Uber is a super successful do it yourself cab company. It’s fast, it’s cheap and it’s efficient. So why can’t the same model be taken and applied to snow plowing? The concept is the exact same, but the realities of needing a ride to a bar and needing your driveway plowed during a snow storm are completely different.
Our friends at Plow Me have been working this strategy for years and have made it a workable business. This coming snow plowing season is looking to be their best with a ton of improvements on the horizon.
Also, Snow Business magazine highlighted this Winnipeg Metro article. Basically, the city of Winnipeg is looking to have smaller independent snow plow truck drivers sub from the city in an uber style app.
Overall the technology and customer acceptance is close for “uber for snow plow” technology. I’m excited to see how it evolves in the coming years.