Comments on: Driver Inc. was bad for me. But it isn’t going anywhere. https://www.trucknews.com/blogs/driver-inc-was-bad-for-me-but-it-isnt-going-anywhere/ Trucking news from the editors of Today's Trucking Mon, 13 May 2024 15:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Kim Richardson https://www.trucknews.com/blogs/driver-inc-was-bad-for-me-but-it-isnt-going-anywhere/#comment-485671 Mon, 13 May 2024 15:47:37 +0000 https://www.trucknews.com/?post_type=blog&p=1003185015#comment-485671 Great article! Thank you David.

]]> By: Stephen Webster https://www.trucknews.com/blogs/driver-inc-was-bad-for-me-but-it-isnt-going-anywhere/#comment-484486 Mon, 06 May 2024 23:36:34 +0000 https://www.trucknews.com/?post_type=blog&p=1003185015#comment-484486 Well said when I have pushed to make it so drivers will want to work on payroll for the larger trucking companies I get a lot of push back. Driver Inc can be very good for drivers than can buy a used tractor in the $25 000 to 99 000 to do seasonal work in construction or agriculture. Have used this model with a non-profit group and two different religions that I have worked with for drivers that were in bad contracts to come to Canada often as foreign ( students) drivers to make their lives better

For drivers that may leave their families in a lower rent country or who spouse has a good job or a extended family their. They can work 7 to 8 months in Canada and spread the income
over 12 months for income tax purposes
My big problem with driver Inc or lease ops is when they get sick or injured the cost of care and housing is the taxpayers expense or the non-profit groups. I also see this also happening to payroll truck drivers. I want to see the treatment of truck and Uber drivers improve.

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