Lease or lease to own?

The website has "2 yrs. experience required", so they must be hurting for drivers.
.55 cpm isn't good pay for a 1099 driver.
It's odd the company is named W2, but pays 1099.

 

Do not do a 1099 job. Like Chinatown said, .55 a mile is cheap for a 1099 job. You do not have enough experience to know what your getting yourself into with a 1099 job.

No benefits.

No taxes withheld.

No Social Security

Not eligible for unemployment

No rights as an employee under state labor laws.

Go work for a legitimate tanker outfit that will train you, has multiple divisions ( food grade, chemical, Bulk) stay with them for at least one year, then revisit your dream.

 

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I was worried I didn’t emphasize enough that he should not lease purchase

 

Use this time to improve your skills and make yourself desirable by any employer. Be safe, Be on time, Be professional. Watch, listen and learn.

Talk to drivers from different companies as you meet them and keep notes in a notebook. Develop a scoring system.

Check out their Facebook pages and other groups in social media.

Tanker Trucking Companies in the US

 

Do not work for a company as a company driver being paid 1099 it is illegal. they are just trying to get out of paying their part of your taxes and all the other benefits that you're supposed to get as a company employee. If you don't believe me look it up.

 

55 CPM on 1099 is complete crap.

The employer is responsible for paying 1/2 of your payroll taxes ie; 1/2 your social security and Medicare which is an additional 8.3% of your pay that you will pay in taxes.

Also go to the health insurance exchange in your state and price health insurance based on the 55 cpm income.

Any driver with experience and a clean driving record getting less than $0.95 cpm on 1099 is getting ripped off.

 

I am certain you can have some person at a truck stop do this so you know what to expect after the experience will feel like after, to feel the sensation ask a fellow driver kick you in the groin ask your self do you really like this if you do you have issues otherwise run from the offer. If you don't buy this keep scanning post on forums of other drivers who fell for the trick see what happened.

If you love trucking save a giant payment take a loan from a bank small one and while I disagree becoming O/O even this method you will still save yourself the headache of what they will put you through. Most people think because I take days off trucking the payment request stop they don't you pay it upon the contract and normally weekly payments. They won't care if you are sick either. If you take this route most likely you will hate it a lot will fail trying this rather they last 1 year or 7 years when you broke you are broke.

 

Forget the current crisis going on around the country for a minute.

You need more experience on the road. 6 months isn't enough to jump into any aspect other than being a company driver. Learn the game by being a company man and keep your safety record clean.