🚗 Mastering VTC Operations with Yango/Heetch: A Practical Guide

📚 Pre-Launch Checklist

👉🏾 Finish writing the book
👉🏾 Secure the domain name for "Success in Your Yango Adventure"
👉🏾 Free value propositions:

• Provide a summary of the book
• Collect emails/phone numbers for follow-ups
• Fun games: "What is a good car?" & "How much is enough per day?"
• Finance health calculator: ROI, net profit, investment overview

👉🏾 Limited access: 10 paid seats for alpha, 100 for beta
👉🏾 Gather 10 reviews
👉🏾 First 50 customers at 50% discount
👉🏾 Launch web version
👉🏾 Define pricing options:

• 👉🏾 100k: Content + 20min Q&A (Do it yourself)
• 👉🏾 500k: Step-by-step coaching for 3 months (Do it for you)

🌟 Introduction to VTC with Yango/Heetch

• Available since 2021
• Requirements: Phone + internet connection
• Ride volume comparison: 2023 vs 2024, projection for 2025

🚀 Experience in Transport

• Managed 4 cars, 8 drivers + executive assistant
• GPS tracking integration scaled from basic customer needs
• Managed over 14 delivery motorcycles with a modern app (pre-Yango/Heetch era)

🚗 Car Rental Operations

• Seasonal fluctuations
• Consistency through ride-sharing platforms
• Experimented with petrol, diesel, and hybrid cars

📊 Financial Insights for Yango/Heetch Operations

One-Time Costs:

• Phone: 50-100k (e.g., Huawei Y9s, 128GB)
• SIM card: 1k
• Tools: Wheel wrench (5k), Fire extinguisher, Triangle (5k)
• Technical inspection, Oil change, GPS setup (35k + 15k via Traxelio)

Monthly Costs:

• Data + Airtime: 2-5k
• GPS Subscription: 10k

Daily Operations:

• Fuel: 8k/day (200-300km)
• Daily income target: 40-50k
• Driver salaries: 80-100k x2

Monthly Revenue Breakdown:

• Heetch bonus: 300k
• Ride income: 1.25M
• Salaries: -160k
• Fuel: -625k
• Net Profit: 475k - 715k

🚘 Best Vehicle Specs for VTC

• Fuel-efficient: 15km/l or 35mpg
• Diesel, Manual transmission, Air conditioning
• Model years: 5-10 years

Recommended Cars:

• Peugeot 307, 308, 406, 508
• Citroën C3, C4, C-Elysée
• Renault Kwid
• Suzuki Spresso, Baleno, Celerio

🧑🏾‍💼 Driver Hiring Process

Requirements:

• Driving License
• National ID
• Proof of Address

Directives:

• 8h shifts: 7h-16h or 15h-00h
• Daily report: Start/End, Total income, Number of rides, Payment status (cash/mobile money)
• Refueling protocol: Shell, Elton, or Total stations, with receipts
• Speed limit: 100km/h max, no exceptions
• Damage costs deducted from driver bonuses

Performance Goals:

• Minimum daily: 25k (10 rides)
• Ideal daily: 50k (20 rides)

📊 Fleet Efficiency Metrics

• Vehicle Utilization: Idle time, capacity usage
• Driver Performance: Speeding, hard braking, idling
• Maintenance KPIs: Breakdown frequency, Downtime

💡 Key Insights from Experience

1. Start with a Minimal Viable Market (MVM):

   • Validate demand with core services before scaling.

2. Adaptability is Critical:

   • Be ready to adjust strategies amid unexpected roadblocks.

3. Financial Self-Reliance:

   • Start lean, reinvest profits, and reduce dependency on external funding.

🛠️ Future Improvements

• Improve driver/operator salaries with optimized systems
• Expand corporate partnerships (e.g., embassies)
• Add premium services: WiFi, magazines, refreshments

Build Your Own VTC App

• Collect driver location data for optimized ride pricing
• Implement smarter cost-per-ride calculations

❓ FAQs

"It’s expensive!"
👉🏾 Yes, but worth it. Mistakes in the early stage are far costlier.

"Can I do this on my own?"
👉🏾 Sure, but guided expertise saves time, money, and frustration.