Move IT, a local transport solutions provider, said Thursday said it will hire about 6,000 drivers in the next three months to serve the rising demand for motorcycle taxi services in Metro Manila.
Move IT chairman Francis Juan said demand for motorcycle taxi services now reached more than a million per day in Metro Manila, but there were not enough operators and drivers to meet the demand.
Move IT has less than 1,000 driver-partners on its fleet but plans to scale up to provide more rides and improve its booking app for rider convenience.
Juan said the best solution is for lawmakers to file and pass the bill legalizing MC taxis and opening up the sector to interested parties like in the bus and taxi sectors.
“The public need is there and growing. Besides, this MC taxi business will generate thousands of jobs and add an additional component to the public transport system by providing first-mile and last-mile rides such as when you are taking the bus from the North or South of Metro Manila or, before or after you take MRT and LRT”, he said.
Vehicle owners don’t have to drive because MC taxis can take them to or pick them up from their main rides, consequently easing traffic and saving them from fuel and parking expenses, he said.
Move It said it would collect only a 15-percent share from fares, lower than the commission rates as high as 20 percent charged by other operators.
Juan said the 15-percent commission is “all in”, leaving the drivers an 85-percent gross income.
“We want our drivers to earn more especially in these challenging times of high fuel prices and inflation. Twenty percent commission is the usual platform service fee, but we want to keep our commissions lower to increase the take-home pay of our drivers,” Juan said.