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Can I drive a pickup truck for Uber? I do have an extended cab, i.e. backseats.
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Yes , you can.
Yes, pickup trucks are permitted for use by UberX drivers. Just make sure that you have four doors and enough room and seats (and seatbelt) to transport a minimum of 4 passengers.
Below are some of the requirements. This example is taken from Boston, MA (USA), and it can vary slightly from state to state.
- 4-door vehicle with independently opening passenger doors
- Have 5 factory-installed seats and seat belts
- Must be 15 model years old or newer
- Working windows and air conditioning
- No vans, box trucks, or similar vehicles
- No taxi cabs, government cars, or other marked vehicles
- Title cannot be salvaged, reconstructed, or rebuilt.
- No rental vehicles
- No aftermarket seating modifications, such as installed seats, seat belts, or BedRyder systems
- Cannot have any cosmetic damage, missing pieces, commercial branding or taxi paint jobs.
With that said, you may want to do some careful math around gas mileage! Remember you would be driving for UberX and competing with other drivers driving Toyota Prius and Honda Civic. You will not be granted any additional earnings by having a pickup truck! (as convenient for the riders as you would be!)
Source: https://www.uber.com/drive/boston/vehicle-requirements/
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Someday once Uber offers UberPickupTrucks, a service dedicated for moving small furniture, I will sign up for Uber with my Tacoma.
Hey there, there is a service out there. Its called BUNGII. Sign up today : www.bungii.com/drive
That’s called Bungii
Remember the single biggest expense of a Uber or Lyft driver is the gasoline. Driving a large car will sure cut into your profits. There is a reason UberX drivers drive the Focus and Prius'. It really makes a huge difference.
Remember, to drive Uber fulltime, you would be driving 1000 miles a week. Do the math.
yes, do the math. F150 at best gets 20mpg in a city driving. 50,000 miles a year. That's 50,000 / 20 = 2500 gallons, which at $3.00 is $7500.
Comparatively, a Toyota Prius at 58mpg? 50000 / 58 = 862 gallons, which at $3.00 is $2500.
That's a $5000 a year difference.
No no red ones for sure bad rap
Pickup trucks are allowed on the UBER platform so long as they are a 4-door vehicle with independently opening passenger doors. They should also have enough room and seats to transport at least four passengers. Pickup trucks with rear-hinged doors,hat are dependent on another door being open, are not acceptable. A crew cab truck, with four full-sized doors and two rows of seats, would be acceptable.
Yes, you can all sign up to drive for Bungii. Its like Uber, but with pick up trucks. Instead of moving people, they move people stuff! www.Bungii.com/drive
Tell us more here. What cities do you support and how many do drivers do you have.
Too lazy to click.
Also, is it on demand or do I make an appointment
So an extended cab truck with suicide doors isn't acceptable?
I take UberX almsot daily and have never gotten a pickup truck. This just seems strange to me though I guess you could do it.
Yeah, I haven't either. Over 500 rides and not a single one. Then agian I live in a city. If I request in middle of corn fields of Iowa, I'd probably get my fair share.
Yeah, I live in Manhattan and I haven't seen a pickup truck...period.
I am a UberX driver and drive a pickup truck daily nobody seems to have a problem
You'd be big time raking it in if there was UberPickupTruck!
No because I was sexually harrassed by ram ram truck stay away bad rap
Not to mention stereotypes but it’s hard to trust people who even thinks of driving Uber with a pickup. Just odd, ya know? Fuel mileage, etc.
If there’s UberTruck, sure go for it. I even think that’d be super useful