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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 5573535" data-attributes="member: 58386">Came across a couple of contractor employed drivers out of the terminal I was at. According to what they told me the guys at the Express station that cover this particular are will not be moved into the Ground terminal . They will lose their jobs. And for any Express drivers who are thinking about going to work for a contractor.....here is by and large the nothing you have to look forward to.Length of service seniority.....ZeroSeniority bided routes.....ZeroWages... Zero.&nbsp; &nbsp; You&#039;ll be paid a flat per diem rate or you&#039;ll be paid entirely on a pay per stop basis or by the mile if linehaul.Length of workday....Up to 12 hours a day and up to 70 hours&nbsp; per weekOvertime pay....Zero&nbsp;&nbsp; You&#039;re no longer working for hourly wages.Benefits:Employer funded health insurance....Zero. You&#039;ll need to go into the exchanges and buy your own.Paid time off.....ZeroHoliday pay....ZeroEmployer funded pension plan....ZeroDisability and sick pay....ZeroPaid vacation....Perhaps a week. Don&#039;t expect more. &nbsp;So there it is. Granted, you might find slightly better contractor offers here and there but not by much. Rates and settlements have been cut so low contractors can&#039;t do more even if the wanted to More importantly, because of the weight and dimensions of the freight you&#039;ll have to off load and move the job is an absolute joint killer. Sure, they&#039;ll likely be some contractors come on here and try to dispute these numbers but they&#039;re simply trying to cover up the facts. If you&#039;re Express and you know you&#039;re losing your job....the first guy out of there has first dibs on the best replacement jobs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 5573535, member: 58386"] Came across a couple of contractor employed drivers out of the terminal I was at. According to what they told me the guys at the Express station that cover this particular are will not be moved into the Ground terminal . They will lose their jobs. And for any Express drivers who are thinking about going to work for a contractor.....here is by and large the nothing you have to look forward to. Length of service seniority.....Zero Seniority bided routes.....Zero Wages... Zero. You'll be paid a flat per diem rate or you'll be paid entirely on a pay per stop basis or by the mile if linehaul. Length of workday....Up to 12 hours a day and up to 70 hours per week Overtime pay....Zero You're no longer working for hourly wages. Benefits: Employer funded health insurance....Zero. You'll need to go into the exchanges and buy your own. Paid time off.....Zero Holiday pay....Zero Employer funded pension plan....Zero Disability and sick pay....Zero Paid vacation....Perhaps a week. Don't expect more. So there it is. Granted, you might find slightly better contractor offers here and there but not by much. Rates and settlements have been cut so low contractors can't do more even if the wanted to More importantly, because of the weight and dimensions of the freight you'll have to off load and move the job is an absolute joint killer. Sure, they'll likely be some contractors come on here and try to dispute these numbers but they're simply trying to cover up the facts. If you're Express and you know you're losing your job....the first guy out of there has first dibs on the best replacement jobs. [/QUOTE]

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