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How to Become an Uber Freight Driver

When we first started our series on truck driving, many of you reached out inquiring about Uber Freight. We had contributor-at-large Jon Knope continue his series on truck driving with Uber Freight: how it works, pay, and more. Interested in truck driving? Visit our Truck Driving Jobs page here.

Driving an 18-wheeler is no easy task – and one of the hardest parts for me has been the long periods spent away from home and family. For those that can adapt to life on the road, though, a few years of working in the industry can lead to more flexible options.

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11 Best Car Rental Options For Uber & Lyft – Get a Car (FAST)

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There aren’t a lot of requirements to become an Uber or Lyft driver, but one thing that holds a lot of people back is an eligible vehicle.

Quick Links (Fastest ways to rent a car for Uber/Lyft/etc.)

If you’d like to become a rideshare driver, learn about the Uber new driver bonus, Uber Eats, Lyft new driver bonus, Postmates, and DoorDash.

In most cities, Uber requires a 2002 or newer 4 door sedan in order to drive on UberX while Lyft requires a 2004 or newer vehicle:

But for those without an eligible vehicle or even a vehicle at all, there are a whole host of options available: everything from buying and leasing programs to daily and hourly rentals. As Uber and Lyft have exploded in popularity, so have these vehicle start-ups, and many of them are specifically tailored to a rideshare driver’s needs.

They’re not even just limited to Uber and Lyft anymore. Some of the options below extend to cover package and food delivery companies like postmates, doordash, grubhub, amazon flex, instacart, and more. If you need a car lease/rental for an on demand or gig economy job, you’re in the right place.

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RSG102: Fair CEO Scott Painter on Rideshare, Cars and Uber

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One of the best parts about rideshare driving is the low barrier to entry, meaning people of any age, gender, race can sign up and drive for companies like Uber and Lyft. However, one pretty expensive barrier to entry can be the vehicle you drive for rideshare. Today, I’m talking to the CEO of Fair, Uber’s official vehicle partner to talk about what it’s like to supply cars to thousands of drivers.

If you’d like to read a transcript of this podcast, please click here.

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6 Tips To Contact Uber Customer Service For Fastest Support

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Sometimes I like to joke that one of the reasons this site is so popular is because Uber and Lyft are so bad at customer service. As a driver for Uber, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to contact Uber with a question only to get a completely stock reply that often doesn’t even answer the original question.  I’ve gotten really good at asking only one question at a time and making sure that I keep it super simple for those guys.

I will give Uber some credit though, because even though the answer isn’t usually what you want to hear, or even what you asked about, at least they respond pretty promptly these days (within 1-2 hours in my experience). Lyft, on the other hand, sometimes take up to a week to get back to me. And sometimes, driver’s emails get lost in a black hole somewhere up in San Francisco, never to be seen again.

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Clearly Uber and Lyft haven’t mastered customer care yet and that is one of the reasons why I work so hard to answer all of your questions that come in. I can’t respond to every Tweet or Facebook comment but I do respond to every question I get via email. Just make sure you do a little searching beforehand.  If you ask me a question that is easily Google-able or that I’ve already answered a million times you’re likely to get an Uber-like response out of me 😀

With that being said, there are still a lot of questions that you’ll need to contact Uber for and there are certain things that they’re very good at answering and dealing with.  I’ve compiled an epic list of all the places that you can go to get help from Uber (no matter what city you’re in).

Uber and Lyft don’t make it easy for new drivers to get help – that’s why I created The Rideshare Guide, your ultimate go-to guide for every Uber, Lyft or rideshare question you could have. The Guide is based on my years as a driver, and talking to and helping out drivers like you. Check it out here.

⭐️ Related Article: Your Most Popular Rideshare Questions – Answered Here!

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Bonus Pod: Introducing the Rideshare Dojo!

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Today’s podcast episode is a special “bonus episode” and I have some exciting news for you: we’re launching a new podcast called the Rideshare Dojo! The podcast tagline is ‘by a driver for drivers’ and is meant to be like a water cooler for drivers. In today’s bonus episode, I’m introducing you to a Rideshare Dojo interview Jay conducted with Nathan Daulton, a driver who has a ‘Plan B’ after rideshare driving.

If you’d like to read a transcript of this podcast, please click here.

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