Driver Guides
Free field guides for rideshare and delivery drivers, written driver to driver. No fluff, no sales pitch - the setups, systems, and playbooks veteran drivers actually run. Download them, print them, keep them in the visor.
Looking for the money guides? The earnings playbook, deadhead and airport math, and the ratings and deductions checklist now live in Make More Money.
1. Dash Cam Setup and Incident Guide
Where to aim front, cabin, and rear cameras so the footage is actually usable, memory cards and loop recording without the headache, parking mode and hardwire kits in plain English, recording-consent basics, and the exact step-by-step playbook for the day an incident lands on your account.
Download the Dash Cam Setup and Incident Guide (PDF)
2. The 5-Star Cabin Playbook
Passengers decide your rating before you leave the curb. This is the 5-minute pre-shift cabin reset, the scent rules nobody explains, the short list of amenities passengers actually notice, word-for-word handling for difficult riders, and how to protect your rating without ever begging for stars.
Download The 5-Star Cabin Playbook (PDF)
3. Night Shift Safety Guide
Bar close is a different job. The pickup protocol for chaotic blocks, the four-word passenger check that prevents the wrong-rider disaster, how infrared cabin cameras see in the dark, the sickness kit that saves shifts, honest fatigue management, and staying safe while parked between rides.
Download the Night Shift Safety Guide (PDF)
4. The $35+/Hr Multi-App Stacking Playbook
Run Uber, Lyft, and delivery at the same time the clean way, filter every ping with the $1.50-a-mile and $0.50-a-minute rule in 3 seconds flat, and chain drop-offs into surge zones so deadhead miles stop eating your shift.
Download The $35+/Hr Multi-App Stacking Playbook (PDF) | En español
5. The Deactivation Defense and $150 Cleaning Fee Protocol
A false report should never cost you your account. The 3-step counter-strike with word-for-word scripts for Trust and Safety, how to timestamp and package dash cam footage so support clears you fast, and the photo and metadata checklist that gets the maximum cleaning fee paid instead of denied.
Download The Deactivation Defense and $150 Cleaning Fee Protocol (PDF) | En español
6. The 5-Star Tip-Psychology and Airport Whale Guide
Tips are decided in the first 15 seconds. The entry micro-habits and cabin details that trigger 20 percent tips without saying a word, and how to hand off your card the right way so happy airport riders become private repeat clients.
Download The 5-Star Tip-Psychology and Airport Whale Guide (PDF) | En español
7. The Full-Time Driver Tax Deduction and Mileage Maximizer
Standard mileage vs actual expenses, broken down with real numbers so you can see which method actually wins on your car. The 14 write-offs drivers forget, and the 2-minute end-of-shift log that tracks deadhead and off-app miles so your return holds up.
Download The Full-Time Driver Tax Deduction and Mileage Maximizer (PDF) | En español
Guides tell you what to run. The gear itself is here: the 3-channel dash cam for Uber and Lyft drivers from Guide 1, and the dash cams and vehicle security gear it belongs to.
New here? Start with The High-Rated Driver's Checklist, free on our homepage - the one-page pre-shift checklist thousands of shifts start with.