(KLST/KSAN)– Uber introduced riders should pay a surcharge on every Uber journey in addition to on every Uber Eats order relying on their location.
In San Angelo, one native delivery service is engaged on methods to stop this from taking place to their clients and drivers.
San Angelo To Go is run by a bunch of associates who wished to offer folks a extra handy strategy to get their meals to the desk.
“We have been in business for 7 years now and the delivery fee has stayed $4.99 the entire time,” Preston Wimberly, SATG proprietor, mentioned.
Now with the spike in gas costs, Wimberly mentioned the demand for delivery companies has additionally seen a rise.
“Now with the gas prices going up, it’s like a service to use our drivers, to use their gas, so now you’re getting another layer of service because you don’t have to spend money to fill up your tank, whatever that is, maybe that’s because there are a lot of trucks in West Texas honestly,” Wimberly mentioned.
Carson Beavers can also be an proprietor. He mentioned the corporate is wanting into methods to assist drivers earn a living with out having to boost costs for clients.
“So we are trying to figure out things that we can do internally to help generate more revenue for our drivers and the people that work for us and make it make sense to where we are not having to pass those things along as things are getting more expensive for us to operate our business,” Beavers mentioned.
So the blokes are take a look at driving electric scooters.
Beavers mentioned they’ve teamed up with Cake and Dometic to grow to be the primary delivery service within the U.S. to check pilot these electric bikes.
“The box is actually powered,” Beavers mentioned. “You plug it straight into the motorcycle battery and then it’s got complete temperature control.”
“We think it’ll fit about 3-4 pizzas and probably about 6-8 to go meals,” Wimberly mentioned.
Beavers mentioned he and Wimberly went by way of a bike security course and are driving the bikes themselves.
“Because obviously if we didn’t feel safe on them, we wouldn’t give them to somebody else,” Beavers mentioned.
If all goes effectively, they would be the quickest meals on two wheels.
“That’ll be a big thing for us to combat these gas prices because obviously if you can just plug your motorcycle in and then leave for work in the morning and then plug it back in when you get back home, you obviously have to pay some electricity costs but not near as high as gas right now,” Beavers mentioned.