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Best Four Wheel Drive Cars For Winter

Posted by: Bekah Wheeler in Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 4 years, 10 months ago

All Wheel Drive Vehicles for Snow

Four wheel drive, or all wheel drive, vehicles are good to have year round. They can get you out of a tight spot in rough terrain and bring more traction to every situation, even acceleration. However, they are most important during inclement weather. If you live in a place, or are visiting somewhere, where winter is cold and the weather can turn volatile, four wheel drive cars can be a very smart choice when purchasing or renting a vehicle. They can help you stay on the road during rainy, icy, or snowy conditions or get you out of a situation …

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Uber drivers can now set their own fares

Posted by: Lilly Kenyon in Driver Community , Rider Community , Rideshare Knowledge 4 years, 10 months ago

Uber drivers to set own price

Ever since Assembly Bill 5 was passed in California, rideshare companies have been making changes left and right. Uber and Lyft, will do anything possible to avoid having to classify their drivers as employees and thus change the entire structure of their company. This includes spending tens of millions campaigning against AB5 or even pulling out of select markets.

Apart from their extensive campaigning Uber has already made the following changes to their app in an effort to avoid AB5.

  1. Surge pricing is now prominently displayed for both drivers and riders.
  2. Drivers are not allowed to reject trips without penalty. …
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Is the Scooter Era Ending?

Posted by: Sergio Avedian in Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 4 years, 10 months ago

About a decade ago, scooters, rideshares, and E-bikes did not even exist in our vocabulary. But we all have come to appreciate the usefulness of these new transportation choices. I have extensively written about the Micro Mobility Industry in the past. Initially, I thought that scooters and e-bikes had their place in cities, not knowing that they would proliferate like wild mushrooms. As with anything new, they looked like they were fun to ride. However, as we know now, they became a nuisance for most drivers, a regulatory nightmare for city officials, residents and a definite health hazard for riders. …

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Cargo Pivots to Car Top Advertisements

Posted by: Lilly Kenyon in Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 4 years, 10 months ago

Cargo Beam

Cargo the company known for putting vending display boxes in Uber’s and Lyft’s across the country just announced a major pivot to their business model. In a message sent to drivers, Cargo stated “As you may have heard the bittersweet news from our last email, we’ve determined that the best path for Cargo in 2020 is to pause our Cargo Store business and double our efforts within the Cargo Beam program. We will forever be grateful for the support and work our drivers have put in towards the Cargo Store.”

What is the Cargo Beam Program?

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Are Rideshare Drivers Busier During Winter?

Posted by: Felicia Dodge in Driver Community 4 years, 10 months ago

Uber Driver in Winter

Yes and no. People will always need to get where they need to be going, and that is not dependent on what time of year it is. Winter can be very lucrative for rideshare drivers, but it can also be a slow time of year.

Summer is the busier time of year from the standpoint that there are more activities, parties, events, and occasions to go out and about. There are more people wanting to go places, but there are also more rideshare drivers vying for those rides. You will definitely be busier driving in the summer, but you will …

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