Driving without pay?

Hi all, new driver writing from IL - is it normal for local drivers to not be paid for the time driving from where the truck is parked to the first trailer pickup? I work for an owner operator who has two rigs (I drive one, he drives the other) in City A, and we drive 50 miles to our first pickup in City B. He says he shouldn't have to pay me for driving those 50 miles (I get paid hourly, and it's about an hour's drive), since he doesn't get paid for that time by the company he gets the jobs from. Shouldn't he pay me for this though since I'm working for him and not the company? It ends up that I'm working 15 hours (including downtime for loading/unloading) and only getting paid for 13 of them. Appreciate your advice.

 

I'm on a 1099, so I guess that means I technically am an independent contractor for him rather than his employee..

 

Getting paid hourly while I'm under load (and with an empty trailer) - just not being paid for the bobtail at the beginning and the end of the day.