Profile For J. S.

Beginning of July a guy I knew asked if I would be interested in getting my CDL and going on the road with him, he and his father were buying a AUTOMATIC 2016 Freightliner Cascadia because his dad couldn't push the clutch anymore and now his father was told by his doctor he couldn't drive at all anymore. So he asked me if I wanted to go to CDL school and drive team with him, he said we would split the money the truck makes 50/50 after the Truck Payment, TriPack APU, Insurance, Maintenance account deposit, Diesel, DEF and Scale costs come out. He says can average $700-1000 each a week. I have been semi retired and have not worked for a few years and thought it may be nice pay, I am married and have three children ages 13,15 & 17. After a long talk with my wife I enrolled in CDL school, started July 18th, passed all my tests on my first try and graduated August 5th as a CDL ACE. Went to orientation August 8th for the trucking company he works for and have to do 200 hours training for the company and pass a written and driving test when my 200 hours are complete. He went to a class while I was in orientation to be a mentor(my mentor). So I am now at present on his truck doing my training, When I signed up for CDL school the company offered to pay half of my weekly payment to the school for a year, that's how long it will take to pay the school back. But if I go Team with him, after my training is done and I pass my tests they basicly fire me and he becomes my boss and is the one who pays me and I have to pay the school back myself, he says he can have them take the payment from the trucks weekly detention I believe is the word, basically the weekly check we get for what the truck makes. But then they would not be paying half of it and I would be paying double of what I thought I would out of my pay, $75 week for 13 months. There are PRO's and CON's to staying on as a TEAM with him as well as going SOLO. SOLO I have benefits, steady pay, guaranteed job(they want the money back I owe them), privacy, cleanliness, ability to schedule how I see fit, etc. But with TEAM I have freedoms I won't have as a company driver, can do over 62 mph, no camera in truck, can drive truck on my time as owner operator for a few hours, always same truck, automatic, I already know the guy, company while on the road, etc. There are CON's too though we clash when it come to cleanliness and hygiene, he doesn't stick to plans he makes, he will be responsible for paying me, etc. I am worried I will not get paid what I am supposed to most of all with him, I also like the idea of the company paying half my tuition back, when he and I make plans to shower and eat etc the next day and he wakes up early and calls in to get our load dropped off early or just rearrange our schedule ruining our plans to shower etc drives me crazy. I am starting to ramble and rant but you see the jist of it, any advice from anyone who has delt with this or has useful input would be greatly appreciated!