[usnftc]

I have worked 12 hours on Mon and 12 hours on Tue. I am averaging $9 per hour after Travis' cut and gas. I have noticed a significant increase in drivers since last week. Hopefully this is not a foretell of lower earnings to come.

 

[Vegasuber]

Don't drive Monday Tuesday. I worked Fri sat sun. Fri sat was 25 an hour. Sun was dead so I went home.

 

[TransporterX]

Yesterday and today are better than tomorrow. Because Uber is recruiting more and more new drivers.

 

[Daniel Harbin]

Interesting. I worked Monday and Tuesday. Monday from 5:30 to 10 from the time I left home to the time I got home. Tuesday I dropped my wife at the airport around 2 PM, got one 5 dollar trip and then nothing so I went home at 5 PM feeling despondent. I left my monitor on and then got a ride to the strip, I did not expect any bites as it is about 13 miles west of the Wynn. Nice ride and a tip. Stayed and chilled getting small rides until I started home then picked another rider. Just chillin.

 

[Tim Farrell]

I found the same. "Worked" 4 hours Monday, 5 rides all to airport. I declined 3 and finally accepted 2...after taxes, fuel, commission, I'm somewhere around $3/hr for that day. Worked 3 hours Tuesday. 1 $13 ride before I calculate any fees. I don't even want to know. Then yesterday evening around 5-7 pm turned the app on for 2 hours while I parked in front of my house watching TV. No pings at all. Not 1 ping in 2 hours. Worked 90 minutes this morning, not a single ping. I guess I will try later in the day (I will need to nap, my normal bed time is around 9-10 pm), but the weekday mornings are a bust in the west from say Jones to Durango, Russell to Spring Mountain.

If it matters, my rating is 4.88 for ~60 rides and I verified my GPS and 4G is working perfectly. Rider app shows same as others have mentioned, every where I go there are several other drivers all on top of me. Hopefully the weekend is better/busier. I now wish I had worked alot more last weekend with fewer drivers on the road. Nevertheless, the residential problem should be solved, I didn't go anywhere near the strip today and anyone in the residential area where I was would have had a ride to their door in 2-3 minutes from me or any of the others hovering around. I personally used Uber as a rider on Monday night to visit a couple different bars to watch football and every pickup was less than 5 minutes, including one that was literally 30 seconds.

 

[Michael-MS]

The market basically just got flooded with all the drivers who applied on Launch. Background check took 7 days. I just got activated today myself. Hopefully, a lot of them will give up shortly especially in this heat.

I got screwed because I applied pre-launch for Lyft only in hopes of getting the $500 bonus for Uber after. Lyft never launched because I was on a hidden waiting list. They only approved the first 1k drivers. So no bonus for me and I missed the $40/hr first week.

 

[usnftc]

I didn't think it would go downhill so fast from last week. Hoping this weekend will be good.

 

[Tim Farrell]

With Uber it's all about supply and demand. Lots of supply + low demand = drivers don't make enough money = they eventually quit operating at those hours. But also, as more riders have good experiences (as I did, being picked up in under 5 minutes on multiple occasions) and tell their friends, there will be more demand. And as soon as the government bullies are beaten at their own game, the airport will open up many more opportunities. It will work itself out.

For the past 3 days, at the times I've been driving, not only were there no surge areas, there wen't even any orange or even yellow areas on the map. I agree with Michael that the market is basically just flooded right now. So in the future I may not venture out if/unless I see at least some color on the map.

 

[CatchyMusicLover]

I saw surge yesterday morning at the north strip, but then it pretty much hit to not even green.

The equilibrium should hit. People who didn't so well yesterday are less likely to try today. People are still experimenting with what works for them. And people who are local still need to know about it, and don't yet.

In imagine three weeks from now there will be a pretty good picture of what one can expect when.

 

[Tim Farrell]

I agree with that. Once more locals start using it, it will be much better. Right now people are still relying on cabs, but once they find that cheaper, faster, cleaner rides are available, and you can pay with credit/debit without extra fee, I expect they'll be signed up. Uber is helping this with the referral option, give a ride to a friend, you both get a free ride. This will spread.

 

[Tim Farrell]

I found this today. Could be kind of useful in deciding whether or not to work on a given weekend. I've had the driver app open here at Jones/Tropicana for the last 45 minutes and nothing.

This weekend (predicted "Busy")
http://lasvegassun.com/guest-gauge/

Previous weekends
http://lasvegassun.com/occupancy/

 

[Fat Jack]

There are good weeks and bad weeks to drive in LV. I would plan on driving weekends and big convention weeks. Avoid the off weeks when there isn't much convention stuff going on. The convention authority probably has a website somewhere that lists the conventions.

 

[TransporterX]

There you go

http://www.vegasmeansbusiness.com/planning-tools/convention-calendar/

 

[jetboatjohnny]

Get your promo cards printed out and hit the local pubs and restaurants nearby. I had a valet in Palm Springs that got me a lot of promos

 

[GrandpaD]

I have another business at home, so I don't start the apps until maybe 11a. I target getting home and shutting down no later than 5p weekdays. So the first 3 days this week I had 9 total...8 Ubers. But all good...average gross fare is $35. Highest was $52, lowest was the Lyft to a dentist at $15. Used $36 in gas.

I'll work longer on weekends, but I can't complain about netting close to $350 or so just on weekdays.

 

[usnftc]

Wed update. I worked 0800-1400 and 1900-0100. I averaged about $11.00 per hour after expenses. Put almost 180 miles on my car. I also received $7.00 in tips.

 

[Tim Farrell]

That's a pretty tough hustle. What expenses do you deduct? Are the 180 miles on the car somehow calculated into that?

 

[LasVegasWil]

Wed update. I worked 0800-1400 and 1900-0100. I averaged about $11.00 per hour after expenses. Put almost 180 miles on my car.

What formula are you using for expenses for vehicle besides gas? I heard to add 25% of what you spend in gas ( unless you have a hybrid ) for vehicle wear. ??

 

[usnftc]

That's a pretty tough hustle. What expenses do you deduct? Are the 180 miles on the car somehow calculated into that?

I just deduct the Uber 25% commission and gas. I don't include the mileage since I will be filing for the $.57 per mile deduction when filing taxes.

 

[usnftc]

What formula are you using for expenses for vehicle besides gas? I heard to add 25% of what you spend in gas ( unless you have a hybrid ) for vehicle wear. ??

The $.57 per mile IRS deduction is supposed to cover your wear and tear on the car.