Is Driving For Roadie Worth It? (2023)

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As a 20yr tractor trailer driver, I see a MAJOR concern with an app like Roadie. The problem I see is that the trips, no matter how well they pay, do not have any back-hauls. Using your example of the $33.46 trip for 53 minutes/42miles, that trip is ACTUALLY going to pay $33.46 for 84 miles! Since I dont see this app offering a paying "back-haul" you are dead-heading those miles back to your area. I dont see this as worth it at all sorry.

When Uber kicked me out n locked my account for annual background check. Roadie had my back 🙌🏽 I’m thankful for them

I had a good batch of orders last week on roadie. I managed to get 15 Walmart express orders at once going the same direction. I drove 30 miles for 15 stops and that took 2 hours, the pay for that total was $220. As each individual order payed $10-$20. Unfortunately this is the first time I have ever gotten that many gigs at once. There are rarely that many posted.

No it is horrible and impossible as a main app, at least here in Phoenix. I hate the process of having to ask for a trip and then sitting and waiting to see if you are picked. Ridiculous process that wastes the drivers time

I am a homeless entrepreneur. I have been such for over 3 years. Getting introduced to Roadie recently has saved me from hunger, not having gas and has given me hope without begging(which I am TERRIBLE at) I cant tell you how many days I sat in my car hungry and petrified of rejection to ask for help. So I say…👍 Roadie. I’m just learning the ins and outs but feel safer and happier than I would with delivery “competition” . I am able to be free and work on rebooting my businesses. Knowing I have this freedom is good. HOWEVER…😳They are REALLY hard to get on the phone in a pinch. The Q&A is ok but SOMETIMES I need a human.

I did 2 orders on Christmas eve because the roads sucked. 1 doordash was a catering order, they tipped $35 for a total of $45 then a $30 uber eats shop and pay order. Made $75 in 1 hour :)

The medication gigs are terrible because you have to rely on the customer to actually sign and be available and more than half the time they're never available and they don't even answer the phone leaving you to return the items which is frustrating and the app is extremely buggy

In the past year or so Roadie has changed their fee structure. They use a lot of bundling so they'll combine several orders with one gig. The problem with that is they'll post the gig (with multiple delivery addresses) and show a decent fee but the dollar/mile is weak. Deliveries with Best Buy do this all the time now. Drivers see a gig paying $45, for example, but there will be several items that need to be delivered so distance is maybe 100 miles. This example would pay the driver .45 cents / mile. If you have a pickup truck like I do the cost to run is maybe .20 cents / mile. .20 cents X 100 miles is $20 for gas alone so the driver keeps $25 and that doesn't account for taxes and wear & tear (and might take 90 mins to 2 hours to complete). Something to consider when driving for Roadie. I'm delivering far fewer gigs these days because Roadie is less profitable for drivers.

1) 4-star rating is very fair, considering some people have a slip of the thumb at times and you can't undo it 2) Yes, you can do something in that 15-minute wait time, even if your offer gets accepted right away. Because they grant you 15 minutes to start your gig once it's accepted.

It was good to see someone finally give an accurate accounting of what to expect when delivering with Roadie. It's exactly as what I've experienced. Average-to-low pay, and lengthy time frames in which to decide on what action to take. I absolutely think the 15-minute window is a deal breaker for me unless I'm committing only to delivering with Roadie. I tend to stay away from delivering with them, as they've burned me in the past over a delivery payment that they owed and never paid. It was only $8, but it's the principle of the matter that counts. It was the worst experience I've ever had with customer service. This was before UPS acquired them, so maybe I'll be more trusting of them now. Thanks for another informative video.

Honestly roadie is a hidden gem for me. You need to have a bigger vehicle and figure out when certain stores drop their orders. The first day I used my bigger vehicle I made almost 500 just doing roadie and consistently 300 a day

I’ve been on with Roadie for about a year. Their support is being abysmal. It makes Uber support look like five star service. Example: I Daisy chained a few Roadie gigs on a Saturday. The final gig turned out to be too large for my vehicle, customers fault. I spent 38 minutes on hold to get someone who then had to call Tractor Supply to prove I wasn’t lying. Once verified she was going to pay me a $4 cancellation fee and escalated the trip to someone else who could remove me from the gig. Over 45 minutes later Iv was still assigned the gig. I gave up and canceled it myself. Roadie themselves gave me a 1 star review for canceling the trip after arriving at the customer. I flew off the handle and Roadie corrected the review. But they made it very clear that the correction was a one time thing and was only a courtesy. Its ok as long as nothing goes wrong. As soon as itv does you’re beyond screwed.

If it was me, I'd probably pay attention to the Dollars Per Mile AND the hourly rate as well. THEY BOTH MATTER!!!! Yes, you're making some great points and I TOTALLY agree with the $25 per hour assessment. I also agree with the $1.75 per mile assessment and like you would actually shoot for $2 to $3 per mile. In my opinion, I don't like their business model and how they make you wait for a response because TIME IS MONEY and that's probably why I haven't done anything on Roadie even though I'm registered with them. I've been in Trucking in the past and their offers at times don't make DOLLARS OR SENSE!!!!

The trick also with Roadie you can select multiple gigs at a time like today I clicked on 3 gigs and was accepted for all them and Roadie automatically routed them, of the pick ups and drop offs it was great. Also while on the app and doing a delivery , you can go back to the map and try to accept something while in route to another delivery, that way you are not wasting time to deliver to see if you are accepted, just really have to muti task, or if you are waiting at a pickup , you can go back to the map and choose another gig.

I make $200 - $500 per day using Roadie

Great video, thanks for posting. Higher dollar per mile is not always better than lower dollar per mile, all other factors being equal. A lower dollar per mile often correlates to more highway mileage, less city. This generally correlates to higher fuel efficiency, less wear and tear on the vehicle, and less stress. If I am offered a choice between a run with 10 stops in the city, vs 1 stop with more highway miles with the same $/Hr rate, I tend to favor the highway run even though the dollar per mile will be less. All this further complicates the driver's algorithm..

I’ve been driving with Roadie since November 2019. I think it has improved a lot. But it is not one of my top apps to make quick money.

I've tried to use it and I only see jobs in the early AM and the rare ones I see in the afternoon don't pay very well. At least, that's been my experience in central Indiana.

No one seems to calculate in the gas and maintenance. All these apps are designed to favor the business not the driver. When its all said and done, the logistic teams on these apps state the average driver makes between 3-5$/hour. For people that aren't business minded, they are fooled to believe they are killin it.. rakin in the dough. Statistics and logistics say otherwise.