straight cap. MAYBE the only time that's possible is new years eve MAYBE

@williamerazo3921 Ай бұрын

Cap Cod yeah. That’s rich MFers

@GeeWee7 Ай бұрын

let me get on. i'd like to share my story lol

@MJSmithGroup Ай бұрын

I don't know what the laws & regulations are in MA, but if he can do $45/hr door-to-door including downtime & deadhead time on-app, he needs to look into getting his private driver creds.

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

It's a bit of a hassle here on the Cape as the only way to get off the ground is to get the town to issue a limousine license which has restrictions on the type of car used. And on top of that to compete with the other operators here, you basically then need to get on Uber Black and use it to build up your client base until you get self-sufficient enough to ditch the rideshare apps. It's costly to get into up front which as much as I love doing this, it is a side gig for me with my day job pulling in the income I need to live here with my family.

@tammy2762 Ай бұрын

I cannot find the app Maximo

@ToddF927 Ай бұрын

@tammy7262 The correct spelling is Maxymo and unfortunately it is Android only at the moment. The developer is working on an iOS version since Para shut down, but no ETA on it that I'm aware of.

@chicagodriver1878 Ай бұрын

Mystro is an app that also does what Maxymo does and it is available for iPhone as well as Android. I have used both. Currently using Mystro becsuse I have an iPhone. Mystro also works with the trip radar request; I can not say for certain if Maxymo does as well.

@Lyftflexslave 14 күн бұрын

Non hot market after expeneses. 8hr

@andrade__o8653 Ай бұрын

Shit people from other states and counties are driving here in Miami

@williamerazo3921 Ай бұрын

Yup. Todd we need you on drivers coast to coast

@Dj-Breeze 25 күн бұрын

This is the worst advice I ever heard in my life. I'm just kidding not that bad. A lot of people don't have conversational skills. I get bigger tips all the time when I speak. Even if they tell me they have quite mode on they alway end up talking with me. But I'm a people person. If ur not then it's best to keep conversationalist quite except ask them if they are comfortable or want to listen to something.

@romaroma5467 26 күн бұрын

Give me your email, I’ll send you trips what we are getting!! Lol so is he making 150 per hour or 40-50 per hour??? Surges don’t come to often because too many drivers.. trips are like 7$ for 4 miles. Tell this dude to go eat grease of the pan he was cooking.

@Lyftflexslave 14 күн бұрын

I make 5000 dollars a week

@lamar3697 Ай бұрын

I guess having that rental you lose cause I never made money driving Lyft I just payed for the car and enough to keep gas in it for the next week I slept in the car for months cause there never was money to get a place to stay or a hotel room then they came with a background check that lasted four months gave car back went to homeless shelter background came back good but they say I owe them $800 to drive again after they took $400 out my account then taxes came back and they said I made 45k they put what they took out and payed me together so you are paying they taxes and yours I live in Chicago so if you got unpaid parking tickets you can't drive for rideshare till paid but one good out of it you can draw unemployment in Illinois 26 weeks 500-693 a week since they made your earnings false