I drive for a ride-hailing cooperative for extra cash instead of Uber or Lyft

Daniel Mondragon drives for a ride-hailing cooperative in Colorado. Matthew DeFeo for BI

Some ride-hailing drivers are creating their own apps rather than driving for Uber or Lyft.

Daniel Mondragon drives for one such app in Colorado.

The approach gives him flexibility while earning a greater share of each ride, he said.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daniel Mondragon, a ride-hailing driver who lives in Colorado and drives for The Drivers Cooperative Colorado, a driver-owned ride-hailing service. It has about 1,500 drivers and offers rides in the Denver area, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins.…