Las Vegas Cab Driver

Las Vegas Cab Driver

vegascab

Las Vegas, NV

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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 have 2 friends that work in Las Vegas as cab drivers and they tell me on average they may get like 8-10 rides per day while another person who works as a cab driver gets daily like 30 rides per day........

How is that possible???? I know there

Asked by nikki almost 12 years ago

Depends on how they chose to work...I average more rides than most drivers because i tend to load wherever I drop off as opposed to having a favorite spot to go to say like the airport and spending a lot of time driving around without someone in the backseat. Some drivers this is all they do is go to the airport from the time they start until the time they finish so they not only spend upwards of an hour to load there but they take 10-15 minutes to drive back there. It also depends on when they work during the day...the driver that drives my cab opposite me averages probably 10-15 less rides a day

As a new driver how about getting a shift like thu-sun or wed-sun?

Asked by Chuck over 11 years ago

Maybe...probably going to be more like sunday-thursday

How often to the back seats get cleaned? What do they get cleaned with?

Asked by anon almost 12 years ago

I am not sure what the answer to this question is, however I do know that there is a biohazard crew that has to clean them with whatever it is they use that is mandated by OSHA for the health and safety of the public. Im sure if you check out osha they might have the answer. The taxicab aurthority checks out the cabs on a monthly basis so at least every month

What do you do when your in line to pick up and you have to use the bathroom really bad?

Asked by Chuck over 11 years ago

I try to not let it get to that point but if it does you get out of line and go...multiple cab stands airport included have restrooms set up for drivers

Which Cab Companies pay the best....and or LIMO ????

How can a cab driver get more rides???

Whats a good night for a Cab driver as far as total rides per say???

Asked by nikki almost 12 years ago

Cab companies pay in between 40-50% of what you make on the meter the company I work for starts you off at 40% and works it way up to 43.5% depending on your seniority however because we do not get paid 50% of the meter we do not have to pay of gas like the companies that do so if its busy its about the same on a slow night however my company is much better in my opinion.  Limo drivers make most of their money on the "side" which means strip clubs and massage parlors and sugh.  A good night for a cabbie is 24+ rides or a little more than 2 rides per hour.

The 30k-35k average annual income, is that before tips or after? How many days a week working is average for this income?

Asked by Chuck over 11 years ago

If you hustle and work hard this is before tips 4-5 days a week...i made 44k last year before tips

Why do cab drivers put the car in Park at red lights and then in Drive when the light turns green? My friend says that it's because it somehow makes the meter run up faster than if they just kept their foot on the brake.

Asked by dave almost 12 years ago

I have seen a couple of drivers doin this and it made absolutely 0 sense to me just more work. As to what your friend says about making the meter run up faster, at least in vegas, it is absolutely not true. Meters in a Las Vegas cab run by time if the cab is going less than 8mph and it is set by time it goes up 20 cents like every 30 seconds or so whatever equalls up to $30/hr. I myself dont do this and don't know why anyone would.