All good advice but the sofar it sounds normal as for being a sub contractor the basic rules are this you must supply your own tools/eqipment and set your own hours if not he must treat you as an employee and withold taxes ,workerscomp etc..if he doesn't you and him will have the IRS coming to talk with everyone not a good thing ever
There are many ways around all that,BUT somebody has to bite the bullet on how the cash is paid because EVERYTHING these days is tracked.As Fuzy said,if you get popped illegal by anyone(IRS,insurance investigator,you have a crash and they dig deep) there will be crying at your house for a long time to come.You take major,potentionally life altering risks when you play that game.It's not worth it if you don't know the guy,already have doubts etc etc......It can turn out to where worrying about him paying you will be the very least of your concerns.I'd skip it and look into alternatives were I you.Even working at Micky D's would look more attractive if things went down bad for you.And they can very easily.
/,,,,,,,lyion here.i live in va. and had a guy who wonted me to drive his truck for 32% i agreed .the more we talked the more things changed.he had me meet him to look at his truck it was at the norfolk truck center in norfolk va. i met him there and saw the truck it was a 94 internatinal cab over in bad condition .i told him there was all kinds of thing at a look over that wouldnt pass a dot inspection he said he'd get it fix.then in a day or so he started talking about buying a nother newer truck and could get a good deal on it because it was a rider truck.he said it was only about $20,000 for it .it was over at the freightliner dealership on mulitary highway in va.beach .so went there and looked at it it was in good shap .i told him if he could get that truck it would be a steal. i got a truck paper saw the truck in it they wonted $51,000 for it. i tould him about it the next day he tells me he was indat for $20,000 and he was going to hold off and not do any thing .i spent a lot of time trying help him out and spend a buch of money running around meeting him and all ,a wast of my time. now with that said im trying to find a trucking job and no one so far will hire me cause ive been off the road for 3 years and no recent experiance eather. i went and posted my information on a few driver placement services .i was told even by jb hunt rep that because ive been off 3 years and no recent experiance and have been payed uder the table in my job working for my brother that i couldnt be hired there eather. one of the people at the driver service places told me to get on with a independent contractor and drive for him and have him take taxes out .work at least 3 moths and be in good standing with him ,then i could aply with curent driving statis .but ive been tring to find on the internet some where where i can find a indepenent contractor to drive for but cant find any thing for driver looking to work for independent contractor.i tryed diferent ways of typing stuff in but to no evail . i have put up a few post at some truck stop but ned to go back and i guess put up a flyer for indepenedent contractor i guess but any one no of any one that neds adriver i have about 12 experiance and just the other week renewed my cdl and got a copy of my record it says +2 points in the good on it .i dont have any tickets or accidents in the last 3 years. i need to get back on the road asap ,so any one can help me i would be realy be grate full. i usely ajust my brakes my self every time i go threw the mountians and keep a clean truck and get it washed at least 1 time a month more if i can . im willing to stay out on the road for a while im not married and dont have any thing to ty me down needing to come in every 2 weeks i am 55 years old male ready to work any one that can help . just give me a a reply post it will go to my personal email address .lyion