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Freedom over money, but 45k won't cut it for me unfortunately. That's poor in N.Y. if you are head of house hold. Is it possible to do that twice in your experience? I guess this is a part of your multiple hustles.
I was a medical courier for a year and a half after 134,000 miles on my 2 year old Camry, your not accounting in social security, retirement, depreciation, wear&tear/ repairs/upkeep & insurance, taxes etc unfortunately after accounting all of these expenses these jobs kinda suck! They need to pay more or supply vehicles.. everyone do their own thing but only buy throw away cars. My opinion with the facts I have been through
@@petero9732 15 hours on call, actual drive time about 6 to 7 hours. Just signed up with a new company last week that has the local American Red Cross account so Ill be putting in more hours soon.
@@befriendly yeah i look at it as a hustle. Doesn't seem like big money. But a good way to get my foot into entrepreneurship and focus on growing other biz in my free time.
@@jay312productions3 yes I think its a good side hustle, but there are people who are making it happen full time. Actually wish I could, but I can’t take the chance right now so part time it is.
Keep it coming. I just came across your video and I am retired and considering something like this other than getting another 9 to 5. Thanks for your information. Best of everything for success for your Y-Tube channel.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
so everymonthwill be different but what if you totaoled all car maintenance and other expenses for an annual return on investment? Also, how many hours a day do you work?
I don’t know if you still do this type of work, but it may be helpful if you could do a “day in the life” type video. Just showed a few minutes of some of the highlights of your typical work day.
I made 58k last year I had a hybrid $270-450 Gas a month. Car note and insurance I was going to pay anyway since I use my personal vehicle not all couriers do, But I don't count it in expenses unless it's tax time because it technically is a work expense. I do however include oil changes and car upkeep in expenses. Altogether I took home about 50k after-tax write-offs. I think gas sufficiency matters and getting 1 or 2 permanent routes that pay very well with stats inbetween easy money. 45 hours a week 3 weeks I take off a year and still did well. Wait times I'm Netflix and chilling in between, 2 hours of wait time average a day for me usually. 50K net take home is i think equivalent to about 70K a year gross, it's a business so you have to weight things out to net the right profit. the downside in my opinion is needing another car every 6 years so only buy used cars with a known history of making it to 300k miles +
Thanks for the sub ruclips.net/p/PLVppOBn0OBfoBfK04GYfRRq-4uRN3KAmI heres the playlist where I have a resource apps and other information that might be valuable to you.
I've been a meds delivery driver for a while, have experience, know my city well, im efficient , not scare of long hours and runs. Just came across your channel, do you have a start up video on independent delivery? Thx.
New to you're channel I don't see a video of the apps you use can you make one if you don't already have a video very interested in starting thanks have a great day
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
Hi I’m in the Tampa Miami area. Thank you for sharing this, I think this is a great idea and I’m looking to get started as soon as I find a company using my LLC
You look on how many hours you work, and how much depreciation of you car, you are putting aside. Knowing these, will give you a better gauge on how much you are really making. Thank you for the video, it was really well made👍👍👍
Thanks for watching with this business like any business you tend to run unfortunately time is the biggest expense if you want the big runs then long distance is the way to go and depends how much you want to make so That is what your leveraging. Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
I wouldn't think so much about the depreciation of the vehicle, rather the deterioration of the vehicle. With fundamental maintenance, a vehicle can last 300,000 miles or more.
@@SaturnVII but if your driving 100,000 miles a year you’re lucky to get 3 years out of the 30,000-40,000$ vehicle and it’s completely worthless after 6 months of driving 400-500 miles everyday. Guaranteed the windshield bumpers and hood are beat to hell. I actually use to do this for a living and I’d have a 2 year old car with 190,000 miles cracked windshield paint pealing off in the hood and bumper. That’s almost depressing in itself having a worthless new car your paying 400$ a month for
If possible, yes can you do a report for the next 4 months on cost and profit. Also, how do you keep track of time, and car expenses? With medical courier, what was the size of your first vehicle ? What were routes you took when you started out?
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
amazing! I'm looking into starting my business here but I don't know where to look, I LIVE IN Alberta I'm not sure if there's anything like this here, as what I research I didn't find anything. A new sub bro! thank you for your content
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
I’m interested in doing this as to working with corporate. I would like to not stress out and having control on my own time. Just not sure where to start.
Your welcome my friend! Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
Yes….. what app do you use to organize. I just found your Chanel. I am new to this business and want to learn on how organize my tax and etc. Doing medical delivery in Ohio
All this sounds very interesting! Im a retired Seniour, male, in a small town. The questions i would like answered are, 1. as drivers can we call the shots on days and hrs worked? On the railroad, you worked through a dispatcher, if you dident want to work a certain day, you just let him know ahead of time. Your just out any money you could have made! Id like to take the long runs, 4 or5oo miles or more. city to city. do they have that?do they reimberce you for a food allowance, or Motell bills? or is that all your operating costs? please inform me. thank you!
I just saw this video… I like it .. im actually trying to get into the field right now I’m applying every where any advice or info would be greatly appreciated thanks…. Also may God keep Blessing you
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Thanks for sharing your work. I am a newbie to your channel. I am not at all hearing you account for wear and tear on the car?. I drive my cars and trucks well past the 200K mark and know what the expenses look like when you get north of 120K miles so the older your car gets the lower your profits get. You have to account for this NOW, so that you dont get stuck with decreased income surprising you. It seems to me the smart play here is to find a one owner ugly vehicle with a dent or two and less than 60 K miles on it, drive the piss out of it to 120 and then dump it before it costs you big. Some cars will not even carry you to 120k without costing you. I did not notice what vehicle you have and there are so few now that you can rock solid rely upon. you need more than a book keeper: you need tax and financial advice and being a family man you MUST make sure when your taxes are filed that you have at least enough income showing that you pay social security EVERY quarter. This is important to you as a dad cause it is a very cheap form of life insurance for you: if you should pass before your kids turn 18 they will receive survivor benefits IF you have paid in. And, god forbid, if you should become disabled, your paying in to social security regularly will get you a disability payment if you get hurt permanently. Best of luck in your work
I did this for 15 years. It’s a double edged sword.. the more you work the more your expenses. All the extra work is a wash at that point. I was making around 8,400 a month.. but my expenses were over 2000$ a month.. so i was making way less than what my pay says. And I was working like a doggg. 6 days a week 12-15 hours a day 400-500 miles driving everyday for 15 years.. had to threaten to quit to get days off for the birth of my child.. this work should be illegal. No one should be threatened with their job for needing personal time.quitting was the best decision I ever made. I make close to as much money I use to, work way way less, I have benefits, vacation, sick days. As I stated. Contract courier work should be illegal. No if ands or buts about it.. it truly takes advantage of people and their vehicles.
So some thing I would say is that calculating your car and insurance payments as part of the expenses wouldn’t apply for many people I would think. because you’re going to have a car and insurance anyway depending on where you live in the country. So it’s not like you’re using it only for your company. Unless I misunderstanding the breakdown
If you are driving full time 12-15 hours a day driving 300-400-500 miles a day.. you are going to have a separate vehicle strictly for your business. So now you will have 2 car payment and insurance. On a salary of 45k a year working all those hours.. this job is a scam
Considering getting into courier work, but I've never worked for myself and don't know how paying taxes work? What do you estimate you'll pay in taxes per year?
In this field of work you can go the standardized route in which you will credit for the miles your travel for business or you can itemize your business expenses. In my upcoming videos I cover apps that I use to track expenses.
Was looking into this but after what you showed me may have to pass I take home $3800 from my warehouse job and another $1100 a month from my Door Dash, and grubhub ,point pick up ,uber eats.
@@ap-mb3sm sabert corp driving high lift trucks and other task like loading and unloading trucks order fill we are a small operation in the warehouse part like 12 people, but they pay us really good. Our job not easy to do. $27 an hour with yearly promotion raises.
@@DumaLife doing great, thanks for asking. Maybe you can do a video about the update and what other properties you want to buildup. Keep up the great work brother
quick question if you had a bigger vehicle do you think you would be able to make more money. I have a sprinter van would you recommend me to try it out?
To be honest it depends on the loads your bringing and the company your working with. It it was like a 3rd party final mile provider then yes but if they deal in organs and computer parts maybe not factoring cost of gas and maintenance. Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
How can I get started with this in the Orlando area what apps or companies can I reach out to for medical courier? I’ve been working at J.P. Morgan for 10 years as analyst and I just want a completely different field. My health is more important than money and have been meaning to be my own boss and have kept putting it off until your video. Thanks , John.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
Sorry, should’ve included this but how do you get these contracts making $500 in one day?!?!?! I’m a hustler but just left Uber and am new to the Indy courier world. Thanks!!
For me I get it through a combination long distance jobs and local hospital routes. I’m just scraping the possibilities as a IC, but once I understand it better and build a relationship with the brokers I will try to me a master courier where I can have couriers under me. That’s the present plan at the moment.
i know ubereats is around 20/hr after gas. How much this work pay per hour after gas? So you can work anytime you want just like ubereats? is there a good time period/day to work? I guess I have to apply this type of work from job website or medical website? Thanks from Toronto
The vehicle I am using is solely used for business being that it is a business expense I can claim it if I wanted to itemize it. However since I accumulated so many miles I will do the standard mileage rate.
Great video! Very informative. You earned a sub. I do wish that you included the amount of hours involved to earn that amount..but great vid nonetheless
Please answer please!!! I watched 3-4 videos so far and everyone keep saying I applied for this job through app! Without saying the name of the app or the company and how can others apply for it. I work part time food delivery uber eat and Doordash I'm 19 old. Most of the orders are very bad and get better in weekends sometimes I don't make anything and I go home with nothing. I need another job but it must be good pay and delivery job. My question is how do I apply for this job? Can I know the name of the company? Can I choose when I want to work or I have to come to their place every day and wait for a delivery!? Do they work like Uber I mean when you open the app you can choose which order you want to deliver or they work like Amazon filex? Is this job w2 or 1099. Please answer
Hello I understand your frustration but every state is different with these apps but there are a few nation ones but for more bigger vehicles. Try Dispatch, Frayt Driver, US Pack and Roadie. If you want to do medical courier you would need to get local courier companies in your area.
Can you check your specific states unfortunately I don’t know that however 1099 is considered self-employed so I don’t see why that service wouldn’t be there. If you go on with the company I don’t think you need to have a business license however I will be processing my LLC soon because I have other plans to grow.
I’m living in Hagerstown Md, do you know any courier that would be good for me? I’m driving trucks but want to do my own thing. I’m 1099 right now still.
Many contracts I see out there are for furniture and appliance companies. But you have a box truck I would find anyway to get customers who need big things to be moved.
I can’t say that it is because I’ve only seen smaller vehicles but look into final mile delivery you might find a Courier business that has an account with Amazon and you can do routes are there in that I will see a box truck doing so much in the Courier space as I said before you just need to find a company or generate enough business that can fill up the truck
I’m with some local ones I really don’t know if any National ones outside of final mile companies. You would need to seek out your local ones. Every place is different
idk if you have mentioned this or maybe i might have missed it but what vehicle do you drive? how much does it weigh? and lastly what kind of vehicle would you recommend to start a courier contractor? regards-
I drove a dodge journey. It was a V6 so my fuel was good on the highway and I pick it because it was large enough for what I was doing at the that which was hospital runs that needed coolers and boxes to be delivered. As far as vehicle choice it is a hard question because you would have to see what work your local area needs.
Hi. Great video. I’m in Maryland looking for a solid company or companies to drive for. Could you suggest any companies or is that direct competition?? Thanks!!
Hey Thanks for watching him greatly appreciate it there was a subscriber or viewer that came from your area and he was working for night and day couriers an Excel couriers. Hopefully those are some good options for you if they have any openings!
@@DumaLife Hi Great Video, I'm in the Houston tx area and would love to get into this industry, do you know of any good companies here? Thanks again for the Videos
No you don’t but here in the states if you make more that 18k in a year I advise you to talk to a CPA about setting one up. Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
Hey man I gotta a ? Company told me I can get 55% of profit and of course I’d be working 10+ hour days mon - fri just starting out does that sound okay? I’ll be a independent contractor as well
Hello Matthew that’s sounds good is it 55% of everything you do? Local and long runs? I think you should know the cost of the jobs so you have a greater idea on what you’ll be making by payday.
I was researching for quite some time of companies. Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
How does it break down to days worked and hours worked if you have that breakdown. Trying to see how much time your putting into reaching that amount of income. Thank you your videos are helpful and inspiring.
50+ to get the money I want. Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
I know you added your car payment into expenses of your business. But your car payment would be owed even if you worked 9 to 5 in an office or warehouse. So imo you would need a car regardless.
@@DumaLife Cool . I love that body style, ,minivans remind my old station wagons. Some people are not agree with Dodge Caravan and they argue of poor quality however I prefer to listen to you also since you have experience with Dodge. Speaking about body style, are you confirming minivan for this job? Correct me if I am wrong that Cost and Space are two major factors. What I am saying is a well balance between those as you rolled out Sprinter.
I will be considering a caravan Because it has the same engine as my journey and all the seats can lay flat so much for a cargo van. I can put a lot of things in my current vehicle and I believe that does dictate certain jobs that I do get because of the size of it getting a caravan with only higher the percentages of getting longer jobs which equate to bigger payouts. In the medical career field from what I see unless you are moving a lot of organs and tissue jobs a sprinter van might be too big for the job because of the gas/fuel you will be consuming.
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@@DumaLifeAre you saying that you only worked 5-6 days in the month of September to generate that $5,000+?
Keep it going, I made 45k last year and I’m willing to take a pay cut to get a away from toxic environments.
Thank you I hope you have a great 2022!
This is the same energy I’m on
Freedom over money, but 45k won't cut it for me unfortunately. That's poor in N.Y. if you are head of house hold. Is it possible to do that twice in your experience? I guess this is a part of your multiple hustles.
@Jason Ethier that's my same feeling.
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I was a medical courier for a year and a half after 134,000 miles on my 2 year old Camry, your not accounting in social security, retirement, depreciation, wear&tear/ repairs/upkeep & insurance, taxes etc unfortunately after accounting all of these expenses these jobs kinda suck! They need to pay more or supply vehicles.. everyone do their own thing but only buy throw away cars. My opinion with the facts I have been through
A monthly break down would be good. I do this part time at night and weekends. I enjoy doing it.
@@justjohnnyj I’m on call about 15 hours a week and actually drive about 6 to 7 hours a week. I average around $450 a week.
@@befriendly im also looking to get into this part time how many hours a week part time u put in
@@petero9732 15 hours on call, actual drive time about 6 to 7 hours. Just signed up with a new company last week that has the local American Red Cross account so Ill be putting in more hours soon.
@@befriendly yeah i look at it as a hustle. Doesn't seem like big money. But a good way to get my foot into entrepreneurship and focus on growing other biz in my free time.
@@jay312productions3 yes I think its a good side hustle, but there are people who are making it happen full time. Actually wish I could, but I can’t take the chance right now so part time it is.
Keep it coming. I just came across your video and I am retired and considering something like this other than getting another 9 to 5. Thanks for your information. Best of everything for success for your Y-Tube channel.
I sincerely appreciate you posting this video because it really helps the new guys like myself. I hope God continue to bless you with success
Thank you for watching and I appreciate your kind words. God bless you!
Thank for watching everyone! Help get the video to 20 👍🏽 so I know you like content like this and I can release monthly operation cost videos. 🤙🏽
Thank you for reaching out 20 likes I am currently filming the October operations video will release soon!
Great work... 👍.. I'm trying to get this started in MD can you give me any tip from star to finish.. please
Thank you!!! An I will definitely jump in to this business an you're teaching an just speaking truth to the us is great
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
This is good to see, thank you for posting this up! I hope you've kept going with this. You've helped me with what I am choosing
Thanks for watching the video although I am no longer a courier. I will help you whatever I can hit me up.
Thank you for sharing I’m all in…valuable content blessing to you!
Thank you for watching
so everymonthwill be different but what if you totaoled all car maintenance and other expenses for an annual return on investment? Also, how many hours a day do you work?
I don’t know if you still do this type of work, but it may be helpful if you could do a “day in the life” type video. Just showed a few minutes of some of the highlights of your typical work day.
Great information. I am retired and have lots of time on my hands. This is perfect for me!
Keep up the good work bro thumbs up
I made 58k last year I had a hybrid $270-450 Gas a month. Car note and insurance I was going to pay anyway since I use my personal vehicle not all couriers do, But I don't count it in expenses unless it's tax time because it technically is a work expense. I do however include oil changes and car upkeep in expenses. Altogether I took home about 50k after-tax write-offs. I think gas sufficiency matters and getting 1 or 2 permanent routes that pay very well with stats inbetween easy money. 45 hours a week 3 weeks I take off a year and still did well. Wait times I'm Netflix and chilling in between, 2 hours of wait time average a day for me usually. 50K net take home is i think equivalent to about 70K a year gross, it's a business so you have to weight things out to net the right profit. the downside in my opinion is needing another car every 6 years so only buy used cars with a known history of making it to 300k miles +
u think a ford Econoline 150 would be a decent vehicle? with about 150k miles>
Yes I just subscribed please show apps please show book keeping please show expenses.
Thanks for the sub ruclips.net/p/PLVppOBn0OBfoBfK04GYfRRq-4uRN3KAmI heres the playlist where I have a resource apps and other information that might be valuable to you.
Do the month to month and the apps or whatever you use, please
What national independent courier companies pay the most for drivers with a regular car or truck? I'm in FL btw
I’m looking for this same info 😫. I only see Medical Delivery Servives ( pharmaceutical delivery). && it’s not in fl
Net would be minus taxes too! Food? Oil changes, repairs? Tickets? Cleaning the vehicle?
I've been a meds delivery driver for a while, have experience, know my city well, im efficient , not scare of long hours and runs. Just came across your channel, do you have a start up video on independent delivery? Thx.
Yes a month to month
New to you're channel I don't see a video of the apps you use can you make one if you don't already have a video very interested in starting thanks have a great day
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
Hi I’m in the Tampa Miami area. Thank you for sharing this, I think this is a great idea and I’m looking to get started as soon as I find a company using my LLC
Also in the Tampa area thinking about getting something started
Also in the Tampa area
I would think you should be sharing estimated taxes as well.
You look on how many hours you work, and how much depreciation of you car, you are putting aside. Knowing these, will give you a better gauge on how much you are really making. Thank you for the video, it was really well made👍👍👍
Thanks for watching with this business like any business you tend to run unfortunately time is the biggest expense if you want the big runs then long distance is the way to go and depends how much you want to make so That is what your leveraging.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
I wouldn't think so much about the depreciation of the vehicle, rather the deterioration of the vehicle. With fundamental maintenance, a vehicle can last 300,000 miles or more.
@@SaturnVII but if your driving 100,000 miles a year you’re lucky to get 3 years out of the 30,000-40,000$ vehicle and it’s completely worthless after 6 months of driving 400-500 miles everyday. Guaranteed the windshield bumpers and hood are beat to hell. I actually use to do this for a living and I’d have a 2 year old car with 190,000 miles cracked windshield paint pealing off in the hood and bumper. That’s almost depressing in itself having a worthless new car your paying 400$ a month for
If possible, yes can you do a report for the next 4 months on cost and profit. Also, how do you keep track of time, and car expenses? With medical courier, what was the size of your first vehicle ? What were routes you took when you started out?
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
I have a Dodge Journey and I had local hospital routes
@@DumaLife just got fired today for some bull, looking to go solo like you, how do I get started?
@@Humblebeginnings85 4 months later with no response. Continue your college education and keep hustling.
@@Humblebeginnings85 You got fired from a independent courier job?
amazing! I'm looking into starting my business here but I don't know where to look, I LIVE IN Alberta I'm not sure if there's anything like this here, as what I research I didn't find anything. A new sub bro! thank you for your content
Thank you for watching check out my website www.courierlisting.com in the company directory section
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Keep up the good work
Yes here for mth to mth and the apps you use.
I'd like to do the same thing, but with living here in Arkansas. There's not enough opportunities for that field ; that I know of.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
month to month and apps would be awesome
I’m interested in doing this as to working with corporate. I would like to not stress out and having control on my own time. Just not sure where to start.
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What are you using to track your expenses?
I used Expensify
Thank you 🙏
Your welcome my friend!
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
Thank you very much for your time. What is the name of the company you work for?
Thanks for watching! When I was in Virginia Hampton roads area It was Cardinal Messenger
Yes….. what app do you use to organize. I just found your Chanel. I am new to this business and want to learn on how organize my tax and etc. Doing medical delivery in Ohio
Thanks for watching! Please run through the playlist I did a few vids on the apps I use. Thanks
Thank you for the great information!
Your welcome
Month to month please
Yes every little bit helps👍
right on!
All this sounds very interesting! Im a retired Seniour, male, in a small town. The questions i would like answered are, 1. as drivers can we call the shots on days and hrs worked? On the railroad, you worked through a dispatcher, if you dident want to work a certain day, you just let him know ahead of time. Your just out any money you could have made! Id like to take the long runs, 4 or5oo miles or more. city to city. do they have that?do they reimberce you for a food allowance, or Motell bills? or is that all your operating costs? please inform me. thank you!
I just saw this video… I like it .. im actually trying to get into the field right now I’m applying every where any advice or info would be greatly appreciated thanks…. Also may God keep Blessing you
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Appreciate the Virginia perspective
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing your work. I am a newbie to your channel. I am not at all hearing you account for wear and tear on the car?. I drive my cars and trucks well past the 200K mark and know what the expenses look like when you get north of 120K miles so the older your car gets the lower your profits get. You have to account for this NOW, so that you dont get stuck with decreased income surprising you. It seems to me the smart play here is to find a one owner ugly vehicle with a dent or two and less than 60 K miles on it, drive the piss out of it to 120 and then dump it before it costs you big. Some cars will not even carry you to 120k without costing you. I did not notice what vehicle you have and there are so few now that you can rock solid rely upon. you need more than a book keeper: you need tax and financial advice and being a family man you MUST make sure when your taxes are filed that you have at least enough income showing that you pay social security EVERY quarter. This is important to you as a dad cause it is a very cheap form of life insurance for you: if you should pass before your kids turn 18 they will receive survivor benefits IF you have paid in. And, god forbid, if you should become disabled, your paying in to social security regularly will get you a disability payment if you get hurt permanently. Best of luck in your work
I did this for 15 years. It’s a double edged sword.. the more you work the more your expenses. All the extra work is a wash at that point. I was making around 8,400 a month.. but my expenses were over 2000$ a month.. so i was making way less than what my pay says. And I was working like a doggg. 6 days a week 12-15 hours a day 400-500 miles driving everyday for 15 years.. had to threaten to quit to get days off for the birth of my child.. this work should be illegal. No one should be threatened with their job for needing personal time.quitting was the best decision I ever made. I make close to as much money I use to, work way way less, I have benefits, vacation, sick days. As I stated. Contract courier work should be illegal. No if ands or buts about it.. it truly takes advantage of people and their vehicles.
So some thing I would say is that calculating your car and insurance payments as part of the expenses wouldn’t apply for many people I would think. because you’re going to have a car and insurance anyway depending on where you live in the country. So it’s not like you’re using it only for your company. Unless I misunderstanding the breakdown
You totally correct, however in my case I purchased the vehicle just for courier work so that's why I factored it in.
If you are driving full time 12-15 hours a day driving 300-400-500 miles a day.. you are going to have a separate vehicle strictly for your business. So now you will have 2 car payment and insurance.
On a salary of 45k a year working all those hours.. this job is a scam
What kind of apps u use bro please tell so that I can also explore
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This is the playlist I have that has videos on apps I’ve used and more hope that helps
Witch app do you use to track your mileage
When I was a driver I was using milesIQ
Considering getting into courier work, but I've never worked for myself and don't know how paying taxes work? What do you estimate you'll pay in taxes per year?
In this field of work you can go the standardized route in which you will credit for the miles your travel for business or you can itemize your business expenses. In my upcoming videos I cover apps that I use to track expenses.
Are you saying that you only worked 5-6 days out of a month to generate that 5k?
I live here in Virginia. Where did you get started?
I started with Capitol couriers
How are things now??
Hello my friend I have stopped b/c I have another business to attend to but with gas lower than before I still there are some good margins to be made.
Was looking into this but after what you showed me may have to pass I take home $3800 from my warehouse job and another $1100 a month from my Door Dash, and grubhub ,point pick up ,uber eats.
What warehouse job you do bro?
@@ap-mb3sm sabert corp driving high lift trucks and other task like loading and unloading trucks order fill we are a small operation in the warehouse part like 12 people, but they pay us really good.
Our job not easy to do.
$27 an hour with yearly promotion raises.
@@kuladoma3 oh , hell ya man! Thanks for reply
Any pointers on where to look for openings for these types of jobs in Illinois
How's the business in duma doing? The building still in construction?
Hey man how are you? It’s doing well it’s sustaining we have a few more properties we want to develop but it’s all Timing.
@@DumaLife doing great, thanks for asking. Maybe you can do a video about the update and what other properties you want to buildup. Keep up the great work brother
quick question if you had a bigger vehicle do you think you would be able to make more money. I have a sprinter van would you recommend me to try it out?
To be honest it depends on the loads your bringing and the company your working with. It it was like a 3rd party final mile provider then yes but if they deal in organs and computer parts maybe not factoring cost of gas and maintenance.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
Yes I need those app
Please check out the playlist I have videos there Independent Courier Journey
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How can I get started with this in the Orlando area what apps or companies can I reach out to for medical courier? I’ve been working at J.P. Morgan for 10 years as analyst and I just want a completely different field. My health is more important than money and have been meaning to be my own boss and have kept putting it off until your video.
Thanks , John.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
I’m interested in doing medical courier but I don’t know how to start. Any help please
What do you drive?
When I was courier I was driving a Dodge Journey
Sorry, should’ve included this but how do you get these contracts making $500 in one day?!?!?! I’m a hustler but just left Uber and am new to the Indy courier world. Thanks!!
For me I get it through a combination long distance jobs and local hospital routes. I’m just scraping the possibilities as a IC, but once I understand it better and build a relationship with the brokers I will try to me a master courier where I can have couriers under me. That’s the present plan at the moment.
i know ubereats is around 20/hr after gas. How much this work pay per hour after gas? So you can work anytime you want just like ubereats? is there a good time period/day to work? I guess I have to apply this type of work from job website or medical website? Thanks from Toronto
I can’t remember at the moment but I do factor in gas prices in the video
You cannot include your insurance as your expenses because whether you drove or not you still need to pay insurance that’s a sunk cost.
The vehicle I am using is solely used for business being that it is a business expense I can claim it if I wanted to itemize it. However since I accumulated so many miles I will do the standard mileage rate.
What kind of insurance you got and who do you get your insurance with?
Hey I just need clarification on the insurance? Car? medical?
Great video! Very informative. You earned a sub.
I do wish that you included the amount of hours involved to earn that amount..but great vid nonetheless
Thank you for the sub! it was around 60hrs a week
Duma Life Thank you for the prompt reply and clarity
How many hours did you have to work or drive to make the money you did in that month?
I just subscribed. Nice video. What type of vehicle are you using and are you in the Tidewater area of Virginia?
Thank you very much! I drive a Dodge Journey
Please answer please!!!
I watched 3-4 videos so far and everyone keep saying I applied for this job through app!
Without saying the name of the app or the company and how can others apply for it.
I work part time food delivery uber eat and Doordash I'm 19 old.
Most of the orders are very bad and get better in weekends sometimes I don't make anything and I go home with nothing.
I need another job but it must be good pay and delivery job.
My question is how do I apply for this job?
Can I know the name of the company?
Can I choose when I want to work or I have to come to their place every day and wait for a delivery!?
Do they work like Uber I mean when you open the app you can choose which order you want to deliver or they work like Amazon filex?
Is this job w2 or 1099.
Please answer
Hello I understand your frustration but every state is different with these apps but there are a few nation ones but for more bigger vehicles. Try Dispatch, Frayt Driver, US Pack and Roadie.
If you want to do medical courier you would need to get local courier companies in your area.
@@DumaLife i live in Ohio Columbus
How did u apply? I am trying to apply here in PA Pittsburgh?
I looked on indeed for 1099 courier jobs.
can you do this in any state or does it require a special license
Can you check your specific states unfortunately I don’t know that however 1099 is considered self-employed so I don’t see why that service wouldn’t be there. If you go on with the company I don’t think you need to have a business license however I will be processing my LLC soon because I have other plans to grow.
Thanks for the info. I just started dashing with a minivan, Not the best use of my time and vehicle is it ?
Thanks for watching! It’s all good as long as the vehicle is moving and your making you ends meet and more.
Can you do any straight male escort work in the back ?
@@jenny-DD haha
Which of apps are you using ?
Thanks please watch the videos in the independent courier playlist I go over apps I am using.
I’m living in Hagerstown Md, do you know any courier that would be good for me? I’m driving trucks but want to do my own thing. I’m 1099 right now still.
You can check out the website I’m working on. Look in the company directory. I would love your feedback as well. www.courierlisting.com
Hey do you know any companies that I can start with located in queens New York?
Hello I am unaware of any companies in NY but I would start with USPACK
How much is a usual daily intake if you have a 20 foot box truck
I’ve seen some guys pull like $800 - $1500 a day.
Doing just courier services
Many contracts I see out there are for furniture and appliance companies. But you have a box truck I would find anyway to get customers who need big things to be moved.
Ok are they still as lucrative in the courier business tho
I can’t say that it is because I’ve only seen smaller vehicles but look into final mile delivery you might find a Courier business that has an account with Amazon and you can do routes are there in that I will see a box truck doing so much in the Courier space as I said before you just need to find a company or generate enough business that can fill up the truck
I appreciate all the info and definitely want to know the apps you use I'm very interested in this business.
Hey please check out the other codes I’ve released I discuss this topic. Thanks for watching
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANIES YOU HAVE CONTRACTS WITH???
I’m with some local ones I really don’t know if any National ones outside of final mile companies. You would need to seek out your local ones. Every place is different
How do you land contracts ?
idk if you have mentioned this or maybe i might have missed it but what vehicle do you drive? how much does it weigh?
and lastly what kind of vehicle would you recommend to start a courier contractor?
regards-
I drove a dodge journey. It was a V6 so my fuel was good on the highway and I pick it because it was large enough for what I was doing at the that which was hospital runs that needed coolers and boxes to be delivered. As far as vehicle choice it is a hard question because you would have to see what work your local area needs.
Hi. Great video. I’m in Maryland looking for a solid company or companies to drive for. Could you suggest any companies or is that direct competition?? Thanks!!
Hey Thanks for watching him greatly appreciate it there was a subscriber or viewer that came from your area and he was working for night and day couriers an Excel couriers. Hopefully those are some good options for you if they have any openings!
@@DumaLife Hi Great Video, I'm in the Houston tx area and would love to get into this industry, do you know of any good companies here? Thanks again for the Videos
Thanks for watching. Unfortunately I don’t not know any big ones out there. I do that US PACKING is a National company maybe they have a branch there.
Do you have an idea of how many hours you worked for this amount of gross?
I would have to say 50-60 hrs/week.
@@DumaLife Ok so you weren't having to work a lot of hours! Thats great :)
Do you need a llc for this
No you don’t but here in the states if you make more that 18k in a year I advise you to talk to a CPA about setting one up.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
Do you have "how to run a business" type videos? Documentation is something that I need help with.
This week will start the set of videos I have made that will hopefully answer your questions
@@DumaLife appreciate it!
Hey man I gotta a ? Company told me I can get 55% of profit and of course I’d be working 10+ hour days mon - fri just starting out does that sound okay? I’ll be a independent contractor as well
Hello Matthew that’s sounds good is it 55% of everything you do? Local and long runs? I think you should know the cost of the jobs so you have a greater idea on what you’ll be making by payday.
@@DumaLife it’s local and long runs and it’s 55% of total price I assume I’ll be able to see job price on pay stub I’m not sure today was my first day
Great job landing the contract! I wish you well
@@matthewmills1347 Hope all is well. You have an update for us.
What city area to your drive in
When I was doing to Virginia beach
Hey! Would you consider doing a consult for 15 minutes for $25?
Sure you can contact me on my email realdumalife@gmail.com
How much do you set aside for taxes, Percentage wise?
I put around 20% - 30%
Yes sir month to month.
Hello I want to start this how can I join?
You can start looking through indeed for 1099 work but I will release more descriptive videos.
Hi, which company you work for & what percentage you get? Thanks
I’m with cardinal messenger and the jobs cost vary
Sound fun man, i have questions how did you start?
I was researching for quite some time of companies.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
What company do you work thru?
Bro dose this job works in Canada??
I’m sure there are opportunities there however you have to do your own research on where to get your accounts or existing companies who do it there.
How does it break down to days worked and hours worked if you have that breakdown. Trying to see how much time your putting into reaching that amount of income. Thank you your videos are helpful and inspiring.
Thanks for watching I would roughly say 60-70 hours Monday to Friday that’s what I did.
@@DumaLife that sounds like $19-22/hr(240-280 hours per month)That doesn’t include the wear and tear on the car, and gas budget
Still not clear on what you do
How many hours do u work per week ?
50+ to get the money I want.
Hello thanks for watching please look at the rest of the videos on the playlist. I am also working on a website to hopefully be a resource check it out it’s courierlisting.com
I know you added your car payment into expenses of your business. But your car payment would be owed even if you worked 9 to 5 in an office or warehouse. So imo you would need a car regardless.
How many hours per day ? Is this something someone could do part time ?
Yes it can be done part time and for me I do closer to 10+hrs per day at minimum.
Good video, fuel was %75 of total cost , what is your car and how much for MPG?
Thanks for watching I have a Dodge Journey and I usually get 26-28 MPG.
@@DumaLife I see. What vehicle do you recommend?
I’m particularly like I’m dodge caravan for the space and it is not as big as a sprinter van.
@@DumaLife Cool . I love that body style, ,minivans remind my old station wagons. Some people are not agree with Dodge Caravan and they argue of poor quality however I prefer to listen to you also since you have experience with Dodge. Speaking about body style, are you confirming minivan for this job? Correct me if I am wrong that Cost and Space are two major factors. What I am saying is a well balance between those as you rolled out Sprinter.
I will be considering a caravan Because it has the same engine as my journey and all the seats can lay flat so much for a cargo van. I can put a lot of things in my current vehicle and I believe that does dictate certain jobs that I do get because of the size of it getting a caravan with only higher the percentages of getting longer jobs which equate to bigger payouts. In the medical career field from what I see unless you are moving a lot of organs and tissue jobs a sprinter van might be too big for the job because of the gas/fuel you will be consuming.
How many miles Drive