I think it is common knowledge that I’m a pretty big Uber fan. I’ve had the good fortune to refer many of my friends and readers for their first Uber ride. Because my local account is here in Dallas/Fort Worth, one of the newer Uber ramp up markets, that had meant that our free ride…
Uber has plans to recruit 50,000 veterans, military members, and military spouses by the end of 2014 as part of a program called UberMILITARY. The program was first announced in September and has picked up momentum in recent days, as discussed here on Saturday but today Uber has quietly rolled out a special one-day program for Veterans Day in…
Happy Veterans Day weekend to those in the United States. Uber has kicked the weekend off for associates with a reminder about their plan to recruit 50,000 veterans, military members, and spouses through UberMILITARY, a program dedicated to sourcing and onboarding these new drivers. If one is thinking about signing up to drive for Uber,…
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a poll about Uber surge pricing. While 60% of my readers said they would wait out Uber surge pricing (or find another means of transportation), for some people it’s a matter of “when you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go” (20% of my readers). I’ve found that…
I’m having a crazy Saturday here at home in Fort Worth. The TCU/Texas Tech game means that Uber is BUSY and I have had a good day of driving so far. I’m taking a break to watch part of the game, but it was hard to stop because this is what my Uber driver app…
Please see ongoing updates at the end of this post. Rideshare drivers are abuzz. It appears that ridesharing operator Lyft did not pay their drivers this morning via their normal weekly direct deposit. Drivers for services like Uber and Lyft operate as independent contractors, with all their ride profits from the previous week direct deposited…
It’s a Sunday morning at 8 am (one of my “regular” times to drive for UberX) when I get a ping to pick up a rider named Michael at an apartment building adjacent to the university campus. I pull up in front of the building. The street is quiet – its too early for most to be…
I think I drove a little too much for Uber this weekend… busy weekend, good money to be had doing mostly short runs in my neighborhood – how could I turn that down? It seems like Uber-like products are all the rage as both Uber and Lyft experiment with new “on demand” services with one-day…
We share six Uber secrets you MUST know before you request your next ride. These will help your Uber driver plus save you time and money as an Uber passenger. Our writer/driver shares tips on how to use the app, improve navigation, why ratings are important for you (the Uber passenger), and what information your Uber driver knows about you.
I have been known to do some crazy things just to satisfy my own curiosity about what something might be like. I also like to try new things and as a result, it has brought me some interesting adventures along the way. The latest of those ideas has been signing up to be an UberX…