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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by diesel drinker, Aug 17, 2017.

  1. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    You also pay double on your Social Security ( your part + the company matching part), have no workmans comp if you get hurt, no unemployment if you would normally qualify.
     
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  3. diesel drinker

    diesel drinker Road Train Member

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    To me it doesn't Most likely you will end up worse off than when paid per mile.
     
  4. gentran

    gentran Light Load Member

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    Just get your own authority and you can set your own schedule, or stay hourly local ltl. Too many people taking a cut of the pot when u r 1099.
     
  5. diesel drinker

    diesel drinker Road Train Member

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    Let me put it this way, you pay more but you pay less.I am not a beliver in social securities and see it as another tax.
     
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    Well, guess what, if you want by the hour, you WILL be going to work at 3am ( if you're lucky) Aside from dump trucks, most deliveries I made, I started at 1am ( to be somewhere by 3 or 4) and did that for years ( for different companies) It screwed up my sleep habits so much, even to this day, retired, at 1am, I'm still tossing and turning. However, I was usually home by early afternoon, and had a life after that. Choice is yours.
     
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  7. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Yea most local gigs start in the middle of the night or at night, and finish in the morning. Just do to the traffic in the cities.

    Just go to Landstar. You need a decent truck & decent driving record is all.
     
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  8. LoudOne

    LoudOne Medium Load Member

    It really depends on the job at hand if salary is beneficial or not. I'm on salary on a dedicated flex fleet. Reason I'm.paid salary is because they never know where I am needed week to week. I have some weeks I may only do 900 miles but fill my 70 in 6 days. Others I'll push 3k in 6.
     
  9. diesel drinker

    diesel drinker Road Train Member

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    Yeah,I could do that or get my own authority but the thing is that I want to remain free at the same time. Say if I want to go for month long vacation I want to be able to just say "Boss I will be gone for a month" and start packing without having to worry what to do with the truck etc.
     
  10. LoudOne

    LoudOne Medium Load Member

    If you worked for me and said I want a month off with minimal notice you wouldn't have a job when you wanted to come back. You get one set of holidays a year as an employee. Outside of that... Forget it.


     
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