Ive been out of the truck for 2 years

Probably dodging a bullet on that one.

 

A company that pays people to forge logs will also steal money from you and leave you high and dry.
IRS says at least 80% of the companies they investigate are illegally paying employees as 1099 independent contractors. 1099 isn't always a scam, legitimate companies use 1099, but scam companies almost always use 1099 in furtherance of their scams.

 

Ask for a nice open road trip for your first trip back and honestly it’s like riding a bike. Just always remember to use your mirrors and double check everything especially as you come back and you’re a little rusty. It won’t take you but a day or two and it’ll be like you never left.

 

Not a bad deal but…it’s an apartment. If you like out west, they have affordable places to live there too. Live the rest of your life while you still have it.

 

Everyone already lives the rest of their life.

 

Better yet, put that 30% in a money market account where it'll get 3% to 4% interest.
Only downside is you'll get another 1099 to go along with your 1099.

 

VERY WELL SPOKEN ! Only the Owner Ops can give the best advise with 1099, heck, i ran local for 50 years, ha ha ha, i cant tell you nothing about 1099, ha ha ha. but, we have the best drivers in the WORLD right here on TTR. All of them know everything you will need to know.

 

I dont know, the more i read post here, the more im enjoying retirement. I wish all of the drivers here the best of luck Trucking. If i Ever had the Crazy thougt of jumping back in, i KNOW i can do it. But someone please say, "NO, dont do it," ha ha ha ha

since retiring, my body has given me many chanllenges in life, some pretty tough to deal with.
I sure do miss the memories beind the wheel.

 

I loved trucking for nearly 14 years, and I started late in life at 55 years old. Many fond memories.
But as people get crazier and the electronics get more intrusive and I get more fragile... for me 69 was a good age to retire.