Its a lady who owns the truck and she sent me the contract and how it goes is when she gets the settlement every week we split right down the middle so after fuel and everything we split it 50 50 i did the figures at 1.60 a mile at 2000 miles its 3200 dollars i figure 1000 out for everything then we split the rest. We can get paid from 1.40 to 1.60 a mile so i dont know it seems better then a company cause there is no other ones out there hiring solos.
Sorry, I should have said, 'you could end up owing HIM/HER'.
In any event, just be sure you know exactly what parts you're sharing 50% of, and do some math scenarios on your own, with open eyes and no wishful thinking.
In the above part, when you say 'so after fuel and
everything', what
is the
everything part? ie will the everything include truck lease/loan, truck repairs/maintenance? Just fuel? Just whatever comes directly off the settlement from the carrier? Make sure you know what 'everything' means.
In your scenario above, what if you got 1000 miles instead of 2000, or even 800? And what if those fewer miles were paid at the $1.40 instead of the $1.60? Would that still work for you?
Who decides how much deadhead you'll be willing to do and how far you'll be willing to go to get a load or deadhead out to a better area? Who decides when you will need to go home?
Not trying to cause alarm, just saying.. do your due diligence, and if all looks good to you, you'll be much happier to not have any surprises.
