If you own a van and run your own jobs, you already know the real problem isn't the work — it's the gaps between it. A vehicle is an asset. Every day it sits still, it's still costing you: financing, insurance, depreciation, the maintenance clock ticking whether you drove or not. The instinct is to find more work. The catch is that most ways of finding it ask you to give up something in return — your independence, a cut of your own revenue, or control of your own customers.
This is about a different model: one where you keep everything you've built, and fill the gaps on your own terms.
The gig-platform trap, and why this isn't that
Let's be direct about the fear, because it's a fair one. Owner-operators who've dealt with gig platforms know the pattern — you become a replaceable courier on someone else's app, the platform sits between you and the customer, and the work comes with strings. That's not what this is.
Dubs isn't here to be your only source of work. It's here to add to the business you already run. The work we offer is entirely optional, because this is genuine subcontracting: you're a business owner we partner with, not an employee we dispatch. You keep your own jobs, your own customers, and 100% of the revenue from the work you already do.
What you get for free: Drive
The starting point isn't the extra work. It's Drive, the app that runs your vehicle and your working day. Drive runs your own vehicle for free, whether or not you ever take a job from Dubs:
Real-time vehicle tracking
Shift scheduling
Routing
Payroll
Maintenance
Running more than one van? Two vehicles or two hundred, Drive also gives you a web admin dashboard for shifts, payroll and telemetry.
How the work fits
Drive users can become Dubs Partners and take on Dubs work — deliveries, pickups, on-site jobs and assembly — in the same app they already use every day. Every job is priced up front and paid without paperwork.
There's no minimum and no exclusivity. You take Dubs work when it suits you, and the rest of your calendar stays yours.
How to start
Download the app.
Request to partner.
Start your shift.
One practical note on how you're set up
If you're doing this seriously and regularly, it's worth making sure your business structure fits. Operating as a registered sole trader (toiminimi) or a limited company (osakeyhtiö) tends to give you cleaner invoicing, proper deductions on your vehicle and fuel costs, and more stability as your income grows — advantages that matter more the more you work. It's not a requirement to start a conversation with us, but it's a sensible thing to sort out with an accountant if you're planning to build this into a real income stream rather than an occasional top-up.
The short version
You built your own operation. The goal isn't to replace it — it's to make the days your vehicle would otherwise sit idle actually earn, while giving you better tools to run everything in one place. Keep your business, keep your revenue, use Drive for free, and take Dubs work only when it suits you.
If that sounds like the kind of partnership you'd want, get started with Drive.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to give up my own customers or jobs to join?
No. You keep your existing jobs, your customers, and 100% of that revenue. Dubs adds optional work to fill your downtime — it doesn't replace what you already run.
What does Drive cost?
Nothing for your own vehicle. Drive runs it for free — tracking, scheduling, routing, payroll and maintenance — with no minimum commitment.
Is the extra work guaranteed or required?
Neither. Dubs work is optional and task-based: you take it when it suits you, and your own schedule stays yours. This is genuine subcontracting, not gig-platform dispatch.
What kind of work does Dubs offer partners?
Deliveries, pickups, on-site jobs and assembly. Every job is priced up front and paid without paperwork.
How do I get started?
Download the app, request to partner, and start your first shift.