Are there any reputable companies that pay well that hire "returning drivers"?

Hello everyone.

Are there any reputable companies that pay decently and that hire "returning drivers"? I've been off the road for a few years. In 2023, I was was unwilling to accept the lower pay and crappier working conditions, and I don't want to be forced to accept punishment by having to work for garbage wages at a mega-carrier that is famous for abusing its employees. I left a job at the end of 2022 because I thought I had a local job lined up, but that fell through. Since then I was not able to find a job that offered decent pay, so I did other work.

I am interested in getting into dry bulk pneumatic or oilfield water or crude hauling. I have an X endorsement.

I have been looking for oilfield work all summer, but I have only heard back from one company that isn't a 1099 company, and they won't offer transportation to their terminal. I want to go there but I need transportation to get there. Besides that, I am a little sketched out. What trucking company doesn't provide transportation to the terminal?

Are there 1099 jobs that are not a scam? I really got burned badly the one time I went to drive for someone as a contractor.

Thanks in advance!

 

I am unfortunately not in Herkimer County anymore. I'm near Greenville SC now. I don't have tank experience, but I have an X endorsement. I guess I'm looking for an entry level position?

I'd move back to CNY in a heartbeat if someone there hired me.