Las Vegas Cab Driver

Las Vegas Cab Driver

vegascab

Las Vegas, NV

Male, 31

Ask me anything! i will be as honest as possible as to my experiences as a cabbie in las vegas since 2007. if you want a day to day on some of the happenings in the job you can also follow me on twitter, vegascab @vagascab

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Last Answer on June 19, 2020

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I work as a consultant and am usually gone during the week. Are there are part time/on call jobs where you can work at a moments notice? or is everything scheduled in advance?

Asked by Adiosboy1 about 12 years ago

Not at YCS where i work, however one of the others might i am not sure

Do you join the union first or get hired then join?

Asked by Chuck about 12 years ago

Depends on which company...with YCS you go to the union before you start but are not obligated to join

I am from the East Coast (NYC) and want to relocate and drive a cab....Drove one in NYC when I was in school...so I am used to the insanity of it all. What is the best way to get acquainted with the layout of Vegas?

Asked by Codymeister almost 12 years ago

the town is really simple espedially since 90% of your rides start of end either on the strip or airport anything else its a grid just like nyc but I would suggest a gps

Does Nevada require a driving test if I already have an out of state license? Is the paper copy I receive good enough to get hired and go to work?

Asked by Chuck about 12 years ago

If you are 25 no you just vo and get a license, im not sure if the temporary license is good enough

As a driver does dispatch force dispatch you to pick up from residences or do they just call someone who's more willing?

Asked by Chuck about 12 years ago

I dont know how it works with othet companirs but with tbe one I work for I do what I want when I want

Where do taxis park overnight? Do you own your own taxi outright?

Asked by Hagz over 12 years ago

In las vegas you can not buy or lease a cab you must work for a company that runs the cab for 24 hours

I applied at YCS, got hired then failed the drug test :-(. Apparently they took urine AND hair, which i was not ready for. Do u know how long i have to wait before i can reapply? also, how long was it before you never got assigned a Geo cab?

Asked by TJ almost 12 years ago

I'm not sure how long until you can reapply and you will never get assigned a geo cab once you have gotten a shift, and that is completely up to you how long that takes