Las Vegas Uber drivers dealing with rising gas prices, falling tourism

“Colin Reed treats driving for Uber like a business, down to the way he dresses. “I try to make the experience as professional as I possibly can,” Reed said. He keeps his car clean and stocked with phone chargers and water for passengers, and he wears a self-made ‘Uber’ embroidered hat and shirt. “I do not want somebody to look at me and think I just rolled out of bed and threw whatever was on the floor and got into my car just so I could make a few bucks,” he said. But Reed says the bucks are getting fewer and fewer as gas prices rise. Gas is not covered in Uber’s contract with drivers, meaning higher fuel costs come directly out of what they earn. MORE: https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-uber-drivers-dealing-with-rising-gas-prices-falling-tourism _______________ Never miss an upload from News 3 Las Vegas! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/News3LasVegas/?sub_confirmation=1  Follow News 3 on social media: News 3 Las Vegas on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/News3LasVegas/ News 3 Las Vegas on X: https://twitter.com/news3lv News 3 Las Vegas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news3lv/ For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.news3lv.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://news3lv.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us:  Email us: news@news3lv.com  Call the Newsroom: 702-657-3150 #ksnv #News3LasVegas #localnews #lasvegas #nevada #video #news #uber #lyft #rideshare #drivers #gas #prices #oil #tourism KSNV NBC News 3 Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis.”