Fined by my company, is this legal?

With all due respect, that is the problem in the trucking industry, the brokers get rich and truckers that don't know 50¢mile is crap pay, I wish people stick together on this issue

With my experience that is crap pay for the work being done

I want 2k gross guaranteed/week
Of course as long as I'm available to work my as off.

 

Back in the day, i drove hourly raw, $6.70/hour.
3 years finally made it to 7.50/hour.
But did get time and a half, all the hours you wanted, but going on the road was only .32/mile then, which i did too, flatbed, no tarp pay either.
Lot better now than then, better equipment too.

 

Does your girlfriend have a CDL?

 

She's working on getting her permit now and if allowed she would go with me 24/7 till I certify her (I'll be certified to train that is approved by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Then she can start driving up to the limit of a new driver

Hope that makes sense

 

The next step then is to find a company that will allow you to train her.
Doubt you'll make the money needed to buy a condo though, pulling dry vans.
Dry van drivers, posting on here, say they're sitting most of the time now due to the economy.

 

Cool thanks for that info
Yup
Election year always slows down

I'll just take my time finding out "home"

Thank you

 

I'm a former Tennessee resident, born & raised just North of Nashville. I'm a Nevada resident now.

 

1099 doesn't mean one consistent type of operation. At some places the company provides all equipment and drivers pays for every expense. At another company driver brings his truck/trailer and pays some expenses & company pays for other expenses. If you don't know everything, don't do 1099. The people that ignore warnings about 1099 are going to be broke & poor their whole life because their problem isn't money, it is making bad decisions and never learning from them.

1099 ALWAYS means YOU BETTER SAVE 25% OF REVENUE TO PAY TAXES OR YOU ARE IN TROUBLE.

 

When I started with Stevens Transport back in 2016, I was paid .30 a mile! And I had to FIGHT for every last dollar. I heard they are up to .40 a mile now.