According to media reports, Postmates will no longer operate separately after June 2021. It appears that the Postmates–Uber transition is just about complete. That means it's time for Postmates Fleet members and Uber Eats drivers to examine the impact the merger will have on their respective delivery gigs.Jun 3, 2021
Did Postmates shut down?
Uber has begun notifying Postmates couriers that the Fleet app will permanently go offline as soon as Aug. 8, finalizing the end of Postmates after it was acquired by Uber in December.Jul 9, 2021
When did Postmates shut down?
Recently, customers and restaurants have been introduced to the idea of Postmates being “folded into” Uber Eats. According to media reports, Postmates will no longer operate separately after June 2021.Jun 3, 2021
Why is no one on Postmates?
If you get a “no couriers nearby” notification on Postmates, it means there are currently no drivers in your area that can pick up and deliver your order. This may be because they are all busy delivering other orders, or none of them are working at that time.
What happened to the fleet app?
Uber plans to continue operating Postmates' consumer-facing app for the time being but is shutting down the Postmates Fleet app, which drivers use to pick up orders for delivery. After this month, orders placed by customers via Postmates will be picked up by drivers using Uber Eats.May 17, 2021
Why is Postmates fleet not working?
Postmates has shut down its driver affiliate and referral plans and has told all its delivery people the app is going away, and they will no longer be part of the Fleet. ... According to media reports, Postmates will no longer operate separately after June 2021.Jun 3, 2021
Is Postmates fleet ending?
When Uber announced the acquisition of food delivery company Postmates in July, 2020, we wondered what that would look like. All the questions. ... On the driver side, the Postmates fleet is going away. Operations are merging on the back end but for customer facing Postmates will remain a separate brand.May 4, 2021
Is Uber going to shut down Postmates?
In January, Uber laid off about 185 members of Postmates' full-time staff, according to the New York Times. Uber plans to continue operating Postmates' consumer-facing app for the time being but is shutting down the Postmates Fleet app, which drivers use to pick up orders for delivery.May 17, 2021
Why is Postmates unavailable?
Basically, they don't have any delivery drivers in the area. You may have better luck during busier lunch and dinner times, but in general if they don't have drivers that's a prelude to long waits and poor service. Unfortunately this is only a guess, but because there are no postmate drivers in your area at that time.
What happened to the Postmates app?
Contents: At the end of 2020, Uber completed the acquisition of Postmates. At the time, the Uber Eats and the Postmates apps were running separately as they had done previously, but it was recently announced that the Postmates Fleet app (the app specific to drivers) is going offline for good.Jul 23, 2021