Hi,
I'm new to this forum, sorry if i make any mistakes. My Father just changed his job to a Taxi Drvier, he is new to it, so everyday he from morning 7am start driving till midnight... i can see that he is very tired... so i wish to lighten his stress... Can anyone please guide me how my father should work? I plan to ask him drive on peak hours... but it seems abit hard to earn till S$130... plus his rent and diesel... and monthly earn... guess should earn roughly S$180? i find it hard to earn tat much daily... Can anyone please guide me? thanks alot!
how bout hiring someone to work for night shift, ur dad morning shift
get a relief driver. he will pay half the daily rental charge, and diesel cost to ur dad.
just register at the taxi company HQ to leave ur address, day/ timing details, hp no for relief drivers to search at the HQ office.
always take bookings/ on calls on the touchscreen system...
start at 6am, end at 9 or 10pm is enough... with breaks in the day to stretch leg muscles and relax tension... driving needs focus reflex and attention...
ask poolman.
i think he is a very good taxi driver.
I once had a conversation with a taxi driver... He told me something like how he work. Firstly your dad needs to know where is the best place to pick up customers. When you know this.. Keep it to himself and do not share with others.
Secondly, during night time, especially those early and late mornings.. Ask ya father no point joining the taxi queue in order to pick up the people that just finish chiong... Especially at the liang court that side where you can see a whole stretch of taxi queuing up for customers. This is because sometimes you queue for maybe up to 1 hour... and then ya customers say tiong bahru.. From liang court to tiong bahru how much can ya earn?? Nothing much.
Dont spent too much time to chit chat with other drivers is also a good way to earn more money. just driving during peak hours is not enough, your dad needs to know where to pick up the most customers. If he goes town, he can pick up customers from town easily, but if he goes to neighbourhood during the day then he might have difficulty picking up customers then..
Wow thanks ur the guidance, but my dad seems to always have the habit like earn till tat amount... meaning if he never reach tat target he tends to keep on drive drive drive till he reached tat target... and may i know if get relief... wad are the possible shifts? so i can help my dad work out his timetable? lol my friend (father also taxi driver) says tat taxi driver must have their own clock... know when to drive when to relax and stuff like tat... and is it true tat taxi driving is hard at first... den when later when u got the hang of it... everything will be ok roughly earning 2k per month?
nowdays there's so many cabs from different companies on the roads..
plz remind your dad to take breaks, don't keep on driving till meet target cause by doing so he might get tired/sleepy for example & it puts other road users at risk..
after minus off the car expenses like taxi rental, diesel, parking coupons, road tax...etc., minimum net income of $2,000 is within reach.
shift can plan... just as u like it .e.g
1) 12hrs shifts, day and night.
2) alternate days, odd and even.
3) weekends off, meaning just let relief driver take both saturday and sunday.
One man show ? wow ..... morning drive until midnight ? Wow wow wow ... your dad ? How old ? If he think he want to die faster , then go on !!
Me when 36 , OMO ... almost died ! Fatigue took its toll . Seriously .... no joke .
Originally posted by Chaosraider1992:Wow thanks ur the guidance, but my dad seems to always have the habit like earn till tat amount... meaning if he never reach tat target he tends to keep on drive drive drive till he reached tat target... and may i know if get relief... wad are the possible shifts? so i can help my dad work out his timetable? lol my friend (father also taxi driver) says tat taxi driver must have their own clock... know when to drive when to relax and stuff like tat... and is it true tat taxi driving is hard at first... den when later when u got the hang of it... everything will be ok roughly earning 2k per month?
those suburban shopping centres in the heartlands...
First ... must see how much ur family need to have enuf cover ...
For me , daily $120 , as in my requirement of $3000 a month , so what i did ?
So i add up my rental of $95 , plus diesel about $30 , overhead per day = $125 .
Overheads + salary = $245 .
So must work like target $245 per shift collection ...
If your dad is like slow mover , $20 per hour , fundamentally he must be on the road for 12.25 hours daily !
Me fast mover , about $25 per hour relax one .... so me on the road like 10 hours only .
10 hours is like 6am to 4pm like that lor .....
if he dun like 6am shift , then 8am to 6pm also can ...
All depends on how much he wanted daily ....
P/S : I off on Sunday , i let go , cos my body need to recharge for long term run .
If ur dad only need $2000 , tell him , he's a lousy driver !
Why ?
Morning until midnight only $2000 ? What he doing ? Coffee shop sit and relax ? Or massage parlour ?
Cannot be morning drive til midnight only get $2000 .
My best routine , in terms of money and rest ...
7am work til 11.45am , go home sleep for 4 hours or so .
Then 4.30pm , work til 10.30pm ....
7am til 11.45am , anytime can fetch $120 ... or a bit lower between $100 to $120 .
Then 4.30pm to 10.30pm , another $120 easily .
So i achieve my daily minimum .
My body is good , enuf rest , my dollar and cents also quite steady ...
Except , no lifestyle ! 365 days never really see my family , except on Sunday .
Tell your father to get a night relief .... that's the best as far as senior is concern .
Senior citizen tends to ignore health for money ...
Then they end up getting heart problems , liver problems , kidney problems , this is all accumulative one .... if he goes on OMO .
Health vs money ?
Have a thought .
I saw many came , and many went ...
That's why i quit taxi .... have a break after so long .
Lobang is secondary ... first ur dad must have a routine . A standard working duration .
If he settled down with a standard working routine , automatically , he'll know when , where , what , why , which to get customers !!!
I enjoy most was the Monday to Friday's pace , exciting and interesting ...
I quit OMO becos i hated Saturday and Sunday ... damn low demand for taxis except only those rush 2 hours ( 10am to 12am ) period .
And Saturday and Sunday , most customers i took , largely to Orchard and Bugis area , town . Always massive jam inside or near Orchard area that time .
Wow thanks for the Guidance from all of you, especially poolman, u seem to be very experience.
Actually i just wan to ask is 2k too high a target to reach, looks like its not haha.
But most if my friends say tat starting its best to drive full shift, till u are familiar den go for relief... they say the rent will cut half... which is good. Am i right? so now i just ask my father to go around SG and look out for good place to go, so next time when he familiar with it, he can have relief, and earn roughlky 2k per month right?
Hi, I had been driving almost 9 month, need advice for you guy :
1) Mon to Fri : Start driving at 7.20am till 12.30pm, then 12.30 till 3pm fetch kid, went home lunch . start again 3pm till 8pm earning $100 average after deduct rental and petrol.
2) Sat start at 8.30 till 12pm then 12pm-2pm lunch with family, start 2.30pm till 8pm.
3) Sun morning till 3pm spending time with family and start at 3pm till 7pm closed
So what you guy think, OMO workable ?
Just to share with you guys my omo driving-
Mon -Fri Start 5am pick up regular to T3 then queue at airport
By 10am normally will cover rental & diesel ($125)
10am - 4.30pm Lunch/Sleep/Do own things
5pm straight away chiong airport as I stay at the east(Will check flight details before hand)
Normally will only do airport from 5-8pm as peak hr 35% very low demand in town & HDB,although have to queue at airport,every trips 85% $20-$35.Normally can do max 3 airport jobs by 8pm
Then after 8pm chiong town & start every trip at $2.80+$3.00+$3.50(on call) drop pax at HDB then chiong town again(there will be demand in town trust me)
By 10.30pm normally nett $120 - $150 then go home sleep
Total 10.5hrs
Sat I only start at 5pm drive till I earn $100 normally around 2-3am
Sunday I rest full day making use of my free rental to offset:)
Originally posted by Chaosraider1992:Wow thanks for the Guidance from all of you, especially poolman, u seem to be very experience.
Actually i just wan to ask is 2k too high a target to reach, looks like its not haha.
But most if my friends say tat starting its best to drive full shift, till u are familiar den go for relief... they say the rent will cut half... which is good. Am i right? so now i just ask my father to go around SG and look out for good place to go, so next time when he familiar with it, he can have relief, and earn roughlky 2k per month right?
on a good month , $2k is about 2 weeks work . That was what it was before , not now .the current situation .
Still if i am to go back as a cabby , $2k .... divided by 26 days , to me , i can do it with 20 days , easily . No sweat . Effort : 60% of my capability .
I can do better than that .
Start as Full Shift ? Not a good idea actually , as far as phobia is concern .
I had reached a level that i am really scared of driving . Scared of touching the sterring wheel even .... so .
Originally posted by ZONC:Hi, I had been driving almost 9 month, need advice for you guy :
1) Mon to Fri : Start driving at 7.20am till 12.30pm, then 12.30 till 3pm fetch kid, went home lunch . start again 3pm till 8pm earning $100 average after deduct rental and petrol.
2) Sat start at 8.30 till 12pm then 12pm-2pm lunch with family, start 2.30pm till 8pm.
3) Sun morning till 3pm spending time with family and start at 3pm till 7pm closed
So what you guy think, OMO workable ?
Quite similiar routine with mine when i am a OMO , but in long run.... u'll feel the side effect of driving .... bad side effects .
U'll get lazy , find excuse to start late , salary gets lower everyday . motivation is low , lonely .... no appetite for nice food , phobia etc .....
OMO ? Not again , not me , over my dead body !!!
Originally posted by Teolk:Just to share with you guys my omo driving-
Mon -Fri Start 5am pick up regular to T3 then queue at airport
By 10am normally will cover rental & diesel ($125)
10am - 4.30pm Lunch/Sleep/Do own things
5pm straight away chiong airport as I stay at the east(Will check flight details before hand)
Normally will only do airport from 5-8pm as peak hr 35% very low demand in town & HDB,although have to queue at airport,every trips 85% $20-$35.Normally can do max 3 airport jobs by 8pm
Then after 8pm chiong town & start every trip at $2.80+$3.00+$3.50(on call) drop pax at HDB then chiong town again(there will be demand in town trust me)
By 10.30pm normally nett $120 - $150 then go home sleep
Total 10.5hrs
Sat I only start at 5pm drive till I earn $100 normally around 2-3am
Sunday I rest full day making use of my free rental to offset:)
Sounds very much like a SilverCab driver ... pitiful a SilverCrown . Tiring la driving a crown .