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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 4220427" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>While you're called an "independent contractor" by X the reality is that you're an administrator with an equity participation who is a willing participant in the race to the bottom of the cheap freight trucking business. </p><p>Every year you will sign the same basic one dimensional, one sided, unilaterally drafted and implemented contract whose terms are in no way shape or form binding upon FXG because there's simply no governing legal authority in place with the power to make it binding. Sure you could try to take them to arbitration if you wanted to , good luck with that because they reserve the right to pick the people who will sit on the arbitration board. It in turn leaves you totally subjugated to the absolute will and power of that company.</p><p></p><p>More importantly, it provides them with the opportunity to terminate you for any reason including no reason at all. Unlike road tractors where you can sign on the very next day with somebody else with steps and cutaways a viable alternative use for them is harder to find and if subjected to harsh rural environments they don't last long.</p><p></p><p>As for manpower in this the brave new world of cheap freight, let's put it this way. You'll need 3 guys on every truck. One coming, one driving and one leaving . The turnover will be your greatest challenge due to the difficulties in finding people willing to take what you have to offer in the way of wages and benefits. </p><p></p><p>But again the most important thing to remember is simply this........nothing's binding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 4220427, member: 58386"] While you're called an "independent contractor" by X the reality is that you're an administrator with an equity participation who is a willing participant in the race to the bottom of the cheap freight trucking business. Every year you will sign the same basic one dimensional, one sided, unilaterally drafted and implemented contract whose terms are in no way shape or form binding upon FXG because there's simply no governing legal authority in place with the power to make it binding. Sure you could try to take them to arbitration if you wanted to , good luck with that because they reserve the right to pick the people who will sit on the arbitration board. It in turn leaves you totally subjugated to the absolute will and power of that company. More importantly, it provides them with the opportunity to terminate you for any reason including no reason at all. Unlike road tractors where you can sign on the very next day with somebody else with steps and cutaways a viable alternative use for them is harder to find and if subjected to harsh rural environments they don't last long. As for manpower in this the brave new world of cheap freight, let's put it this way. You'll need 3 guys on every truck. One coming, one driving and one leaving . The turnover will be your greatest challenge due to the difficulties in finding people willing to take what you have to offer in the way of wages and benefits. But again the most important thing to remember is simply this........nothing's binding. [/QUOTE]
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