Transportation Business Ideas
There’s always something or someone that needs to be somewhere else, and someone willing to pay for this to happen. There are numerous transport business ideas you can offer from being an Uber driver to driving senior citizens around, here are 10 transport business ideas you can start very quickly:
191. Uber
Uber is a platform that connects drivers with people looking for transportation. You can sign-up for the app and support yourself full-time driving for Uber.
How to start this business idea
First, you’ll need a car, then you’ll need to get that car evaluated by Uber. Once that’s done you can almost immediately start driving. The more you work the more you get paid, but you can work as much or as little as you want, it’s up to you.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you’re comfortable offering rides, you can start using the peak times to your advantage, which will help you make more money, faster.
192. Uber Eats
Uber Eats is a food delivery platform that connects restaurants and hungry people together by delivering food from the restaurant to their door.
How to start this business idea
You’ll once again need to get your vehicle evaluated by Uber before you can start delivering for them. Once that’s done you can start accepting deliveries.
How to keep this business idea successful
Uber Eats also has boosted deliveries, times and restaurant take-out orders. So, once you’ve figured out how this works you can plan your deliveries optimally and make a decent amount of money every week.
193. A Courier Business
Everyone needs things delivered from A to B, you could be the one to do that.
How to start this business idea
A courier business has a very low barrier to entry, all you basically need is a vehicle. On the other hand, that means you’ll have a lot of competition and you’ll need to differentiate yourself.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you have steady work you can hire another driver and start building a fleet of your own. Just keep in mind, whoever you hire is going to represent your business, so they need to be trustworthy and hard working.
194. Specialised Transportation
You may want to offer something niche to reduce the amount of competition you have. This could be abnormal load trucks, which are trucks that carry or transport abnormal or larger loads.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need to invest in a large enough vehicle to transport these kinds of loads. You could approach manufacturers and offer to transport machinery or airplane parts.
How to keep this business idea successful
You won’t have as many clients as other transportation businesses but if you do your work well because it’s a niche business you can charge more per delivery.
195. Minibus Taxi
Minibus taxis are the main source of transport for a large percentage of South Africans. Why not help fellow South Africans get to and from work and deliver them safely to their destination?
How to start this business idea
After purchasing a minibus taxi, you can start making a living. The harder you work the more money you can earn.
How to keep this business idea successful
Owning just one, will give you a return on investment and after that it’s just profits excluding maintenance fees. Once you’ve saved enough to buy another minibus taxi you can start creating a fleet by having more drivers.
196. Medical Transportation
There are those who drive ambulances and transport sick people who have been in accidents, had heart attacks or are in labour. You could also drive a refrigerated vehicle and transport perishables such as blood or organs to hospitals.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need to invest in an ambulance or a refrigerated vehicle or perhaps an ambulance that has refrigerating facilities, so you can take advantage of both niches simultaneously.
How to keep this business idea successful
You can freelance for the various emergency assistance businesses, but you’ll have to be consistently reliable and trustworthy.
197. Airport Transfer Services
Whether they’re a tourist or a business person, some people need airport pick-ups to get to where they need to go. Why can’t you start a business doing that?
How to start this business idea
All you need is a comfortable vehicle, if you offer your services at airports and to businesses you can deliver business teams travelling together to their local offices.
How to keep this business idea successful
You can partner with businesses who frequently have employees travelling from out of town, who need to get from the airport to the office.
198. Bicycle Rental
As consumers move towards more eco-friendly transport options, why not offer a bicycle rental service.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need to invest in bicycles and GPS trackers for them to ensure they make their way back to you. If you only accept credit cards, you can charge extra if the bicycle isn’t returned or is damaged. You’ll need a physical location and a place to store all your bicycles when they aren’t in use.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you have enough people renting from you, you can open multiple stands around the city, where people can rent the bicycle or drop it off. This will increase your customer base and be more convenient for your current clients.
199. Moving Van Business
People are constantly moving into or out of properties. You can start a business helping them to do this.
How to start this business idea
You’ll have a lot of completion because of the low barrier to entry for a moving company. You’ll need to offer additional services to help differentiate your business.
How to keep this business idea successful
You’ll need employees from the start to make the move quick and painless for both you and your customer. Offer your employees training on packing and moving procedures, how to interact with clients and how to behave appropriately in client’s homes, to keep an air of professionalism.
200. Senior Services
Elderly people also need to get to the shops, the hairdresser and to their doctors’ appointments, but not all of them are still able to drive or have relatives able to drive them.
How to start this business idea
You can promote your driving services at old age homes around your area to get new customers. They can pay on a subscription basis or on a pay-as-you-go basis.
How to keep this business idea successful
If you have a large enough vehicle you can take a whole group of elderly people to go shopping or to the doctor at the same time. This will enable you to earn from multiple passengers simultaneously for one trip.