Greetings, New Driver, Unusual Situation

Thanks for the info. And yes I saw that with a company I found, smaller outfit gave them a call, before I hung out they said by the way we are 1099. I was not no longer interested.

Hi Michael,

I get the impression that you want to do your main FF job and do truck driving on the side. Unfortunately, truck driving is mainly a full time, all or nothing gig. It's 14 hours a day job that will take up all your scheduling.

If you do find something that is part time, it may be with a smaller outfit. With smaller outfits you need to watch certain things because a lot of them are shady operations. You need to be sure that you will be classified as a w2 employee. Which means your taxed on every paycheck and are offered benefits.

If they want you to work as a 1099, then go to another place.

good luck.

You can't be a FF and drive truck at same time. FF would need to be logged as On-Duty so it will not work with your logs.

Excellent point about logging. Compensated work of any type is considered by FMCSA to be on duty time.

Volunteer FF? you're probably ok. POC? That time would have to be logged as on duty. Dicey to try doing both.