Profile For Aces-N-eights (Dale)

Email me Lostintampa@hotmail.com The company I’m with now pays very well and pays for flights, rental cars, and part of your hotel. If you have tanker and hazmat you can clear up to 65cpm, they pay the fuel, tolls ect

I have drove Drive Away for a year now and company just went bankrupt. Looking for other drive Away Companies other than Bennett and Truck Movers. I have applied with Spirit movers which seems to under pay the drivers but all expenses are paid except food for the driver. Which sucks cause you cant write them off on tax time. And I would suggest anyone doing Drive Away to take $100 a week out of your earning for taxes. I took half that and now owe $3000 and that is with tax write offs and driving $40000 miles and racking up air fairs and motels and fuel, etc.

if I do three runs like that in a week 430x3=1290

Can you do 3,000 miles per week with a job like that? How often would that happen? As an OTR driver I could average nearly 3,000 miles per week but if you're having to jump on flights or get rental cars or get trucks registered and all that stuff I don't see how you could have the time for very many 3,000 mile weeks.

I appreciate that you're trying to give people information but whether or not it's very helpful information isn't clear. You throw a few pie in the sky numbers out there and make it sound like everything's a write off and you have it made but I'm skeptical that over the course of a year after all of the taxes and other expenses that go with being a 1099 contractor are properly paid that you're really in that great of shape.

Many OTR companies have you in the 40 - 45 cpm range your rookie year, you can consistently average 2,600 - 3,200 miles per week, you're in brand new or nearly brand new equipment, you have all of the perks and benefits that come with being a company driver, and you can legally write off meal expenses and any work-related items you had to purchase. I'd be interested in comparing that to what you actually earn after all taxes and expenses in a year. It doesn't sound like you have a bad job but there's no way we can really tell what kind of position you're in with the things you've said.

Brett, yes there are times I have to fly or get a rental but the rental could be an hour drive (yes I log it) and a flight for Chicago to Atlanta is two hours, lets say 4 even with checking in. However unlike traditional OTR companies I don't have to wait to be loaded, or unloaded. I pick up the brand new truck, do my walk around, sign a few papers and on my way to delivery. Some are quicker than others, some are governed some are not. Some require scale houses others do not. It's not all peaches and cream but for someone that wants to pick their hometime and make good money it's not a bad gig. There are several retired OTR drivers switching to driveaway.

I'm done with this topic now, Close it , delete it I don't care..... what started as something with a goal of being an insight to what I do and what is available to drivers out there has turned into what I feel is a personal attack....sure maybe I brought some of it on myself but not all of it. Stay safe out there.

I read this last night, too tired to reply. Aces I cannot determine what exactly the point of all this is.

Working as a 1099 for the same company beyond 12 months is an invitation to the IRS to audit you and the company you are contracting to. As. 1099 you must consistently show multiple, different sources of income. If you have one, ask your account.

You mention a variable work schedule of for example, one week on, two weeks off. Most of us on here require or want full time employment, not something that appears to be part time work.

The biggest piece of ambiguity in your post is you are evading basic questions, like who is the company, etc. It's seems like Repo work.

Sorry, appreciate you taking the time to share all of this, but for what we are here for, it has little to no value.

What is your source that working beyond 12 months as 1099 is an invitation to the IRS? There are plenty of people that do this type of work, let alone the millions of people that work under 1099.

The work schedule is whatever you want it to be, if you want to work six weeks and take a week off you can, want to work 1 week a month because you have another job you can. That was my point.

REPO work? Most of the trucks I pick up are brand new (less than 50 miles on them) some of the trucks for ryder or penski are used but I have never repo'd anything.

Forget about drive away, I want to hear how you made 6 figures driving tour buses (which was mentioned in a different thread, unless I misunderstood). I think it would be hard to walk away from that.

In las Vegas it is not unheard of to make six figures driving tour buses, long hours and hard work in 115 degrees isn't easy but I walked away because I left that hellhole of a city behind. The crime is so out of hand I couldn't stand reading about yet another shooting just blocks away from my house.

Everything I do is a tax write off, from fuel to tolls to dinner and hotels

You said they're paying for your hotels and fuel. You can't write off stuff the company is paying for, you know that, right? If the company pays for your hotels and fuel you can't put that money in the bank and then turn around and write it off on your taxes. I mean, you can, but that's illegal. You can only write off any expenses they didn't cover, like if the hotel bill was great than their reimbursement.

Do you run a logbook?

Yes I run a legal log book, Sorry if my advice hasn't been up to par. Every company pays drivers differently, some pay fuel on a fuel card others give a fuel allowance based on the size of the vehicle you are driving (CDL vs Non CDL ) and it's up to you to find the best prices to maximize your profits, because if you go over fuel then it's on you. So in that case you can 100 percent claim it as a write off. Other companies use fuel cards and therefore it is not a write off.

Someone asked the name of the company..... the response was "several". That is vague and does not allow others to look into it. List the several companies... otherwise you are saying "I found a great opportunity you guys may like but I'm not going to tell you how to get it for yourself"

I was more than willing to help but after all the personal "advice" I was given i'm not going to offer up anything else after this post. It's really not hard to google "drive away companies" or fleet management. But here is a short list of some of them.... Apollo- never worked for them but hear bad things Mamo- mostly brand new from the factory (upfitter) lots of rydar tractors Amerifleet- biggest in the country been around for over 30 years. mostly fleet vehicles (cars. small trucks with a few large CDL thrown in) (no cdl required for the cars, DOT physical allows you to drive up to 26000 pounds. AAA interstate- don't know much about them Bennet transport- second biggest behind Amerifleet

Oh, and your title of "Two Weeks ... ": is that the experience you have already? Few rookie truck drivers, who don't need to worry about their financials, with two weeks under their belt would be so confident.

look at the date of the original post

"Clear" means after taxes/expenses. You mentioned this is a 1099 job. That means you must pay your own Social Security/ Medicare taxes, Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax. Those will total a minimum of 30-35% of your gross. Also, you are required by Federal Law to purchase Health Insurance. Don't forget you are not covered by Workmans Comp or Unemployment benefits. As a Self Employed Contractor, you are also required to pay Quarterly Estimated Taxes. If you are not familiar with what that is, you must estimate your income for the next quarter, and pay your taxes in advance of earning that income. I sure hope you are familiar with self employment tax law. The interest and penalties add up fast! I am not trying to Dog on you, just want you to be aware of your tax liabilities as a 1099 Contractor. I know of what I speak. I have had EXPERIENCE with all of the above, and had the IRS up my a$$ and in my bank account for several years. 1099 Contractors are an easy target for the IRS. If you are aware of the above information then you are miles ahead of 90% of the people that take a 1099 position with any Company. That $1000-1200 check they write you every week can turn into $500-600 in your pocket in the end. Good Luck!

I am aware how 1099 works as I have been doing it for the better part of 15 years. Everything I do is a tax write off, from fuel to tolls to dinner and hotels, my cell phone is used for than 60% for work and is a write off. As a vet I have healthcare coverage. I carry my own workmans comp insurance in the form of a large savings account that could cover me for 2 solid years. I also work 2-3 weeks then take 2 weeks off...try doing that with a trucking company.

I guess I misunderstood the question. So if you want to reask it feel free but to answer the question as I understand it.... I don't pay for my transportation anymore so to break it down. A box truck lets say 33000 GVWR requires a CDL I get paid 50 CPM plus all fuel (on a fuel card) all travel including rentals paid for. Every 500 miles dispatched includes 45 dollars for a hotel. If I have to get the vehicle registered or a d.o.t inspection (not a road side) then I get paid for that.

so for easy math a 1000 mile run would pay 50% once I pick of the truck so $250 dollars plus 90 dollars total for the hotels. The other 50% get paid once all paperwork is set in. lets say I didn't need to register the truck. 1000 miles is two days, I like comfort inn's so if the hotel is 65 a night I'm paying 20 a night out of pocket so my 500 becomes 460.... 30 for food ....430. if I do three runs like that in a week 430x3=1290. I hope this helps.

I work for several companies including one that pays for all transportation including flights. They even pay for me to get home and back out on the road.