Independent Contractors

• Lucrative fuel surcharge and mileage, paid on loaded and empty miles
• Fuel surcharge adjusted weekly, in keeping with average fuel costs
• Discounted fuel at our facilities and hundreds of fuel stops; you buy fuel at our price and the cost is deducted from your weekly settlement
• Accessorial and short-haul rates in addition to your base mileage rate
• Discounts on tires and maintenance through our nationwide vendor-network
• Optional maintenance escrow
• 24-hour Road Service department
• Paid base plates and permits
• Toll cards and EZ passes issued; scales reimbursed
• 98% no-touch freight
• Paid orientation and safety training
• On-board communication with e-mail

•  85 cpm, loaded or empty, for OTR lease-purchase contractors
•  Fuel surcharge based on DOE average weekly price (adjusted weekly)
•   Non-mileage / Accessorial pay, as follows: 
• $35 per additional stop, between pick-up & delivery
• $2.25 per 1,000 lbs loading/unloading (company lumper service available)
• $20 pallet jack use, per load
• $50 for delivery/pick-up in any of the five boroughs of New York
• $75 per day for attending Orientation
• $50 payment, should lease truck not be available
• Short-Haul Pay
• Shuttle Pay of $25 per hour plus miles for local shuttle
• Discounts on fuel, tires, maintenance, and labor
• Referral bonus paid for drivers hired/contractors leased with us
• Base plates & permits paid by company
• Scale tickets reimbursed by company
• Toll cards & passes issued (same as company OTR driver)
• Paid weekly (each Friday) via direct deposit or ComData®
• Access to services at our shops and outsourced maintenance vendors
• Maintenance Service Agreement offered
• Full voluntary benefits package available

• Lessee will forfeit all benefits enrollments
• Lessee will terminate status as company driver prior to signing lease; upon termination, all company benefits will be discontinued
• Lease Drivers may inquire about Cobra insurance coverage by contacting the Benefits department 401k enrollments will also terminate

• No major modifications are permitted; Lessee may not make alterations that can’t be removed without damage to the unit (ie— paint, accessories requiring holes be drilled)

• All major repairs must be coordinated with MOC.  All maintenance, other than oil changes, must go through the IC Maintenance coordinator to insure quality of service and utilize truck warranty.

• Lessee will be required to complete monthly maintenance reports of all work completed on the truck; reports must be turned in by the 15th of each month for the previous month.  Reports are treated with the same priority as missing logs. 

• Quarterly maintenance inspections are required; we will pay for the inspections, but all work required for trucks to pass inspection is the responsibility of the Lessee

• Lease drivers are responsible for self-employment taxes (all local, state and federal taxes, as applicable).  We do not deduct these taxes from weekly settlements.

• Lease drivers are responsible for all fuel use taxes.  If the driver fuels within our fuel network, $.01 cpm will be deducted from the weekly settlement for fuel taxes to be filed quarterly.   A federal Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (aka: 2290) of $550 per year will also be deducted/filed for the driver.

• Deductibles are applied, in the amounts of $1,500 for property damage and $500 for cargo claims.  The lease driver is responsible for the first $1,500/accident reserve for physical damage on a preventable accident or incident.  If the reserve is below the amount paid by the driver, the difference will be reimbursed.  Likewise, for reserved amounts on cargo claims.  There is a $1500 deductible for third-party property damage; a $1000 deductible for damage to the drivers’ own tractor; $500 deductible for cargo claims.

•  With-holdings and deductions will be made from the weekly settlement, as follows:                 
• Truck payment:  approx $1500 to $2000/ mo, based on model and odometer on unit selected
• Fuel costs:  all charges for the prior week
• Insurance:  Bobtail, $20/mo;  Physical Damage, approx $130/mo; Occupational Health, $118/mo
• Maintenance/Road Service:  for charges closed out during the prior week
• Fuel taxes, as calculated by fuel purchases; deducted weekly with fuel charges.  (If fueling outside the company network and fuel receipts are not turned in to the fleet manager, the company will figure tax liability by the IRS auditing formula and charge for each quarter.)
• Admin fees:  Annual $50 admin fee; $20 Road Service charge per occurrence: $10 Comcheck® fee for personal advances
• Equipment usage fees:  $25/mo OBC usage
• Escrow payments:  $100/wk until total equals $3,600 for security deposit.  The security escrow will only be released within 45 days upon termination of lease.  A voluntary escrow fund may also be set up, at the driver’s request.  This fund is accessible Monday through Friday, during normal business hours.  (Examples of contribution rates:  $.08 per mile for a 2002 lease unit; $.05 per mile for 2004 or 2005 model tractors.)  * Driver may opt to use an accountant through ATBA (provided by the company) for a rate of $16.25 a week; this is optional but encouraged.

1. Driver will be notified of acceptance into the Lease Program
2. Driver will be notified of acceptance into the Lease Program
3. Fleet Manager will be notified and will route driver to home terminal to clean out truck and be terminated as a company driver
4. A rental car will be provided for the driver to travel to orientation
5. Drivers will go through a 4-day orientation class and be dispatched immediately

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