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snAgent
May 13, 2008, 08:10 AM
Hi! My name is Sergey. I've been working as a truck driver in Ontario for many years. Six years ago I established my employment agency for drivers, being a driver myself. Lately I started runs to US. My question is: what do I need to establish a trucking company (one truck, one trailer, my contract.. no sub-contract)?
Thanks.
Clough
May 14, 2008, 04:10 AM
Hello, Sergey!
If you look down at the bottom of this page, you will see links to questions that have been similar to yours. You might want to first click on them and see what the answers have been. Hopefully, you will find some helpful information there.
Fr_Chuck
May 14, 2008, 04:14 AM
Beyond the permits you want or need for your truck, if you are the only driver, and you only have one truck you don't need ( at least in the US) to do anything. You would be a self employed business, and unless you opened some office in town you have no other requirements. You would be paid ( again in the US) as a 1099 worker ( self employed) and have to pay all of your own taxes, so book keeping of all expenses would be important, you should most certainly talk with a tax accountant over proper book keeping and record keeping