Weekend Owner Operator?

I'm surprised nobody has mentionted this yet..... will your company you are working for not fire you once they find out you are taking freight away from them on the weekends????? The way you stated it seems like you are going to do your own thing on the weekends (not with your weekday company) and they may view that as a conflict of interest and once they find out they may fire you or have you sign a "no compete clause" and then you will be screwed either way.

If you are going to run the stuff on weeknds while leased to the same company you work for during the week, then I would imagine they will require you to log all your hours, and I doubt they would let you be both a I/C and a company driver.

 

He said that most of the O/O`s didn`t want to work w/ends so this is where he will pick up the slack, plus the owners are putting in an extra plant and adding up to 60 extra railcars a week.

If you are going to run the stuff on weeknds while leased to the same company you work for during the week, then I would imagine they will require you to log all your hours, and I doubt they would let you be both a I/C and a company driver.[/QUOTE]

 

Sorry, Bigrigin posted just before me

 

If y'all are running frac sand like it goes on down here you'll have nothing to worry about. Plenty of room with those HOS. Insurance for me was about $415 month but your running local so it should be less I assume.
Good luck man sounds like a good deal.

 

Sounds like a WIN to me then!!!!

 

Talk to some of the o/o in your area because the oil/gas industry is MUCH DIFFERENT than regular trucking . Your nit the only guy doing it I'm sure if its a small comoany just ask them after your stuff is in order BEFORE YOU SPEND money. Get an insurance quote, outline of your game plan, reason for your need to work, ask other o/o so you have a game plan when you walk in the door. Seems to me if you get that sand off that is all they will care about . I know in Texas and la you'd be fine! And most likely rewarded for your work ethic!

 

Interesting . My wife is taking her last 6 courses for a Bachelor's degree in business administration . In her Business Law class they are discussing the difference between independent contractor and employee with the FedEx Ground case as an example . FedEx lost the case in CA and it was due to single route contracts . As a result FedEx eliminated all single route contracts and won the Federal class action suit . Even though FedEx Ground "contractors" owned the trucks and paid all expenses the court ruled they were employees and FedEx lost the case and appeal .

 

Gotta go with gravdigr on the hours part... you've gotta account for all compensated employment. If you can make that work, wish you all the best in your new venture!