What: Z Trip is the taxi industry’s answer to Uber and Lyft, allowing you to sign on (for a fee) to operate a cab service via your smart phone
Expected pay: $20 + per hour
Husl$core: $$
Where:
Austin; Baltimore, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Northern Colorado, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburg, San Antonio, Tampa, West Palm Beach.
Requirements: Over the age of 23; a U.S. citizen; never convicted of a felony; be willing to be finger-printed and thoroughly background-checked
Review:
Z Trip is the taxi industry’s answer to Uber and Lyft. A company called Transdev, which operates taxi and black car services, sponsors this app, which is really for professional taxi drivers. The company realized that the new services were doing two things — convincing more people to hail rides and convincing more people to drive fares. Meanwhile, taxi companies have always had the problem of dealing with inconsistent demand. So Transdev created its own app and re-branded itself to sound more, well, millennial.
If you want to drive for them, you will get thoroughly checked out — finger printed, background checked, trained, your car inspected, and then you’ll either work for them full time or provide part-time services, much in the way that Uber and Lyft drivers do. The difference is that you’ll pay Z Trip a fee, which is not disclosed on the website. The company, in return, provides your car with 24/7 auto insurance through their company policy and auto maintenance. The lack of pricing transparency is a red flag. Meanwhile, there are few driver reviews and plenty of reviews from unhappy customers.
Better-rated apps include Lyft, Ride Zum, Wingz and Uber. If you have a truck and are willing to drive it around to help people move, check out Truxx, Hitch It, and GoShare, which all offer relatively high hourly pay.
What their drivers say: (From Indeed)
Too much competition from uber and lyft in the city. Too many drivers at ztrip and not enough ridership. Very long waiting lines behind other cabs at airports and hotels to get a fare
We are actively seeking driver reviews. Please hit “contact us” if you have driven for them and are willing to express your opinion.
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The omaha market i applied at is still putting drivers in wrecked old beat up chevy impala with happy taxi logos nothing about z trip seems scetchy to me i tried it but decided ti just keep using my personal car for uber i have no desire to drive a bright yellow taxi i only applied at z trip because i like the image of the nice cars z trip bought but at this moment they still use taxi cars my experience wasnt what i expected at all my car didnt even take gas it took cng which have nothing but issues so i returned the car they lost a ghid hustling driver in my opinion i drive 14-16 hr days with my uber app on 7 days a week
Z trip in mobile needs to bring taxi cab driver Beth back!!!!
Not only can she drive but she goes out her way to help….
You pay $95 a day for the lease, which seems like a lot, but it’s really not considering how much you make per day. The daily lease is what pushes a lot of people away, but if you put in the hours and work you can easily pull in $300 a day. $300 – $95 is still $205 per day. If you can work even 5 days a week that’s making a little over 1g a week, 4g a month. Work 7 days a week and you’re making almost 6g. If you own a car and use it as your cab, the daily lease gets knocked down to $50 a day. The potential to make really good money is 100% up to you. You can work up to 16hrs a day or 80hrs a week. Not to mention, ever person you refer to the job, you make $5 every day they work. Just another way to lower your lease and make even more money. You create an LLC when you join, so network your business. Advertise your business and get people to work under you. The freedom you get by making your own hours and dictating your pay is amazing. I highly recommend zTrip for anyone who loves driving and making money.
is it worth ? avg 200.– a day?
Yes. $200 a day is good money. Unless you are a lawyer, doctor, or other professionals that make $100 per hour.
I cannot see making $200 a day after paying for the cab and I’ve tried everything.
The medical ztrip driver known to me as Davi in Indianapolis is a solid driver.
He is alway courteous very polite.
Goes beyound his duty to ensure I get my wheelchair in the cab.
Never rude.
This is a very positive review. I have an interview with them on Thursday. Bless you, champ.
What do you mean when you say have drivers work under you?
Were u my driver for the taxi at 701 Charles Street ? I had the baby and it was around 1038pm. U really helped me out. If it’s you text me 4438147339. Maybe we could have coffee or something
Thanks for that that explanation! It was much needed!
How many hours are you working to make $300 a day ?
Taxi co suck uber is the future z trip will slave you to a grind of paying 500 a week leaee run away run away
I did Uber and Lyft for 5 years and now I make 2500 a week doing Ztrip and I don’t kill my car.
Really? That sounds really good. R u bullshittin? I’ve been driving for uber and Lyft for 3 1/2 yrs and I’m willing to switch.
Michael,
If you see this, it is now Feb 2021 and I am curious…are you still driving for Ztrip and with the same financail success as you mention in this review? Would you still give the same positive review? Thanks for your time.
In Colorado time restriction to 12 hour days. Lucky to get 240 a day minus the 90 a day plus if u work 10 plus hours.a day that’s about 50 bucks minus as well at 3.50 a gallon
I worked for ztrip last year and i slaved 14 to 18 hour days and the rides are so inconsistent and the fact that your still in a beat up taxi cab And you still have to pay $500 a week regardless if you made $500 a week the 1st week you work there you make and they credit you and you only pay 365 but you only have 3 days to make that amount this is not a job many people could do and especially if you have small children as life will get in the way so much that you don’t end up making any money at all
maybe if yall would actually show up yall would have more business
I have an interview with ztrip and there is two things I want to know first let me say someone I know worked for ztrip and told me that passengers would run out without paying is this true and if that happens what do a ztrip driver suppose to do? second do we have to pay up front a few to use they vehicle? Need to know before I waste my time
Yes sometimes passengers try to get out without paying. You MUST always tell them they are required to pay upfront before the ride starts. You are charges a weekly rate which is broken down into a daily price. You will drive the first day before you are required to make a payment.
Yeah Uber and left her good if you own your own car but if you don’t have a car then z Trip could be an answer to give you a car 24 hours a day and give you a job.
They work you to death for far less than minimum wage. Beware.
I’m just a customer that tried to make an early morning reservation to go for hospital surgery via the app (wait time to talk to rep was hours haha). Was Told my request for a reservation was received. But it was not a real reservation ha ha and they would let me know. So at that point I knew this was not a “taxi” of days gone by. Have hour before my 4:30 AM pickup time received text to “hold on” and that we were looking for driver ha ha. You guessed it, no driver showed and I drove myself to hospital. The out was formally Yellow Cab but I guess Ztrip was a needed upgrade.
Unfortunately it’s still like hailing a taxi. You still have to wait for a driver to accept your trip.
I work for a local Colorado Springs Hotel near the airport. I have guests constantly book reservations to rides to the airport and no one shows up. I call and the automated system tells me they are looking for a driver. They have stranded many, many customers. Worst Cab Service Ever!
I have an interview with Z-Trip and am curious about the whole thing and I want the truth. I have time and want to make money. I am new to this driving business anyway. Now I do know back when “Yellow Cab” was around, you paid a lease and you needed a Shofars or CDL license. How much is the leasing and how is it paid? Who pays for gas? I am feeling like I am in a pond without a lifeguard.
Did you start working for ztrip? How did the process go? Please and thank you
Dear Z trip,
I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THIS!!!! Every time we make a subscription and give a time for the cab to pick me up, they do not listen. They are never on time, always late, and never give reasons on why. Today, I was really late to,work because the DAM CAB DID NOT SHOW UP UNTIL 10:10 AM! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE??????????????????? This is ridiculous. Every week my mom has a subscription to come at 845 AM every week. We thought that would work and they continued being late. When yellow cab used to do it, they were usually on time and sometimes early. I think Z trip should do the same. If you are going to put a subscription for a time every week, they need to remember to come at this time every week. TREAT THIS LIKE UBER!!!!!!! It is that simple, all you do is download an app, call a ride, it tells you exactly how far the driver is and it tells you their name as well. It also tells you how good the driver is, what comments people said, so you know ahead of time if you like the driver or not. This should not happen anymore. That was 1 hour and 25 minutes late. I called a few times asking where the cab is and every time I call, the answer is always the same. We are still looking for nearby drivers and we do not have an available driver at the moment. My mom called and put the subscription for 8:30 AM and I hope it works. My program director at Summerhouse Angie also called and talked to them about it being late all the time and they are working to see if they can find a driver and work it out in a way that it is the same driver every week that is always on time consistently. This is the reason I have been late to work almost every week. If this is the same every week, the driver should put it on their calendar so they remember. I hope the service improves from now on. I am not pleased at all. I hope lessons are learned from this. We need better drivers that are as good as Uber, polite, and they are always on time. I hope it improves and gets better fast.
Patrick
Drivers are independent contractors. They choose when they work and which dispatched runs they want to pick up. They are not hourly employees so they have the option to make those decisions. If you find a driver you like it’s best to discuss with them the possibility of making arrangements directly with them rather than going through zTrip dispatch. Many drivers don’t care about their reputation and provide terrible customer service. Other drivers, including myself, take pride in providing excellent customer service. My name is my brand and it is flattering when customers request me specifically because they enjoyed allowing me to drive for them.
I would say this if you have to be at work at 8am i advise you to call at 6:30am be before time not close to time it takes a while for any Ztrip driver to pick it up and it may not be a lot available at that time so be before time so you won’t be late, alot of time it’s not on the driver
NEVER EVER use this service! Monday, June 6 ….The driver ended up charging me $68 for a quoted and verified 3 times price of $32-$35 with their phone reservation lady to get to the Pittsburgh airport. Needing to catch a flight, I couldn’t argue. What is even worse was I asked the driver to confirm the $32-$35 price BEFORE I got in the car & he said “It could even be less”. Yet in conversation during the ride, he’d already taken others to the PIT airport so he really did KNOW! With this more than double charge, I certainly wasn’t going to trust his offer to pay by credit card so I paid cash and got NO receipt.
I have tried to call their customer service number 412-323-4722, left three voice mails over the past few days … and of course, no one returned my call nor email. Sadly I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised.
SCAM ALERT
I’m sorry to hear that driver took advantage of you. In Louisville, the city regulates taxi services. As a taxi driver I have to obtain a permit from the city. If something like that happened here and got reported to the city, the driver could face repercussions. Just something to consider.
THANKS TO ALL WHO POSTED INFO ON PRICING AND BREAKING DOWN LEASE DETAILS- THE ZTRIP WEBSITE PROVIDES NO INFO ON LEASING, HOW/WHEN IT’S EXPECTED TO BE PAID,HOW MANY HOURS YOU NEED TO WORK PER DAY/PER WEEK TO COVER YOUR LEASE- THIS MAKES ME WEARY THAT THEY ARE NOT UPFRONT NOR PROVIDE ANY DETAILS ABOUT COSTS PAID OUT OR MONEY TAKIN IN PER WEEK.
IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY-
TO BECOMEA DRIVER AND LEASE ONE THEIR CARS IT COSTS 95/DAY?
HOWEVER, YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY THIS FEE UPFRONT,OR ON DAY ONE,
ALSO, IT IS WEEKLY LEASE, NOT PER DAY, TOTAL WEEKLY LEASE COSTS=665? [95X7=665]
IF IT IS NOT PAID UPFRONT, DOES THAT MEAN IT IS DUE ON DAY 7?
HOW MUCH IS AVERAGE ZTRIP PAY OUT PER CUSTOMER? 20/EACH TRIP YOU MAKE CORRECT?
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP EVERYONE