Is it worth it?

Not great BUT what happens if you jump and things don’t work out? You’ll have less than a year of experience and 2 jobs in ~6 months. With your baggage you’ll have limited options, most worse than what you’ve got now.

Plan b - you finish your year, you’re off paper and your accident is a year older. I guarantee you’ll have better options. Even if your next job doesn’t work out you can take a bogie (or two) and still be competitive.

 

Do you get to see what each load pays? 30% isn't bad, on a decent paying load.

 

I don't know if the OP is still here, but one thing I've been wondering about is how 28% of the gross winds up being only $12 or $14 per hour. Those loads just don't pay much? The driver has to spend a lot of time doing things other than driving?

Since the loads are wheat mids, I'm guessing this might be a very rural area with a low cost of living and maybe that's just a type of trucking that doesn't pay well. If the only trucking jobs in the area are agricultural, you might have to look more into OTR jobs if you want higher pay, but of course that's an entirely different lifestyle.

 

You need to net $1500 a week for 1099 to be worth it in my opinion of someone who has run his own business for over 30 years. This is what i'm looking to make at a 1099 truck company running precentage of load. FOR ME, any less isn't worth being gone.

 

Good advice.