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dav1002:
I was tempted to reply you in a way that will suit you but noticed you weren't referring to me.
You get luck
Goat

You noticed wrong. He specifically referred to you in this passage below from his post

As for dav001 that one na mad man with memory and recognition lost, person wey no fit differentiate btw his mentor and his driver (hirer) shey that kind person get sense?

I said let me just point it out incase you missed it before.

DZTech:
I will definitely be grateful for the above.
God bless you in advance. 🙏🏻

Okay dm me for the info.

Install a good pop up blocker from play store and install it. Then set it to block all adds on your phone.

I recommend AdGuard pro, it’s a very good app. You can find it’s cracked pro version on google search.

Larry1960:
How far pearl the Toyota Corolla 2010 sport and Normal Toyota Corolla 2010 which one is better . My guys say make I better go for Normal Toyota Corolla instead of the sport please which is better?
Cos in intend to resell the car in 12Months time once I purchase it

As Pearl already said, they are the same in and out except for the extra bumper and side skirts padding on the sports versions which make them kind of ride lower.

Floods and bad roads can break or tear off these extra parts at anytime and when they fall off the driver usually never notices it until they park and come down meaning it might get lost forever. Buying replacements is very expensive too costing as low as N20k for each single piece of any of these parts that unfortunately gets missing.

Bammzzie:
It is when you are looking for viewers, that's when you'll remember this thread cos it has lots of followers...not bad strategy tho

I’m telling you. He’s a very clever guy

DZTech:
hmm...
brodaly, I hail o.
you need to do lecturer work.
omo, see treatise!
twale baba. 🙌🏾

Highway passenger and cargo transportation is a segment I currently have an investment in. The routes we transverse are manly Lagos to the east coast with offices in Jibowu, iyana-School, Festac, Awka, Ekwulobia, Okigwe, Owerri, Enugu, Port-harcourt and Uturu.

As the other member opined the seasons greatly affect this business but we have an advantage over private investors because we are a company so even if there is a shortage of passengers (due to seasonal demand) we can ‘fall seats’ and load up our vehicles with cargo (waybill items) and pay the driver his usual fueling and driving fees to take our consignments to their respective destinations. The only routes I know that always have steady patronage from intending travelers/passengers no matter the season or current fuel price situation are the Jibowu/iyana-school to awka/ekwulobia route because of the traders who regularly make their journey to and fro because of its proximity to the markets (alaba & tradefair) and their homes/shops in the east. Our vehicles carry emblems for Lagos, Delta, Anambra and Rivers states respectively at any time because we usually run around the interior cities in those states. Emblems are not an issue on the highway roads themselves as these council members are always on their prowl within the city roads.

I can give you a more thorough breakdown of fees and prices for tickets and such as it goes in the market today for individual investors and how profitable it is in case you still feel interested in embarking on such venture.

Good luck.

It’s very unusual not to have the Congolese clown ruminating about the thread by this time

I hope their circus master has not lost the keys to his chain

Pearl1910:
Na 2.5m be small? The Lord is your muscle.
No dey find my mouth o Vikings

Haaa! Pearl, even you?

This vawulence una dey propagate this evening I nor get power to separate fight oh.

Glithronix:
You don enter am be that.
They are keeping you in tab.

Much respect, boss.

Na only N1,000 dem don collect remain N6,700. Once e complete dem fit block am finally for at least 50years

You dey use their app wan instigate protest against them with your full chest

It is well

obinoral1179:
please we have seen two dashboard from two top drivers, the age group or conference league of limca car sales and data analysis should post their July earnings or forever remain silent and those that sell car to send 10k for pot soup should post theirs too .....it's time for evidence not always talk and talk..

Hmm

Viking07:
My target this week is 2.5m. I need money for flight ticket.

Viking07:
Yeah I’ve sold my car. E remain small to complete. Make I send akant number?😜

Oh God, lol see wicked shade chai!

But, Ahem . . . Ahem, my hand e no dey oh before dav1002 go come here talk say na you be the abuja driver wey dey always do Cho Cho Cho run away

Today is ‘show encouragement day’

I usually spend ample leisurely time on quora hence my ability to learn from people In better positions than myself in vast aspects of life.

Chew on the snippets below

Yesterday night I was on the front page

Please take a moment to check on and pray for family and friends that have traveled out of the shores of this country blind and headfirst into the diaspora in search of greener pastures. Some went alone and some went with family but the general consensus is that it is not easy for any of them at all.

Especially for those who sold every last bit of their property down to their socks just to afford the fare to relocate there

I can think of one member who we can join hands to pray for even if he is currently single and without child.

donbrowser:
It is easier to survive as a digital marketer in Nigeria than a counselor. There will be 20 digital marketing jobs available for 15 people while there will be 2 counseling jobs available for 20 people. If I find myself in the USA today, the first skill I'm picking up is test management. Understand your environment and make an opportunity for yourself.

Not the answer I was looking for vis-à-vis the initial question I asked but I’d accept this anyway.

You have tried for today let’s wait till another unfortunate member can’t hold his peace concerning tinubu’s doings again so I can call you out for another round of debate

Have a nice day

donbrowser:
Firms are beginning to employ people who can help them get customers and generate sales on digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and search engines like Google.

Nice point above. But is that the main reason why you believe that schools will now switch to regarding the resume of a digital market over that of a guidance counselor in our society today?

izzou:
[color=royalblue]It is understandable if you advise the person to learn skills to survive.

But blaming them for something the have no control over? Habaa![/color]

It’s the way most Nigerians now behave.

They have since forgotten that getting an education doesn’t necessarily mean acquiring the ability to just read and write but to be able to ‘empathize, think clearly and reason ways out of various uncommon situations we find ourselves in properly’

We will get there someday. I just pray for long life for all those who sincerely want better dazzall

donbrowser:
First understand what digital marketing is and why lots of firms are employing them now...

You can attempt to at least educate us here briefly. Don’t worry, unlike a few others I am actually able to follow and comprehend numerous paragraphs of information so far as it’s new and useful to me

izzou:
So, to an average Nigerian ex-uber driver cum big boy , a 30 minutes video on Canva design on YouTube, is more valuable than 6 years of studying Psychology.

Jesus should come soon: That's all i can say [/color]

Guy small small with these types of shades

My hand e no dey oh. Abeg

donbrowser:
No sir... Permanent jobs

Hmm, interesting. I would actually give an arm and a leg to have a quick glimpse of such an employee’s job description in their employment letter.

A digital marketer working in a school as what? a digital marketer? or is this like another situation of banks hiring engineers and chemists to be counting their money?

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I know this guy personally. He has a degree in Electrical engineering.

He went to UK for Masters. Invented a low cost battery blah blah blah and he won an Innovation prize.

If he was here, we would have advised him to learn employable skills; either how to install solar panels, or Facebook Ads.

The same person that is not employable because of Educational psychology, take her abroad, she would achieve great strides, and the ones with employable skills would be hyping her on social media

Nigeria? Very funny place [/color]

That was why I made that prior comment to you. It’s very glaring that we are currently experiencing a dearth of innovative thinking among the educated number of citizens we have in this country.

donbrowser:
Schools will employ a digital marketer ahead of an educational psychologist in Nigeria

Hospitals will employ a digital marketer ahead of an educational psychologist in Nigeria

If you still don't get it, I can't help you

Emphasis: In Nigeria

I hope you’re not confusing temporary ’Gigs’ to regular employment bro.

donbrowser:
Feel free, I voted for Tinubu because he was the best amond the candidates, any day he messes up, I will join you to protest but for now. He's on track

I believe you, sincerely I do.

I just need someone to be ‘dragging’ on this thread whenever tinubu’s push turns to shove lol.

I hope you bear with me us it will just be for 8 years pere and you’re free

fk001:
That corner guy wetin you use type that "terms and condition"

E be like you dey use ChatGP

I read and write very well. It’s as a result of my stellar upbringing

Many have even accused me of plagiarism here. I’m just that good

izzou:
[color=royalblue]So, we should scrap the Masters program from our curriculum?

A person with a Masters in Psychology does not have skills, right? [/color]

What is psychology when there is carpentry, tailoring, welding, hairdressing etc etc according to some people here

lol, see them saying ‘go and learn skills’ as if it’s by mouth. Just ten short paragraphs of information that I posted here yesterday and more than half of them couldn’t read past the first three paragraphs yet they are telling you to go and carry a book of at least five hundred pages and ‘read to cram’ in order to learn a useful skill.

Nigeria and its present condition/situation is a direct mirror of our immediate society and its inhabitants. When Nigerians are ready to do good by each other is the only time we will begin to collectively witness progress.

donbrowser:
Anybody that's driving Uber with a masters should blame himself or his village people and not the government because there are jobs in Nigeria for skillful people and not masters holders. I currently work with 2 Nigerian firms as a digital marketer and I don't have a masters. I don't wait for the government to provide for me, you don't need a masters degree, you need skills.

I understand what you’re saying perfectly bro.

It’s just that anytime an unfortunate member comes on here to ‘vent’ his misfortunes against the present government I will always have this sudden urge to mention you to come and take scores while doing your possible best to put him/her straight (without much baba-blu-bula-ba

I hope the unfortunate member reads this your comment and has a sincere reflection of certain aspects of his/her life presently. Have a nice day

my ppl are too dubious to see the light and gave upper hands to the app that want to kill them just like they support leaders that make masters holders "active drivers" and their wives low key hookup professionals.

It's a shame indeed.

Chai! donbrowser come and see what your agbado movement has caused a member to confess on this thread oh

Just imagine the wicked ‘shade’ Kai!

It is well.

DZTech:
What Expenses Are Encountered By Commercial Interstate Drivers?

Hi all,
I plan to start a transportation business, but I need advice on the 'lay of the land'.
I need a list of expenses encountered on commercial interstate trips, as in what would you normally spend money on, apart from fuel and tolls?
Especially in these harsh times? 🙇🏾‍♂️

What are the levies involved if using a park/garage or picking up passengers along the way?
Routes- Lagos-Abuja, Lagos-Southeast
Also, what essential checks/maintenance tasks are needed before AND after reach trip?

I look forward to your kind response, especially from our seasoned drivers, operators and fleet managers. 🙏🏻
God bless 🇳🇬

Interstate transportation business is nice but you need to be prepared to do everything necessary to make your vehicle and passengers secure and safe at every point on each trip.

The vehicle you choose to use also depends on the distance you wish to cover. Some vehicles are better suited for short inter-city trips like from Lagos to benin or Ibadan (Toyota Previa, Mazda MPV etc) and others required for longer hauls (Sienna, Hiace etc). The basic mode of the business is very similar no matter the distances so far as it’s interstate travel.

First things first, your vehicle and its particulars/documentation has to be updated and complete no matter what. If you plan to have just one vehicle in the business which you will be managing yourself (and can be flexible enough to switch the use of the vehicle from business to personal at any time) you can settle for regular blue vehicle license plates but if you know you want to have one or more vehicles and use them strictly for business you’d best get the red commercial license plates. Both have their advantages or disadvantages on the highway.

Wether you’re using blue or red plates your vehicle licenses should always be updated, hackney permits intact, various state ‘park & garage’ emblems fully paid for and the driver must possess a valid license. As a highway driver your ‘legalized’ enemies on the roads are the FRSC officials, VIO inspectors and various state government agberos.

The road safety and Vio guys mostly look out for the same things to penalize you as a highway driver. Apart from checking all your vehicles documentation and their validity (they don’t care for emblems) they will also look out for your passenger/cargo manifest. If you are caught hauling human or cargo without a manifest it is a very bad situation. Try to print receipts and manifests for your passengers and cargos to be recorded and signed then a copy given to the driver to hold on him per trip. The other material things they check are your regular emergency apparatus, tyre condition and your rearward visibility (in case you’re hauling much cargo, never allow the height of the stacked goods reach that of your rear view mirror to block your view from seeing behind your vehicle) , it is also a nice offence they use in collecting money from a carefree/greedy driver. Don’t drive with a cracked windshield. If you are using a blue private plate number they can also ask you for some ‘Roja’ since you’re not supposed to be using your vehicle commercially, in this case just squeeze anything into their hands and continue your journey. It usually comes up after they have checked you and seen all your paperwork and vehicles condition is in order.

For the various individual state agberos (council men), those ones are a bit trickier to handle because they are not usually ‘gentlemanly’ in their own doings (in fact, the only state I know that their own council members ball is in cross river state. Those ones drive air conditioned flashy sedans on their rounds and dress very formally that you won’t even believe they are agberos ) theses guys can ‘cramp’ you at anywhere so far you have a red commercial plate number and are hauling on any journey. How to escape their own wahala is simply to have their states full emblems and these emblems are to be renewed annually. If you are caught picking up, dropping off passengers/cargo or even just sitting still and buying fuel at a filling station they can corner you and request you show them your emblems. If you don’t have it or it’s expired you can have your vehicle impounded and pay a hefty fine that would cost approximately what their emblem does. These guys are usually not in uniform so it’s hard to point them out on the roads. They can come out of nowhere and they could be looking like ‘hemp craving’ unkept looking youth or gentlemanly depending on the state you encounter them. Different states have different emblems both in design and prices (which can cost as low as N25k and as high as N40k in some states) The major states where they carry this their emblem matter on their heads well-well to generate revenue that I’m aware of down south are Lagos, Oyo, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Abia, Cross-River and Rivers states. If you’re serious in your highway business and don’t need problems you should purchase emblems for all these states depending on the routes you choose to ply. All states have their respective emblems but some don’t take their drive for it as seriously as others. Different states also have their own versions of LASTMA as we know them here in Lagos. If you park wrongly or commit blunders on their roads and you happen to have a red commercial number plate they will pursue you with all their might and catch you. Their own fees too can cut your heart out so be mindful of where you drop or pick passengers on your routes. If you have a red number plate you will be forced to pay tolls to pass some roads, like here in Lagos if you’re entering a big market like tradefair you must pay a gate fee wether you are hauling or empty so keep that in mind.

The police and army checkpoints are always on the roads. As for the police they are not usually an issue except you’re hauling contraband. Are you carrying bales of used clothes? Foreign rice? Etc . . . You will part with at least N500 per item that they ‘see’ in your boot during their stop and search operations. Apart from hauling contraband and having your vehicle’s particulars in order they will beg for ‘roja’ and decide to waste you and your passengers time if you deny them or play wise. They can tell your passengers to disembark and open their luggage one by one to waste your time and rile you all up. Sometimes they find unlabeled medication and interesting gadgets in passengers bags that can turn a stand-off into something else so it’s better you ‘roja’ on time if necessary. The army on the other hand don’t have any problems. If you know you’re hauling cargo and passing through their checkpoints just hold their N200 as your gate fee or their boys will cause issues for you and if you shine eyes for them too much they will call their oga aowa sitting in the shade to come and discipline you properly. So hauling cargo? Passing army checkpoints? Pay them their N200 jejely and go your way. The police and army will actually give you change if you don’t have small cash unlike road safety and vio guys. Those ones charge the highest as their ‘Bleep-up’ fee on the highways and you won’t be able to leverage well because they can actually impound your vehicle.

Then when it comes to your vehicle itself, highway driving is usually easier on your vehicles mechanical systems. Your main worry should be its cosmetic appearance both in and out. Before any trip guage your fluids and tyres. It is normal to change your engine oil after every 5th trip (go and come is calculated as a trip) and your gearbox/axle fluids should be replaced when due. The main wear and tear item on highway maintenance is your tyres. They degrade rapidly and a leave you stranded if you don’t keep a keep eye on their condition everyday. A useful rule is to always strive to buy commercial grade tyres and never use tubes no matter what (you can keep one in your boot just incase) and also stay away from winter graded tyres as they wear out faster while being much noisier on the roads. Regular replacement parts are your shocks, tie rods and bushings so try to buy oem replacements whenever you can for longevity. Your oxygen sensors and engine thermostat should be in order even if your fans are running directly from battery to help conserve fuel. Using air conditioning on highway journeys don’t use much extra fuel, if you do a journey of 500 kilometers with N35k fuel then with steady aircon you will do the same journey with N36k highest so don’t be hesitant to use it for yourself or your passengers comfort.

When it comes to loading and offloading, it is a generally good idea to have a sound vehicle and then register it with a company having a well known network of parks/pits (Tracas, Christian Praise, Ben flo etc) because you would just need to locate their parks at any city you get to and then take your turn to wait for your turn to ‘pit’ and load. Sometimes it can take days or even weeks depending on the season. In these type of companies you pay a registration fee for yourself and vehicle then you pay a small fraction of your seat ticketing fee to them every time you load. You would be mandated to brand your vehicle to reflect their company and also adhere to their own policies. Their advantage is that they are more networked and spread in many states so no matter where you decide to travel to you will always find an office where you will be welcomed to park and load.

On the other hand, if you’re using your own vehicle for highway haulage and you don’t wish to join with any company you can make acquaintances with some independent pit management in parks. They will give you a space/turn to pit your vehicle and load passengers from their space. You will usually not need to register formally with them. All they will require mostly is the complete ticket money for one seat (a standard fee for using their pit) , pay for the boys that shadow passengers for you (usually N500 per head) and you will pay the union/park loading fee before you leave on the trip. Remember these payments can vary depending on familiarity, location and negotiation. If you didn’t have a fully loaded vehicle and still want to proceed with your trip you will still have to pay the full price, some people decide to offload their passengers and reschedule their trip if they see another driver willing to awitch places on the que. The only people that like to embark on trips with few passengers are guys driving company vehicles (GUO, Young shall grow etc) because they can pick passengers along the way and pocket the extra cash for themselves. Private/independent divers don’t have that luxury because you pay in full for any trip you decide to embark on even if it’s just only 3 passengers you see.

Picking passengers along the way is not usually profitable all the time except seasonally and it will depend squarely on what side of the trip you are taking off from. Like for example from the first week in December you can pick passengers from Lagos toll gate along ijebu-ode going to benin/delta/east for as much as N10-N13k per head and settle any loaders you see at the bus stops the price for a seat. But if you were returning from the east at that same moment you will pick passengers from Onitsha-asaba toll gates coming to the west for as little as N5k on some good days, some times you can even see grown people pricing you N3k to carry them from delta to Lagos with full morale so picking passengers along the road is something not very profitable depending on the season and divide you are on.

I think I have covered all your inquiries. Sorry for the long post guys, there’s no thread for trailer or highway drivers on nairaland yet so near with my Cho-Cho-Cho this evening

saudatu:
Thank boss but the mechanic I have said every thing is perfect. Pls what the I check because it really eating my profit.

If you want to pinpoint your vehicles fuel consumption issue without spending more than you have to. You need to narrow down your problem.

First, do your radiator fans start running with battery power once the ignition key is turned without the engine started? Is your engine still having its thermostat intact? ,while driving look at your instrument cluster. Do you see your check engine light on? (1st pic below)

If your check engine light is on then you will need to buy a cheap Bluetooth scanner to be able to read the problem codes out of your vehicles brainbox. (2nd Pic below)

After getting the current problem codes off of your vehicle you can then go to the car-talk section on nairaland and post on the general vehicle maintenance thread for a knowledgeable person to interpret the codes and tell you where and where the issue is that is affecting your vehicle right now.

See the thread to post the codes below

https://www.nairaland.com/1788778/maintenance-tips-cars/476

Or alternatively you can tell your mechanic to introduce you to an auto electrician he knows that has a car scanner so you can negotiate and pay him to use his own scanner and read out any stored codes for you.

Once you know where the problem is you can then easily direct your mechanic on ‘where and where’ to look in order to solve your vehicles issues once and for all.

Good luck

sammyscholar:
Thanks for your response. Pls, do I stay off the accelerator and the car needs to move, sir? I'm keen to learn how better I can conserve fuel.

Okay see how I do mine. In every vehicle with a traditional automatic gearbox there is a specific rpm where your vehicle automatically changes it’s upward gears and there is another specific rpm where you can ‘force’ the vehicle to change its gears manually. Keeping in the highest gear at any specific speed is the key to constantly conserving your fuel.

Like on mine if I put my foot down on my accelerator without taking my foot off of it (like if I wanted to race from a red light) my gearbox switches up from gear 1 - 2, gear 2 - 3 etc between 3000rpm - 3500rpm. This makes you move fast but it also makes your vehicle use excessive fuel too.

BUT

If I wanted to conserve fuel, I can force my gearbox to change gears at another specific point in its rev band. Like if I was not in a rush I can conserve fuel by slowly lifting up my foot from the accelerator pedal once my rev reaches 2000rpm and my gears will switch upwards from gear 1 - 2, 2 - 3 etc. What I mean is like, if from a red light, I start moving, I will depress my throttle pedal and watch my rev counter keenly. Once it touches the 2000rpm point i lift my foot off the pedal slightly and my gearbox will upshift into gear 2, I then depress the pedal again and keep watching my rpm counter and once it gets to the 2000rpm point again i slightly lift up my foot and the gearbox will upshift into gear 3 and I keep doing it from gear 3 to 4 and up untill I get into my final gear.

If you diligently follow the procedure above you will always be in the best torque to horsepower ratio to conserve fuel on your vehicle.

I hope you understand.

Note : I drive a vehicle with a larger engine displacement than your matrix so if I can ‘force’ my gearbox to upshift manually at 2000rpm yours might be at the 2,500rpm band. Try yours out and see if you can find the sweet spot to manually shifting your gears.

Good luck