Is it worth it to quit a 23 YEARS steady job for Intermodal job ?

Do you like your current job or is it like a bad habit that's hard to break?

 

Before you believe that, also ask them what sort of benefits they get. Most likely they are all paid on a 1099 and are bringing home less then you after taking that into account.
One of the things that frustrate me at my current company is all the complaining about how little we are paid hourly vs some other companies at the plant.
While it is true one other company the drivers make more on a per hourly basis, taken into the account of they are 1099 while we are legal and we get insurance for $9 week. Insurance alone is almost a $2 / hr "raise".

All I'm advising is make sure to compare everything before making the jump. Who knows, you might actually be able to get a better paying job.

 

Good advice and good post.
As an owner-operator, all the benefits such as healthcare, retirement, social security contributions, taxes, are his responsibility. Then all the overhead for running a small business is out of his pocket.

 

Stay with your company job

 

If other companies are paying $30 an hour why don’t you just ajoin them? You said you like the job, so you’ll be doing the same work for more money. Nothing wrong with moving to the competition if the pay is better.

 

Hey I’m from New Orleans And was looking to get into this business should I go flatbed instead?

 

Not sure how good flatbed is doing down there. I left in 1998. But intermodal is horrendous. Some of the train yards were okay but the ports