Process of collecting and charging scooters as an employee

[@samrichards8251]

Smartest loading procedure I have seen. Great idea. Bet your decent at Tetris.

[@robsanchez5742]

Why does spin let the light go on if they know it is being picked up by their charger guy?

[@Hornystick]

@@robsanchez5742 To deliberately drain the scooters battery in order to make it a "not perfect", paying him less

[@robsanchez5742]

@@Hornystick : Too bad he does not have a charging system on the truck. I heard that they are coming up with removable batteries. So he can charge extra batteries during the day and swap them out at night. no need to transport the scooter back home.

[@EpicDrake]

He could essentially buy beefy power stations to power something like theses I assume. Cuz they can't take that much power..

[@scottbrown7415]

That is a very impressive loading process he developed! Good effort and judgement.

[@ii_logicxs7112]

All I hear is the scottor saying Uh oh stinkie

[@ExtraFreakyBobTv]

Lmao that’s exactly what I thought

[@gavin4157]

Poopy

[@DracheMusic]

ii_Logicxs 😂

[@acommunist1607]

Its satisfying

[@kalebthompson857]

ii_Logicxs ikr

[@tkim1302]

Dude, ur good! I didn’t even want to watch the entire thing but the set up & method in which u handle business I had to.

[@DapperDuff]

What is that obnoxious sound it makes after you scan it? It sounds like it is saying "Uh Oh".

[@sivanbendor2891]

The efficiency of this man is incredible and how many he can fit in the truck is more than I thought just looking at the truck before the run began

[@craigwflys]

Probably the best video on charging you've ever made. Well done :)

[@rideintocash9085]

Thank you!

[@craigwflys]

Curious how long your trucks bed is. My F-150 short bed is only 5.5 feet but your GMC looks a bit longer.

[@shonsmithii9149]

snackman I tried this method in my F150(2011) with Lime scooters and the bed rail was too wide for them to fit like that...

[@marceloduelli]

@@shonsmithii9149 get a bedside rail or make one. probably cheaper to make one

[@syntaxerorr]

taping the lights seems crazy. Seems like once you scan them the light should turn off.

[@itsjohnthomas]

syntaxerorr that should be the case ... Spin should look to do a software update ... it would save resources not having to use tape

[@смиренный-х2б]

The scooter should just shut down all the lights. Help save battery and make recharging faster

[@advertslaxxor]

@@смиренный-х2б Yeah, this is ridiculous. And it's a trivial thing to code, unless their codebase is shit which is probably is anyway, but hey, even so it shouldn't be hard.

[@theanalmarauder]

Code doesn't matter if it isn't hooked up to any type of controller. They were probably made on the cheap in China, likely hardwired to the battery.

[@advertslaxxor]

@@theanalmarauder That might actually be true. The controller might only turn on the bike, which as you mentioned has the lights hardwired.

[@carterdaley]

Good hustle buddy! Real hard work in this video, and great efficiency.

[@farmertyler8087]

10:37 I’m proud of you for knowing the proper way of getting into the bed of a truck and not needing one of those damn step sides or step bumpers

[@thearcher1740]

Except that is how your jeans scuff up the paint on the side of the bed over 1000's of times I'll hop into the bed over a 15yr ownership period. Not to mention the tires may be wet/muddy causing someone to slip and cause catastrophic medical issues. I'll take whatever innovations (side steps/side bumpers) they give me so I can have greater functionality and health.

[@MyIronman8]

guy smart you can tell he's done that for a bit

[@Dan-oj4iq]

I'm curious as to what and how the future will be as to this charging process. Something will happen down the road that will eliminate this tedious process.

[@joeysk81]

Dan charging stations. Kind of like the wireless phone charging pads

[@Sedona_FD3S]

i imagine a pad of some sort for wireless charging. just like the ones we have for our phones.

[@Khalidazizphoto]

in Germany there is a Scooter company called TIER and their scooters have swappable batteries. They send their current employees with cargo eBikes switching batteries. Damaged scooters will be piecked up with cargo eVans

[@Dan-oj4iq]

@@Khalidazizphoto I think that this will be the next step here in the USA to simplify this process. Picking up and transporting these scooters is a step that should have been skipped from inception.

[@thenine5353]

Solar charging

[@noobERNS_it]

This video helps me out do much, I could never figure out how to put the scooters like that along the bed of my pick up truck, now I've got an idea on what to do

[@summerwinter2864]

you're very good at your job, you got it down packed, i hear you 👍👍

[@NitroGuyJH]

What is that awful repetitive noise that sounds like “uh oh, uh uh”? Just a scanning sound or something?

[@Invisible_Socks]

came here to ask the same thing

[@NitroGuyJH]

Caliado lol, 3 days later and I’m still curious. Best I can come up with is it’s his phone confirming the scooter was scanned. At first I thought it was some other weird noise from somewhere on the streets until it was there again on the next pickup. But idk 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@yeetomwtfyb6826]

uh oh stinky haha uh oh

[@NitroGuyJH]

yeet omwtfyb Yes, very close to that. Lol... 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🎅🏻 😂. Merry Christmas bro!

[@michaelcastro5339]

When the scooter turned on it made the sound to say it was ready to go.

[@EpicDrake]

*Husband:* Hey honey there's a man stealing electric scooters. *Wife:* Huh, weird. Never see that everyday.

[@TWatcher_]

@@CDN0128 haha

[@Av-vd3wk]

What do you do if someone is just as intrepid as you in the same area? Who has first dibs? I can see fights happening over them...Especially when two spin -contractors- arrive at the same zone at the same time.

[@chris18228]

I wish you would’ve showed plugging everything in

[@retiaryworm4714]

I’d get your vest printed if I were you with the logo just in case

[@one234569and10]

What IS that sound? It sounds like someone is talking over a radio making sounds.

[@Level-333]

How well are you doing financially doing this ?

[@robbietillman]

Thank you so much for the video, man! I have three questions: 1) Is the 40 quota a nightly number you're supposed to hit? 2) What if you go on vacation or want to take a break for a few days. How many days can you go before getting fired or facing a crackdown for not hitting your number? 3) How long does it usually take you to collect, transport, charge, and drop off the scooters?

[@MindGem]

so how much money after expenses do you make per day

[@cryptnblood]

Gotta love it, ICE vehicle driving around to charge electric scooters... lol

[@daltonreda8702]

Mango bet you the majority of the people in the comments don’t know what ICE is😂

[@GadgetAddict]

I was expecting you to take them to a warehouse for charging. A very interesting video!

[@gytisdramblewolfskis8521]

Gets ideas.

[@coreybarnes8860]

Real hustling there to the fullest 👀

[@OmanTradess]

What was the noise? Was it coming from the scooter

[@ew8406]

great video, my teams just starting and this was helpful

[@tonyoliveira4786]

Man this jobs not worth it if you not being paid for vehicle expenses like insurance and fuel. And use of your own hydro

[@StreetsVillian]

I wonder how much he got paid for the truckload.

[@DJ29Joesph]

electricity for the recharge, cant be cheap

[@lessthan8]

@@DJ29Joesph Looks like they changed it, Collectors will not charge scooters at their homes and will instead bring scooters back to the warehouse to charge

[@tezy0193]

@@lessthan8 here in germany private people offer their high voltage outlets for rent, just for the scooters.. saw one on ebay yesterday

[@paisis123]

@@StreetsVillian 5-20 Dollars Per Scooter (Depending on charge level and Difficulty to Pick Up)

[@Kylecool]

You said employee - should say "Independent Contractor"

[@tr165eaglebsa4]

Thank you for showing me what you do 👍

[@paulbrownman7307]

I worked for a contractor for Lime scooters. They provide the a sprinter type van and pay $15 an hour. Now their ad said full-time 8-hour shifts. I had to pick up a van at one location drive it to another location where the warehouse was. Then I would scan at least 90 scooters and push them over to the loading dock and I would pack the van full myself (which was okay) then drive to the various locations on the app which is nice and drop off the scooters in the designated locations. This whole process would take me six and a half hours including lunch. But then management would say I was taking too long loading the scooters. And I would say back what's the problem I've still got a lot of time to deliver them, and they would say they know but you're spending too much time at the warehouse. They want you to bust your ass scanning and loading the scooters at the warehouse so when you get out on the road it won't take long to deliver them. You see that full-time 8 hours was bulshit the contractor wants you to do the whole job and six and a half hours so they could make more money from the contract. That's the part I didn't like.

[@zabnat]

When you tied them with the ratchet straps, are they also tied to the truck?

[@tarqhasahemi]

how much money are making?

[@MaksimIzer]

negative money after gas, insurance, electricity, and time.

[@surebrah]

@@MaksimIzer "time"

[@dustintravis8791]

What's with the didgeridoo sound?

[@nomusicrc]

How much did you make doing this Why do you take them to your house to charge

[@artyart31]

I would be wearing gloves. And tons of antibacterial in the truck

[@MaksimIzer]

you should start wearing gloves 24/7

[@MasterYota1]

Great work man!! Thanks for making sure your loads are safe.. Also thank you for helping provide a awesome service. I would pay more for a scooter ride if I knew it was going to people like you!! Great Video!!

[@robby8151]

also, that company should make a second bar code or number hidden for workers if the easily accessible one gets torn off

[@SuperBosshead]

you need a flashing orange beacon or traffic adviser for your truck to be seen better and that way you can park closer

[@noobERNS_it]

Spin needs to come to my city, finding scooter in cluster of 3 or more is very convenient. I usually have to drive 3-8min away for EACH scooter I pick up.

[@williamsjasonw]

I just started working for bird and could only get 27 or 28 on but I’m going to try your tripple stack plan tonight and see if I can get 40 at a time !! Not sure if it’s my eye or what those look smaller than bird scooters which also are 60 lbs each )

[@antoniogoncalves705]

How much is that amount of scooters worth?

[@leimeisei909]

$9.99

[@antoniogoncalves705]

@@leimeisei909 For all of those scooters?

[@thimstr7682]

@@antoniogoncalves705 No, for one scooter you get about 5 to 15 dollars it says on VOI's website and if you're going to partner with VOI you need to be able to collect ATLEAST 200 scooters per day and that is for a company. So you do the math :) Edit: Just noticed these weren't VOI but were Spin

[@alexderpyracc4053]

@@thimstr7682 5$ per scooter and you do 200 a day?? So 1k per day ohboi where can I get this job???

[@thimstr7682]

@@alexderpyracc4053 I mean that's what a company earns and they have to pay the employees and maybe gas for the car and maybe something else. So no i don't think it's that much for an employee.

[@nctosc]

Dude , you got it down to a science . I just started charging for Bird in Long Beach . I hope I can be as precise as you one day ? Good video !

[@rideintocash9085]

I’m trying to work as efficient and fast as possible . Thank you for your kind words

[@jay-1172]

Oh shit, long beach here too. Small world

[@elmerfudd6291]

Bro id like to try this work also i live in long beach.how u starter?

[@umbrellacorp3209]

RideIntoCash not to sure if you have already done a video but can you show your charging set up and how you avoid blowing breakers or even explain your method? Thanks

[@jeremylelea3758]

Why do the lights turn on after scanning each individual scooter?

[@nathandaniel1000]

it activates them so they can drive them if necessary

[@anymoose]

so you have to go through the tedious process of taping them, of course

[@Iseekoutthetruth]

How is that you make money doing this? Do you have to charge it from your own electric?

[@livenfree]

Wow so interesting! How much do you get paid?

[@pinorinomoru7260]

Hi Andrew nice video. How big is your truck's load bed, Length and width?

[@KOLAkola]

You’re a beast!! 💪🏽

[@ameraljabr405]

is your electricity plan a standard one or TOU?

[@VicGreenBitcoin]

Not employee but Contractor

[@смиренный-х2б]

Contractor is just a fancy term for employees with shitty jobs

[@beardicus]

@@смиренный-х2б no, employees and contractors are treated completely differently in terms of pay and taxes. As an employee, your employer is responsible for paying your income tax and you receive a W2 tax for, but as a contractor you are responsible for paying your own income tax and receive a 1099 as your tax forms

[@420f37]

@@смиренный-х2б my friend is a private contractor working with a coal power plant and it's a tight job from what he's saying

[@andrewk8636]

@@beardicus yep but let's face it. Igs just an employee that the company signed as a contractor so they dont have to pay anything or treat them well

[@смиренный-х2б]

How much is your electricity bill?

[@thomasharper9087]

oohh! i can feel the lovely warm humid air of america just by watching! XD

[@MiK3gamer]

here in germany, Lime only allows you to capture and charge up to 10 scooters per night. that's the max.

[@Pferdesalami]

that is not true, only as beginner you can charge 10 per night, when you are longer in the business you can charge more per night

[@MiK3gamer]

@@Pferdesalami davon hab ich noch nie was Gehört. Es heißt immer nur "maximal 10 Scooter pro Nacht" wenn man irgendwo Erfahrungsberichte von solchen juicern hat.

[@Khalidazizphoto]

@@MiK3gamer ist tatsächlich so das man zuerst max. 10 Stck laden darf. Aber in D ist das juicen so unrentabel

[@aaronsouthern8515]

Only got three chargers. Can you order more?

[@noobERNS_it]

charging the scooters while they are still in the bed of your truck is genius idea!!

[@mons-fe9fw]

You should get Amber Led lights on ur Vehicle check with the city first but u should be allowed to get some to make ur truck more visible when ur collecting the scooters:)

[@Jaydenyang580]

Do you get your own territory?

[@elonmusk452]

Can they all actually charge off one circuit?

[@Jesus-eb8yk]

NICE VIDEO I Don’t THINK ILL BE PICKING SCOOTERS BUT THIS WAS A FUN VIDEO TO WATCH GOOD JOB KEEP UP 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@thadb9684]

You’re amazing! We need more videos like this! You just doing it! Thanks for this video

[@Steve48083]

Watching you gracefully rip that tap is beautiful 7:05

[@isaacgarcia9967]

You should do all 4 brands. Bird, Lime, Spin, and lyft. Also, you should rent a U-Haul van.

[@JAG77productions]

When I charged for spin I charged on truck as Well but I made a cool rig to bad I caint post it here

[@MauriceNL1]

What is that "oh oh whawep" sound thing?

[@ryanclapp6467]

That's the notification sound for when they're unlocked.

[@wrench2850]

No its “uh oh stinkie” 🤣😂😅

[@hrjr5165]

Wrench 👎🏾

[@wrench2850]

Howard Rice its the le monke meme

[@thesunsetreptiles]

How much did you speed on charging them

[@Robby.tradez]

Did You Plug in with your house or with the battery that you left in the description and If so How many batteries do you own

[@anthonymendoza791]

LMAOOO I find a lot of these unlocked all the time

[@oby-1607]

Wow, you have that down to a science. You are the man. Thanks for sharing.

[@misterx8592]

Nice routine and stacking scooters!

[@datboidego]

So how much do you get played? Hourly? Per scooter?

[@makycaris4672]

Ur pretty experienced doin this is there money in this? I was gonna do this but seems kinda hectic / how do you start a scooter rental biz

[@randomsanwhich2]

Could you show how your charger racks are setup?

[@arielzambada9911]

How much did u make that truck load

[@helxcrybabypubgmobile841]

!!!!EVERYONE READ THIS!!!! MY AUNT WAS IN VACATION IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 9 MONTHS AGO. SHE WAS WITH THE REST OF THE FAMILY EXPLORING DOWNTOWN WHEN THEY SAW A COUPLE OF THOSE SCOOTER. WHEN SHE GOT ON IT AND STARTED DRIVING IT THE THROTTLE WAS JAMMED AND ENDED UP CRASHING AT MAX SPEED. SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 4 WEEKS WITH TWO BLOOD CLOUTS IN HER BRAIN. SHE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT BUT SOME MIRACLE HAPPENED. SHE IS ALIVE BUT IS PARALYZED FROM THE WASTE DOWN.ONE OF YOUR WORKERS DIDN’T DO THERE JOB RIGHT AND BECAUSE OF THEM MY AUNT IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN. SOMEONE IN YOUR BUSINESS WAS TOO TIERED TO DO THERE JOB AND IT COST A LIFE. THIS IS WHAT ARE WORL HAS TURNED INTO.

[@Nightspyz1]

why not build charging and parking stations

[@rileymcvicker1120]

Because the scooters have to be scattered around not just in one or two locations it would be too expensive

[@obilingful]

Clearly it must pay decently (I would hope) not only do you have to pay for gas, but you have to use your own electricity?

[@GrammarPoliceInvestigations]

Do you get paid the same for dropping them back off? Also, do they pay for the power?

[@mattd1188]

Same

[@noobERNS_it]

I be picking up limes, and them spin scooter look very light. You pick em up like it's nothing. Limes are kinda heavy

[@2000freefuel]

that seems SO labor intensive! is there a dolly/luggage cart you could use to transport more than three at a time?

[@HoneyLizabeth]

Great video, how much did you make in this particular video? If you don't mind me asking?

[@rideintocash9085]

Gross pay was $174

[@HoneyLizabeth]

@@rideintocash9085 nice! thank you for the info.

[@chrisb.1214]

@RideIntoCash If I run as efficient and productive as you do I could probably make a decent living just doing this.

[@METALMAN4Wii]

Do you think they check all these to make sure they are functioning property every night?

[@pierrew46]

Where do you charge all of those scooters? Can you do a video of your charging setup? :)

[@JBeBlessed]

What’s your weekly schedule like?

[@rclines001]

This used to be a good gig, a year ago. Now it's pennies and not even worth it. Too low payout, too many people trying to charge, not enough drop off places, and in winter months you might as well find something else to do. When I first started I was finding scooters worth $10-$15 every night. Now they are all $2 or $3 scooters. When you factor in gas and electricity, you just don't make any money unless you do a LOT of scooters every night, and like I said before, there are too many chargers right now, and too much fighting. I did this in Dallas TX. Accounts still active, and have a ton of chargers, but I don't even bother any more. Too many people getting guns pulled on them for pennies.

[@juanchan949]

Spinn team how much do they pay miniumum per scooter?

[@adambaker4745]

2

[@MoDa87]

It would be so much more efficient if you could pick up scooters from multiple providers at the same time. Is that a workable system?

[@jsalazar806]

Where would you fit that many scooters, the minimum amount for his provider is 40 i dont see where you can fit another 40 in a truck

[@vivimu]

jsalazar806 ever heard of a box tuck or trailer?

[@jsalazar806]

@@vivimu where do you see the box truck in the video or trailer ?

[@vivimu]

jsalazar806 the question wasn't if the guy in the video was capable of it, the thread op asked for a workable system and you said his truck wasn't capable of holding more. I threw out the box truck idea to be able to give more room for scoots and now you're asking me what exactly?

[@jsalazar806]

@@vivimu what r u talking about bro

[@noobERNS_it]

Bro your truck is way wider bed than my f150. Although I do got side step on my bed idk is that makes the bed smaller width ways

[@andreiboer9799]

Why don"t you take only the bateries??

[@rideintocash9085]

The batteries are not detachable

[@richardarmstrong3rd53]

It would be awesome if they could make it so you could just swap battery’s out.

[@jake-san]

Isnt blocking visibility by parking so near a safety crossing an immediate fine?

[@corycarreira9524]

So I have a job offer from Spin, and the description says after collection, the scooters will be dropped off at the warehouse to be charged for deployment in the morning. Is it the new way of charging instead of doing it at home?

[@rideintocash9085]

Yes, they scrapped home charging six months ago. Now it’s solely through charging at warehouse

[@zachsmith9315]

is that hard on the paint of the truck

[@nickperez4830]

Hey man, how did you get so many chargers

[@rideintocash9085]

Initially from buying them now as an employee I can request them and they’re provided

[@fermincabrera1772]

With that many scooter make you a PRO

[@johnwebber8392]

is there no way to just turn the light off bro

[@icebreaka1969]

Good job, thank you for your hard work, for charging these scooter for people who use it. Today is my first day riding on my own scooter to work, it was fun and save me a lot of time, at least 20 mins. But seems like San Francisco people hate them running around.

[@keelanm]

Are we just going ignore the fact the unlocking sound is wack af?

[@rideintocash9085]

I agree that the unlock sound is incredibly obnoxious

[@keelanm]

RideIntoCash Hahaha

[@Robertganca]

It sounds like a muffled police siren.

[@paulrogers5844]

I don't know what keeps people from stealing them just sitting on street?

[@nokiot9]

I only ride the razor ones in my city because they unlock them at night and have lights on them. Bird and every other company is lame AF and disabled them when the sun goes down. It’s a solid shame.

[@lcpeterbilt379]

I was with you until I seen the charging... good way to loose it all and a truck instead of just 1 scooter should you have a charging issue

[@Alex-us2vw]

That’s what insurance is for. You really want to offload and load them to charge and re deploy?

[@Halfstep2024]

Alex1911 unless he’s paying for insurance to use that truck commercially then it and the scooters won’t be covered. Regular insurance does not allow you to use a vehicle for profit like that.

[@Alex-us2vw]

James Rowland KLR Transportation well then he would have much larger concerns than a little fire claim that destroys an old truck. Having an accident with a subsequent million dollar lawsuit would be much worse than burning down a 15 year old truck

[@Halfstep2024]

Alex1911 right.. hence why this is a terrible idea because I guarantee you none of these people are smart enough to establish an LLC no less get commercial insurance. Meaning any accident had on the job is going to fall squarely on their shoulders personally. None of it whatsoever will fall on the company they are contracting for. Now they may not be contractors I really don’t know I just don’t see how these companies would do it any other way. If they aren’t contractors and they actually work for these companies then I’m sure there’s a corporate insurance policy that covers them in case of accidents. At least until they find out whoever it was had 40 chargers charging lipo batteries at residential locations. Then it would be another nightmare all together.

[@Halfstep2024]

Ok just looked it up, they are 1099 paid contractors for now. But the ones in California won’t be much longer as Cali just blew that business practice completely out of the water. For reasons exactly like this. Big companies are using the ignorance of “contractors” ie.. broke millennials and zoomers, who don’t know any better. To reduce overall cost and risk associated with doing business for themselves by putting all the risk onto unsuspecting morons who just see it as “hey I’ve got vehicle, I’ve got insurance, I’ve got power! I have everything I need to make money!” When in reality that’s fine until some shit goes down then their entire life gets ruined.

[@ianpurkis3925]

Might be an idea to have a charge system in the truck too? Charge as you collect?