hey guys...
i am into my 4th week liao..how time flies...
basically..quite adjusted to the life and body clock now..
and its really challenging trying to earn a living on the road...if you get what i mean..
pay wise, i think its quite decent, i average about $760 per week, but its for 12 hours work less 1 hour break.
I notice more and more cabs on the road, and that means competition is tough... what you guys think huh?
bro poolman, you coming back to driving? any tips for me? you getting a new Transcab Wish?
nope , haven't decide . The problem with me i have too much time , but that side need to work sometimes ....
To earn $760 is amazing for a newbies .
It's not many cabs on the roads , it's lesser pax onboard the cabs .
To earn $760 per week .... proven to get $2000 per month is simply close 2 eyes , left leg up , left hand on the arm rest stuff ....
bro..is 760 amazing? really? i break down let you see
mon- i collect about $180
tues- about $180-$200
wed- off
thurs- i collect $220-$240
fri-$250-$280
sat- $220-$240
sun- $180
i don't know if its ok, but to me its pretty decent liao..do you think it will increase ?
defintely better than a slacken me .
It's amazing u are just one month into the job ...
but dun compare me , i knock off @ 1am , reached home 3am most times .
really?? i normally start the day with $200 target..but then cant reach i sian half liao...
yesterday i drive from 5-8pm , collect only $70...i think siao liao..today sure cannot hit...then 8-12, collect another $80...so total $150...
siao liao lor...midnight liao, war time, all the fighters on the road....i go lim kopi ..prepare to fight..
12-1.30am i crusie HDB,
at traffic light , i most left lane, beside me is a Comfort Crown, then i spotted a pax infront, the light turn green, i jam all the way....haha...the Crown lan lan, want to overtake me also cannot..pax go yishun from jurong.swee..$27
..then 1.30am go to town, join in the big fight..collect another $30...thats it for yesterday..
so i am actually doing good huh...i still think can increase somemore..but i will try harder
bro poolman, ya lor....u relax one la...1 am stopped liao...normally by 1 am whats yr average collection bro ?
Originally posted by Poolman:but dun compare me , i knock off @ 1am , reached home 3am most times .
Hey Poolman,
U a taxi driver?? Din know that.
Originally posted by newguy32:really?? i normally start the day with $200 target..but then cant reach i sian half liao...
yesterday i drive from 5-8pm , collect only $70...i think siao liao..today sure cannot hit...then 8-12, collect another $80...so total $150...
siao liao lor...midnight liao, war time, all the fighters on the road....i go lim kopi ..prepare to fight..
12-1.30am i crusie HDB,
at traffic light , i most left lane, beside me is a Comfort Crown, then i spotted a pax infront, the light turn green, i jam all the way....haha...the Crown lan lan, want to overtake me also cannot..pax go yishun from jurong.swee..$27
..then 1.30am go to town, join in the big fight..collect another $30...thats it for yesterday..
so i am actually doing good huh...i still think can increase somemore..but i will try harderbro poolman, ya lor....u relax one la...1 am stopped liao...normally by 1 am whats yr average collection bro ?
Bwtween $150-$180 . Friday can hit $200-$230 . Eve i oready hit $230 above that .
That was before Lehmann collapsed .
Originally posted by Reliefdriver4u:bro newguy, to collect about 200 on a week day is quite a feat really.
seriously is .... i can imagine your time on the road , it's like 5pm start , u stretch urself to 5am type of cabby . Well done , but look out for your fatigue .
Originally posted by dalim1966sg:
Hey Poolman,U a taxi driver?? Din know that.
now u know bro ..... why ? Cabby a Mod at You'll Walk Alone Forum , are u surprised ?
I am a 40-yr-old Moderator , one of the oldest . Hahahahaha .
my philosophy is clear ... Monday i go back early , cos Tuesday afternoon 1pm , i will be playing badmintin at CCK stadium .
Tuesday , by 1am , after playing 3 hours badminton , more or less i am tired liao , so go back early sleep .
Wednesday got ladies night , so i try my best , by 2 am , i should be ready to knock off . Cos next day Thursday afternooon same play badminton at 1pm to 4pm .
Thursday same , tired , go back sleep .
Get ready for Friday night .
hi bro newguy,
i think from the numbers you given, you are earning at least 1000+ instead of 760, that is indeed impressive for a new driver . how did you do it? do you queue at airport or something?care to share more to fellow newbies?
jim .... realistic figure $760 , for the kind of hours he mention ... anything above that ? I would say way too much , unrealistic for a new guy .
I guessed he has no specific method , his biggest advantage is he stayed at Ghim Moh , come out from Ghim Moh , straight away got pax waiting !!!! ( Buona Vista area )
A good start of the day , means a lot to a 2nd shift driver .
newguy, your figures are collection not nett, right?
wah, if nett i call u shifu oredy. solid leh.
hihi
back from saturday .total collection $266.75.
bro nightzip
yup, i will take care of my health, i do jog 3 times a day. wake up at 1pm go jogging then get ready to work at 5pm lo. Hungry i will press "busy", go eat. Tired then take a short break lor, depending on my location, i like to send pax to Marina south, can see the sea abit ..then smoke and rest awhile...
hi bro jim
1000+ is collection . but net is $760 average.
eh..honestly, i don't queue at airport, i think its quite a waste of time. I would rather spend the time to pick up pax . strategy ah, still in the process of devising one though. But after this month, i more or less know "what i am doing" , ahahaa...not blur liao like when i first started.
But Bro ALN and poolman help alot, gave me alot of advice when i m begining to start. Like, go where pick pax etc, worry what? whack then know liao..thats how i do lo..just whack. Start the day , normally drive out got pax liao, then depend on where they go, but i still like to be around my base camp, more familiar.
and yes, bro ALN say, after awhile, you will have your favorite route, favorite taxi stand, favorite place to pick pax, i got them now!! haha..thanks bro
normally, 5-8pm, i will drive abit faster, cos got surcharge, you see the meter jump, very happy one. and i will concentrate on my area, Buona Vista!! YEs poolman is right. then 8pm to 12 mn, i will take my dinner break, and try to collect as much as possible as this time slot got alot of pax.
12 mn, war time , cos little pax and alot of fellow cabs, i got my favorite taxi stand, no need queue for long, and roads where i think will have pax lor.
thats it, 760 average i think is acheivable for a newbie bah.so bro jim..u started liao?
bro ALN
where you normally drive? i try to avoid ..haha
bro KCTK
erm, yes its nett. as in after i less out my rental and diesel cost. I am left with about $760 per week for the last 3 weeks? For this week, till today , i nett about $690. so tomorow drive another $70 can liao lor
notes to newbies, want to be drivers
quote from Bro ALN and Poolman, just whack !!! worried?? worried don't drive..hahaha....best quotes man...
Hi Newguy, good to se u r doing well and enjoying it in the process.
Guru ALN, when i was a newbie u keep telling me to drive safely, healthily and happily. I listened to you, hit target liao then pump diesel, wash cab and keep car. But you hor..drive 14hrs straight, skip meals, dont pee, always trying to set new collection records. That is happy but definitely not safe and healthy hor. How can like that? Must practice what you preach mah..hor?
nice to see all cabbies came in , and reply positively .
Orh..so the constant attempts to set new world record in collections is true lor. No money? Your collection all in cashless form ah? Or pax give you monopoly money??
well not bad . I also drive for 12 hrs . collection abt $270 average .Drive for 7 days a week