{"id":170332,"date":"2021-04-13T04:06:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T11:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=170332"},"modified":"2021-04-13T09:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T16:12:08","slug":"las-vegas-ride-hailing-services-face-severe-driver-shortage-lyft-worker-blames-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-ride-hailing-services-face-severe-driver-shortage-lyft-worker-blames-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Ride-Hailing Services Face \u2018Severe\u2019 Driver Shortage, Lyft Worker Blames Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Las Vegas passengers continue to complain about lengthy delays when waiting for Lyft or Uber rides at casinos or McCarran Airport. But drivers for these ride-hailing services respond they are not earning enough money to make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_170336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170336\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-170336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Uber1-1-142x95.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas is among the US cities where there are severe shortages of ride-hailing services\" width=\"1200\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Uber1-1-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Uber1-1.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-170336\"class=\"text-description\">A ride-hailing car awaits passengers at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Recently, drivers have complained about the pay and passengers have complained about wait times. (Image: John Locher\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-uber-lyft-customers-say-they-wait-too-long-for-rides-regulations-questioned\/\">Lyft<\/a> driver, Jane, revealed recently on <em>Casino.org,<\/em> \u201cI\u2019m sick of it. Too much work for too little pay, and waaaay too much attitude from people. I\u2019m over it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas is among the US cities where there are \u201csevere\u201d shortages of ride-hailing services, the <em>Financial Times<\/em> reported last week. Several drivers say it is due to the pay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p>Lyft keeps paying less,\u201d Jane said in her post. \u201cIt\u2019s confusing to me, because drivers pay 100% of gas, car washes, and maintenance, not to mention extra insurance for being rideshare drivers.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat expenses does Lyft have?? But they take over 50% of every ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are now fewer drivers working for the company. \u201cAnd customers are piling up,\u201d she said. \u201cYou would think Lyft would get a clue and fix the issue by giving meaningful bonuses and incentives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jane also reveals fewer than 10 percent of her passengers pay any tip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe drive for FREE to pick you up, and lots of times people take the 5 full minutes to come outside, with an attitude, demanding to know why it took so long to get a ride,\u201d Jane says. \u201cEventually people are just going to have to resort back to getting completely ripped off by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/taxis-to-test-flat-rate-fare-between-mccarran-airport-las-vegas-strip-hotels\/\">taxis<\/a> again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another Lyft driver, Barry, told <em>Casino.org,<\/em> \u201cI have been through 5 paycuts, and 3 rental increases. I\u2019m out driving 6 days a week and do a minimum of 100 \u2026 rides a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lyft pays him 15 cents a minute and 39 cents a mile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost times I receive about 40% of what the ride costs you,\u201d Barry said. \u201cTake the time to realize we are REAL people just like you trying to take care of our families.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Driver Incentives from Uber, Lyft<\/h2>\n<p>To help remedy the situation, nationally Uber and Lyft say they are taking some steps. For instance, Uber will spend $250 million on driver incentives.<\/p>\n<p>Lyft will pay for rental cars, as well as provide bonuses of up to $800 for referring ex-drivers to the ride-hailing service, the <em>Financial Times<\/em> adds.<\/p>\n<p>Lyft will also pay extra when the drive to reach a passenger takes longer than nine minutes, the <em>Financial Times <\/em>said.<\/p>\n<p>There are several reasons for the driver shortage, with many related to the coronavirus outbreak. For instance, the amount paid in unemployment checks discourages former drivers from resuming work. Many former drivers also are avoiding driving passengers because they are worried about COVID-19 risk.<\/p>\n<p>Since the pandemic, some drivers opted to take jobs delivering food and groceries, the <em>Financial Times<\/em> quoted Jefferies analyst Brent Thill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is confirmed by a former driver, Jay, on <em>Casino.org<\/em>. He says he earns \u201cmore money\u201d for Doordash than he would \u201cdriving people around.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In fact, the number of active ride-hailing drivers in Nevada is less than half of what it was a year ago, according to the <em>Las Vegas Review-Journal.<\/em> As of March 30, there were 13,723 active ride-hailing drivers in Nevada. That compares to 36,482 on March 13, 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>Demand for Ride-Hailing Services Edges Up<\/h2>\n<p>But in recent weeks, demand for ride-hailing nationally has increased.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of the week of March 29, 2021, Uber \u2026 regained 53 percent of the ground lost in the big drop of spring 2020. Lyft had regained 51 percent,\u201d <em>Edison Trends <\/em>reported. Las Vegas has also seen an upturn in visitor volume leading to more need for rides.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p>We want drivers to take advantage of higher earnings now because this is likely a temporary situation. As the recovery continues, we expect more drivers will be hitting the road, which means that over time, earnings will come back to pre-COVID levels,\u201d Dennis Cinelli, Uber vice president, US &amp; Canada Mobility, said in the company blog.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ride-hailing services also want drivers to be able to use surge pricing. Under such an approach, when there is very high demand, prices may increase. But Nevada regulators prohibit surge pricing during a health emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Vegas passengers continue to complain about lengthy delays when waiting for Lyft or Uber rides at casinos or McCarran Airport. But drivers for these ride-hailing services respond they are not earning enough money to make it worthwhile. One Lyft driver, Jane, revealed recently on Casino.org, \u201cI\u2019m sick of it. 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