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  1. Join Date
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    #21
    To all Transport Expert,

    How can you compare all these kind of transport business, which one is more SAFE , STABLE & RELIABLE?

    1. TAXI vs FX
    2. VAN FOR RENT vs TRUCKING

    Thank you very much!!

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    #22
    Guys,
    We operated a small taxi service din before and when we recovered the investment and made a little money, we decided to stop.

    Here are the critical items to consider as operator, other than the driver and maintenance issues, choice of vehicles already discussed above:

    1 Taxi franchise - be sure you can get one for the number of units you want to run.

    2 LTFRB - dealing with them takes a lot time and the new penatlties are very high compared to the past.

    3 DOCS - manage required docs properly and respond on time, as late penalties can easily wipe out your earnings.

    4 LTO - find it always a pain to deal with them and leaves a sour taste in your mouth when you have to resort to payoffs just to get things done.

    5 LAW ENFORCEMENT - including getting reported for refusing to convey passengers, since you can not control all drivers, and the operators have to appear before arbitration to face angry passengers.

    6 TAXES - filing your annual income tax and financial reports - be sure to keep records of maintenance and down time, actual income, etc. of course a lot of other operators simply fabricate these just to comply.

    My 2 cents....hope these helps.....

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    #23
    share ko lang experience ko sa inyo we've been operating taxi since i was a kid. sa mga gustong mag operate ng taxi isa lang ang masasabi ko mahirap mag handle ng taxi business. dapat nakakaintindi ka sa mga sira ng kotse dahil kung aasa mo lang sa mechanic mo baka lokohin ka lang. dami din problems like accident, drivers, traffic enforcer. meron din mga driver na nagagastos yun boundary tapos iwan na lang sa kalsada yun unit mo tapos nanakawin pa din yun mga parts ng unit. until now were operating taxi ok naman sanay na po kami.

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    #24
    Quote Originally Posted by Langabe View Post
    share ko lang experience ko sa inyo we've been operating taxi since i was a kid. sa mga gustong mag operate ng taxi isa lang ang masasabi ko mahirap mag handle ng taxi business. dapat nakakaintindi ka sa mga sira ng kotse dahil kung aasa mo lang sa mechanic mo baka lokohin ka lang. dami din problems like accident, drivers, traffic enforcer. meron din mga driver na nagagastos yun boundary tapos iwan na lang sa kalsada yun unit mo tapos nanakawin pa din yun mga parts ng unit. until now were operating taxi ok naman sanay na po kami.
    ah prehas tayo pre. my dad's been in the business since 70's pa.

    hmm:

    1.) d ako makacomment masyado regarding paperworks ng taxi(particular sa franchise/ltfrb). sobrang madugo yun. andami ek ek talaga as in pahihirapan ka. masama nyan lolokohin ka pa. sa case namin, meron kaming tiga lakad na napagkakatiwalaan naman kahit papano. sobrang tagal lang talaga. dito pa lang headache na. dapat din na kumpleto ka sa papers as in lahat legal. dami hassles nyan along the way pag may butas ka regarding paper work.

    pagstart mo ng taxi advisable na meron kang franchise for a bnew car or second hand taxi na legal lahat ng papers. hindi nagbibigay ang LTFRB ng single line franchises unlike nung 90's. last i heard e 10units ata or 20units ba yun para makapagopen ka ng franchise. tapos, ang sobrang tagal pa ng process as in! mga 1yr mahina siguro pag ala ka franchise na ready. pero depende yan pagmay kakilala. so malaking malaking bagay na may kakilala kang mapagkakatiwalaan. kung meron ka nung connection na yun.. set ka na for 1st step.

    2.) dapat talaga marunong ka sa maintainance ng car. kasi, andaming manloloko na mekaniko lalo na sa banawe area. tapos pag alam ng driver na hindi ka marunong sa maintainance, madalas kang istyle-an nun. mga palusot lalo na pagmahina pasada. tapos pag ala ka ding on-the-spot maintainance crew o ikaw mismo, (lalo na paglagi sira sasakyan) chances are lagi ka iiwan/lalayasan ng driver mo.

    3.) dapat mahaba ng sobra sobra pasensya mo. lalo na sobra sobrang daming pilosopong drivers. yan ang pinakabadtrip that this business has to offer. ingat ka sa pananalita sa drivers. baka gantihan ka to that extent.

    4.) pag ok ka sa lahat nang yan e ayus talaga ang taxi. sa 94-97 corolla (bigbody) pag lpg units ang boundary is 1-1.2k. sa 98-2005 na corolla (lpg din)(lovelife) 1.3-1.5k. sa vios d ko alam kasi ala kaming vios. so typically, pag may 10units ka ng bigbody sa 1.1k(our boundary) mga 200k gross nyan.
    pero malaking factor dyan driver talaga. pagnagabsent lang yan laki bawas agad sa expected gross.

    5.) choosing your taxi properly. absolutely no lancers! ganda lancer pag private kasi sa stock pa lang e daming setup sa camber/toe sa rear ng lancer. pero sa taxi, big source of headache yan. that is why bihira ang taxi na lancer. pero tibay engine ng lancer n sentra as compared with corolla's 2E. pero the thing with 2E is sobrang panis nya ayusin. kaya sakin kahit anong engine. pero syempre i prefer the corolla talaga sa taxi. even bignames like R&E/MGE/EMP puro toyota yan. pero in fairness, sobrang matibay din ang sentra series III. lalo na yung panglikod nito. IMO, pag dependent ang suspension system ng likod, the better choice talaga sya. napansin ko na yan sa vios which has a dependent suspension setup unlike the early corolla's na independent suspension setup. (do your research na lang and pashare na din kung bakit)

    6.) when it came to damages, syempre dahil walang pangbayad ang driver, ikaw magsho-shoulder nito. pero syempre huhulugan nya yan as long as na sa iyo sya nagwowork. pero may mga cases kunwaring natotalwreck yung car, lalayasan ka na ng driver. dapat handa ka. worst nyan... nakabangga ng bnew na mamahaling sasakyan. pagkonti lang units mo... u'll be crushed. kaya, again, hawak ka sa leeg ng driver na pinipili mo. so be very careful sa driver na pinalalabas mo.

    share ko na din, last month bumangga taxi namin sa isang bnew na crosswind. tumaob yung crosswind tapos yung taxi namin total wreck yung unahan sabay dedo pa yung driver namin. total loss namin sa side pa lang namin... i'd say mga 40k+. yung crosswind naman dahil unlicense yung driver... sila na nagopt samin na magbabayad sila ng hospital bill just to keep it under wraps. masakit pa din yung nangyari na yun. since 52 units namin(currently) ayus lang naman pero may namatay kaya u've to bear with it din.

    7.) dapat love mo talaga ang car. me, i love cars. kahit hindi ako ng formal schooling ng pagmemekaniko, natuto din ako kaka DIY n tanong sa dad ko. pag d mo love ang car e wag mo na pasukin to at naku, eto na lang siguro para sakin ang gusto ko about this business. sabi nga ng mom ko, i-business mo ang hobby mo. you'll be happy/entertained while earning. also, kung anu business mo, yan ang madami mo. pagbusiness mo about cars, madami kang cars, pagbusiness mo food/kainan, mdami ka food.. and so on.

    8.) since na sa public service ka, iisipin mo kalagayan ng drivers n passengers. mga benefits nila. like hindi enough na tumatakbo lang ang taxi mo. kelangan maganda din ang car like, walang kalampag masyado, malamig na a/c and most of all(para d ka layasan ng driver) matipid sa fuel consumption. pag d happy ang passenger, layasan ang driver mo. pag d happy ang driver mo kasi ayaw sya sakyan, d ka din magiging happy kasi lagi yan short boundary or lalayasan ka.

    OPINION ko para sa units ko:

    A1 maintainance/ayus na paper works(lahat legal)/maayos na pakitungo sa drivers/mahabang mahabang pasensya/time management. yun lang sakin

    personally, i dont intend to stay long sa taxi business. enough na lang na makaipon ako for my retirement tapos down to 10units na lang para d sakit sa ulo. pero may style pa talaga sa taxi na dapat kong matutunan e. like for some big companies, meron silang over 1k units. andame! how?! sa pagmemaintain ko ng 52units with some helper mechanics with my dad along with an expert electrician e, i barely get to see my family nor have the time for personal stuff.

    kaya sa nagbabalak mag taxi e, think long and hard...

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    #25
    ang boundary ng vios namin is P1,400 pero hindi siya LPG. basta sa sa business wag kang gaya-gaya dapat meron ka knowledge lalo na sa taxi business madami ka ma encounter na problems tsaka tao.....

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    #26
    any info or updates for those who was about to venture in the taxi biz?

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    #27
    whats the best business model for a taxi company...m interested in the chery cowin. if the car can be bought for 80,000 down and 28,000 monthly for 36 months will it be feasible? after three years the taxi is mine already.

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    #28
    Quote Originally Posted by Bry View Post
    igorbaby: Mahirap daw makipagusap sa mga driver, that's why he hired a manager. Madami kasi daw natatanggap na death threats galing sa sariling drivers. Mahirap na. The drivers don't even know my uncle's face. Violent kasi yung iba, init ata ulo pag di umabot sa boundary.
    Minsan style lang yon mainit ulo. And you have to get rid of those driver na nag death threat.

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    #29
    Open na ba ang taxi franchise?

    Q's lang po sa mga taxi operator. Since I'm planning to venture in this biz...Magkano na ba ang boundary sa ngayon? eg.. Sentra or Vios ang unit mo.

    Let say, 1400 ang boundary. Ilang oras nasa kalye ang unit mo?
    Ilang taon dapat kung ang unit mo ay 2nd hand? Sa brand new, alam ko walang magiging problema.

    And those who venture in this biz, please give us feedback.

    Thanks po ng marami.

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    #30
    Quote Originally Posted by Lotur View Post
    Hi everyone

    im seriously contemplating on starting a taxi operator business next year,
    however i consider myself a noob re the ins and outs of a good operator...
    initially siguro im thinking into getting at least 5-7 2nd hand toyota units once familiar na ko sa detalye... for now research and tanung tanong muna

    can anyone refer me to a website/poster that can help me with the basics of becoming an operator? saka pati na rin ung mga diskarte sana sa maintenance and possible hassles along the way... id rather kasi invest my money na lang sa business instead of getting a new ride, medyo gipitan na rin kasi sa bansa natin ngayon

    any tips will be much appreciated. tyvm

    Hi,

    Interesado ko mag karoon ng taxi business sa pilipinas pero this is my first time. Sa tingin ko magandang business ito sa pilipinas. Umuuwi kami ng family ko 5 to 6 months. Na experience ko ang walang kotse kya bumili ko last year ng vios 1.3 e. Nasa garage lang ng pinsan ng asawa ko at walang gumagamit. Gusto ko sanang gawin taxi at bumili pa ng kotse. May idea ka ba kung ano ano ang kailangan to make it a taxi. Kailangan ba ng plate for business. Yun ang sabi ng iba and 1 hundred thousand daw. Binasa ko kasi ung ibang quote dito at ok ang boundary. 1500.

    thanks,

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