What's With All The 1099 positions

Dont forget the workers comp insurance that would fall on you, usually in the ball park of $8k or $9k a year depending on your earnings.

 

It is cheap owners who want to get away with not doing right for the drivers.

Unless there is a contract, you are an employee.

 

Cheat the drivers, cheat the government. Not the type of company I would want to work for. It also hurts companies who are doing everything 100% legit.

 

Even with a contract you are likely an employee.
In a nutshell you have to have skin in the game to be a legal 1099. Own equipment, co-owner of business, etc. Depending on the judge you ask it can be as minor as picking your own freight.

Problem is, 99% of these 1099 companies are hiring an employee to do an employee's job I,e, just drive the truck. They pay all bills, they do all the "office" type work. They dispatch (usually forced) the truck, etc.

 

Would it be legit 1099 if I put a driver in my truck, let him pick his loads and paid him an agreed upon percentage of the linehaul?

 

I would say it depends on the mood f the judge in your area. I've seen ruling both ways. I believe that's what @Ridgeline does and his lawyers say it's fine with the proper contract. I've also seen companies get huge fines for it. I'd say contact a lawyer in your area. See, there is a list from the IRS of several things that make one an IC vs. employee. Picking the job is just one of those.

Here is a website that explains what the IRS is looking for.. Understanding Employee vs. Contractor Designation | Internal Revenue Service

 

I was involved in a job as such and what happened in the end because of irs getting involved was, (1 ) I had to be at work at a certain time. (2 )truck and maintenance on truck and fuel was furnished by company. Them 2 reasons irs said I was a employee and not a ic. Sad but the irs make him pay half SSI and he was fined for tax evasion $30.000 . Dot got involved and found 22 truck violations . Not sure what happened after all that went down. I didn't stay around to find out.

 

Same here in Texas. Most of the legit jobs in my area within 50 miles either way, are taken with a waiting list and the left overs are just about all 1099. I've attempted to contact several just to see how they operate, and they are all doing it the wrong, I repeat, the WRONG way. One phone call from one of their pissed off "independent contractors" would have the majority I've spoken with, in hot water. Most are foreign folks and you can probably guess what a majority of their drivers are. Not worth the headache and time, and the odds of you finding one that's doing it by the book is a long shot to say the least.