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That hasn't stopped people from signing up to drive for Uber. Unfortunately if you need to get new business, and all the customers are switching to using the ne
by shostack 10y ago
That hasn't stopped people from signing up to drive for Uber. Unfortunately if you need to get new business, and all the customers are switching to using the new broker (Uber in this case) what choice do you have? They will be used until Uber can discard them and then their industry will quickly fade.
- jsemrau 10y agoThere is one major difference. Private people usually don't know (and don't care) about the TCO of their vehicle. So they see the money earned from doing part-time uber as pure income. Truck operators on the other hand usually do (and care)
- brianwawok 10y agomost truckers don't own their truck. They are just paid per mile or gig.
- falcolas 10y agoI would think that Uber would be targeting the owner/operators with this venture, not those already employed for someone who provides a truck.
- brianwawok 10y agoSo they move from dispatcher A to dispatcher Uber. Why? Higher pay subsidized by VC money?