Technology motorbike taxi drivers run 'out of breath' during the days before Tet

These days, his work has been much busier because the number of customers has increased, he has to book cars continuously, carry passengers, deliver goods, short and long trips, all day from morning to night.

Mr. Bach said: “I started my first trip at 7am. From then until now, I have not stopped for a moment. I have been driving continuously without time to breathe or eat. At noon, I intended to stop to buy some bread to eat and then continue driving, but before I could buy the bread, my trip started. It is not often that there are many customers, so I try to keep driving."

Mr. Bach drives continuously from 7am to 10pm, eating and drinking on the bus, sometimes eating a sandwich while driving.

With 33 trips, Mr. Bach earns about 1.1 - 1.3 million VND a day after deducting the company's commission. "The amount of money earned in a day must increase by half. I try to run for a few days and then go home for Tet ," he shared.

Mr. Pham Van Thanh (also from Nam Dinh ) said that since the 23rd of the lunar calendar, every day has been crowded with customers, but that doesn't mean he has to work from morning to night. "I've been driving a technology motorbike taxi for the 5th year now. Now the company's commission is higher, so even if there are many customers, I can't earn as much as before, so I just do enough."

In the days leading up to Tet, motorbike taxi drivers are running so hard they can barely catch their breath. (Illustration photo)

The 30-year-old man said he starts work at 8am and only works until 7pm before returning home to take care of his family. After deductions, he earns about 700,000 VND/day. These days, during that time, he has no time to do anything else.

“The car just keeps running, running continuously, finishing one trip and then another. My colleagues and I keep complaining that these days we don’t have time to go anywhere,” said Mr. Thanh.

Meanwhile, many customers shared that it has been difficult to call a motorbike taxi these days, especially during rush hours. Many drivers only accept long-distance trips and not nearby trips. " There are so many customers now that I have the right to choose reasonable orders that give me a higher income, which is rare, " said one driver.

Despite the high demand and endless work, all technology motorbike taxi drivers say their income is not as good as it was in the early days when technology motorbike taxis were first popular. “When it was new, companies cut commissions very low, sometimes even gave extra money to attract drivers. Working as a technology motorbike taxi and earning millions a day is as easy as eating rice, not as difficult as it is now,” another technology motorbike taxi driver shared.

However, the fact that the days before Tet are more crowded than usual also makes them happier with their current jobs. Explaining the sudden increase in customers, Mr. Nguyen Van Chung, a Bee driver, said: "Near Tet, students go home early to celebrate Tet with their families, and workers go to year-end parties and drink alcohol, so they call more cars. People who go out and shop for Tet also like to call cars, so the number of customers increases noticeably."

Driver Hoang Van Hung explained: "Technology motorbike taxi drivers in Hanoi are mainly people from other provinces who come to work. After the Ong Cong and Ong Tao Tet, many of them have returned to their hometowns. With the increased demand for travel in the city, it is not surprising that motorbike taxi drivers have too many passengers and are overloaded."

Cong Hieu

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