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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hurst, post: 3210907, member: 70494&quot;]I have had health insurance through &#039;company&#039; insurance plans before. I was Local 77 out of Marlow Heights Md for 14 yrs. You dont save that much unless you are lucky enough to be with a company that pays 100%. </p><p><br /></p><p>They do set up the loads for me. No set pick or delivery times. Only that if I dont make it by a certain time that I will have to wait till the next morning or sit for the weekend before they can load me. When I get dispatched I get the broker #. I then call and make the final arrangements with the brokers. How much weight I can carry, how soon I can deliver,.. all the pushy tactics they do. Cheap freight,.. some,.. but I have pulled some Landstar loads that paid $5800 - $6500 for 2800 - 3100 mile deliveries. $2 - $2.50 a mile seems pretty common from what I have seen. </p><p><br /></p><p>I buy fuel where ever I want. I plan my route and then search out the cheapest fuel stops along that route. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is honestly not a brag,..&nbsp; but I logged 138k miles last year and also under a 1099. I was paid 1/3 less then I do now with this company. There,.. yes I was instructed on which fuel stops to use,.. where and when to get loaded/unloaded.,. I had strict schedules to adhere to. I hated it there. Home time was none existent. Here I can get home pretty much any time I want. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am not trying to argue the merits of 1099 and those who work with full benefits. My only contention is that I enjoy where I work,. I like what I do,.. I like how things are,.. and I think I get paid for what I do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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