By the way, for anyone who says that I am saying company drivers are BETTER than lease-purchase drivers need to re-read what I said. First, I...
@Emulsified Hence why I said, lease-operators pay 15.3% self-employment tax while company driver's only pay half, or 7.65% of that --- up to...
@Dujo Yessir... self employment tax rate (15.3%) ... company drivers pay half, Stevens pays half, so you save on taxes. But I'm sure...
Ah got you. So what does everyone estimate their CPM after all of the deductions to necessarily be? I'm sure lease operators get paid more than...
@Corporal If your're a lease operator, supposed to be making $0.85 cents per mile, however, after all deductions are only clearing $0.33 cents,...
If I remember correctly, $0.33 cents per mile was taking into consideration the truck lease, APU rental, qc rental, etc. etc. etc. Including the...
Is this the same "girl" that spat or playmaker claimed you were having phone sex with in the WalMart parking lot a while back? :biggrin_25523:
@Dieselten Honestly, a few pages back, it was explained to me that you earn $0.85 cents per mile in Alliance, HOWEVER, after all of the deductions...
How long is the committment that FFE requires for your school financing to be forgiven? Was just reading somewhere else that it's THREE YEARS! (####!)
So you could pay $69.00 a week and have the schooling paid off in the first year?
Honestly, the responses I heard wasn't something I wanted to hear... but HAD to hear. I would've rather heard what I didn't want to hear, than...
Like everyone says, I think a lot of people go wrong when they don't read the lease or have a lawyer/attorney look over it before signing it, so...
Can anyone advise me on a situation. I'm planning on, as of right now, coming to Stevens Transport Academy in Dallas in May if I can get in...
@Spat Not disagreeing with you in terms of needing seat time as a company driver first, but I'm all for a good challenge. Just like any business,...
@Emulisifed Nice detailed post on it, definitely is a lot easier to understand. So in essence, if you purchased fuel at one of the suggested...
You mentioned fuel surcharge, how much does that usually tack on to profit? Also, what is Stevens discounted pump price your referring too?
Although it sounds like leasing is terrible, I think its all about being efficient. Controlling fuel would be the hardest expense to control, but...
@Corporal Got you, I realized that after reading the "Alliance" thread that I was sent to. Wow, fuel is really taking a hit on the profit. I'm all...
I'll check it out, but I understand what a pay scale is, but I was wanting to know what the lease program (or independent contractor rates) were....
@Fozzy Cool, I thought maybe they'd want it in one-lump sum or something. Not that I would leave after one year, just a thought. Do you know...
