Las Vegas Cab Driver

Las Vegas Cab Driver

vegascab

Las Vegas, NV

Male, 31

Ask me anything! i will be as honest as possible as to my experiences as a cabbie in las vegas since 2007. if you want a day to day on some of the happenings in the job you can also follow me on twitter, vegascab @vagascab

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Last Answer on June 19, 2020

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I will be in Vegas for 1 week in October with my wife. We rarely use drugs but its Vegas and our kids won't be coming on the trip. Is it safe to ask a cab driver for cocaine? What is the price of a gram or an 8ball. Where is the best place to get it?

Asked by Sean over 12 years ago

Wish i could help man...

What does bidding for a shift mean? I understand that when new one has to work the dog shifts, but how long before you get to work the good shifts?

Thank you. I've enjoyed your useful and to the point blog.

Asked by Ian almost 12 years ago

every six months my company holds a shift bid, there is a 66% turnover rate for cab drivers so every day there are shifts available.  today is my 7th anniversary at YCS my seniority when i started was 715 and I am right about 200 now over 500 people just in my 7 years gone and that was just people with more seniority than I had think about all the new guys that don't hack it.  now because of this every six months they hold a shift bid every cab and every shift is available by seniority.  It took me about a year and a half to get a good shift and only about 8 months to have something that I could work with

would you please repost this link to help out a fellow cab driver from las vegas.
http://www.gofundme.com/Jeanene-McSwain

Asked by cheeseburger over 11 years ago

posted thank you someone even put it up at the airport for a few days

I'm going to try and get on board with a cab company. I've been reading online stories of how cabbies are expected a "high book" of you and if you are on the low end for like 3 days you are out the door. I'm honest and longhauling isn't me. Truth?

Asked by Kevin over 12 years ago

depends on the cab company but there is a lot of pressure to keep up with the average however I work for YCS and do not longhaul and I have no problem keeping up with the average as long as you get out there and work you will be fine

Ive been on disability a little over 3 years because of spine issues and 2 surgeries. I'll be off disability soon and should pass the physical Will it be hard for me to get a job as a cab drive having not worked for 3 years and my former disability

Asked by George over 12 years ago

you should not have a problem at all...as long as you can pass the physical i think there would be some legal issues if they did not hire you!

I need 700 per wk take home. Is that realistic for a new driver working full time? Thanks for all the info.

Asked by Michael almost 12 years ago

for a new driver you will probably be coming in slightly less than this

When credit card machines were installed in cabs, did you see your tips increase, decrease, or stay about the same as before?

Asked by Cole-train about 13 years ago

They have gone slightly down just because of the "voucher" fee.  There is a $3 service charge to use a credit card in a cab that is refered to as a voucher which most people think we share in.  One more reason is that we used to frequently get a $20 bill for a ride that was say $15.50 now we get like 20-30% which is still not bad but not $4.50.