Are any of the job listings legitimate?

Easily.....one of the best posts....overall....I've read here in A WHILE.

--Lual

 

Wouldn't ALL of the Chicago 1099s be full-up with drivers if the drivers they hired were making the money the ads for them claim? They are scams for desperate drivers. There is not a hospital in the country that won't accept payments over time if you DEAL WITH THE HOSPITAL and not the scammy bill collectors that are chasing you/her. Go talk to the hospital's social worker. NOBODY pays the first price that is on the hospital bill. That number is 5-10 times the actual amount of the true cost of the service or item so that if even 1 patient in 10 is dumb enough to pay that amount they cover the cost for the other 9. Don't work for cheaters, they will cheat you.

 

Owing the IRS can be expensive. The interest is low. It’s the fines and penalties that add up. They audited me 10 mos, after filing. $2500 mistake cost me $4000. Monthly calculated penalties were mostly to blame. Once I contacted them and made a repayment plan, the interest continued, but the penalties stopped. I’d rather owe the Mafia. Maybe not! But a hospital, no problem. Make low payments. After while call and negotiate a one time payoff. May get 50% or more discount.

 

Medical bills are very negotiable and I’d be a lot lot more worried about owing the irs money than owing it to some doctors office or hospital .

Most medical bills , when they realize they are not going to get paid by an insurance company , get cut in half quickly and then get cut In half again if you pay .

Make
An appointment and visit the billing department at whatever medical
Center it is and be polite and thankful that they saved her life but be clear that you’re a truck driver and don’t have tons of money but you’d like to negotiate a reduction in the balance and set up a payment plan for the balance .


just make sure when you do pay it all off , you get it in writing that it’s paid in full .

my brother was very Sick and in ICU for three months , he had insurance but a few weeks after he gets out and is home recovering , not even back to work yet , the hospital sends him a bill for a $498,000

like someone is gonna just whip out their check bill and pay that .

then a few months later they lowered it to half that then half again , etc

the hospital adds a zero to the bills so the bills that don’t get paid add up to a sum that’s nearly as large as their profit so they don’t have to pay any income tax .

don’t sweat the medical bills .
It’s not like she owes the mafia money .
They ain’t gonna send Guido out to re break her legs if she doesn’t pay .

 

Yellow Freight has free health insurance for the driver and family. It's good insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield. I had it when I had to pay a weekly premium of $35 a week for a family of 4. Excellent insurance.

 

Union companies; cheap high quality health insurance and a pension after 5 years.
I receive 2 trucking company pensions and all I had to do was 5 years with each company.
Yeah, 2 different unions. I know several people doing the same. Just don't talk to current workers about it. That plus social security some day, plus investments, and you and your girlfriend can live the good life. Don't have to talk about it to coworkers, just keep it between you and your girlfriend.

 

He always gives good quality advice. I don't just brush his advice off; I take it and pass it on to other drivers.

 

My thoughts are with your girl man. Here's to hoping she maintains good health. I admire that you will do whatever it takes. As to finding out if these companies are worth the advertising, it's all a crapshoot, especially if they aren't really a name in the industry. You say you want to make the money as fast as possible, and I understand that totally. Your situation is a big one and it will take some time to get it right. Whether you're working for a 1099 or W-2, company, the money ain't gonna come any faster. Fast money only exists on Family Feud. Now that guy that showed you 2000 bucks per week, one guy ain't gonna tell the whole story. Did he tell you many miles he ran? If he's paying his quarterlies, then it's more like 1500 weekly he's making. That's truly about average in this industry.