Pros
Flexible hours, pleasant work (for the most part) if you enjoy people.
Kontras
Driver starts out the day needing to make ~ $150 just to break even (lease, gas, dispatch fees). Exploitive labor practices that exist because Total Transit has found a loophole in the Fair Labor Act by calling the drivers Independent Contractors. Drivers receive no employee benefits and most cab drivers will average less than $3 an hour after expenses and taxes, some will end their shift owing money to the company. A day driver’s business will consist mainly of below meter fares (vouchers), fine for the cab company as they get their money no matter what but costs the driver $70 - $100 per day. As a result of Discount’s policy of over-hiring the wait time for a cab is usually 1.5 – 2.5 hrs, on busy days some cabbies will wait over 7 hrs. if they really need a car. Because of the low pay many drivers are exhausted from driving too many hours. To get a cab in a reasonable time frame and drive enough hours to turn some profit the driver will not have the chance to get more than 4-5 hours sleep per night, not enough to drive safely. Driver beware!