What is an Independent Contractor Driver?
An independent contractor truck drivers is not identified and categorized by the trucking company for which he or she drives as an employee. This mean independent contractor drivers do not receive the same benefits as employees receive. There are multiple reasons why trucking carriers may classify truckers as independent contractors. At Berger Allied, we are your premier source for moving services and also a great place to work as a CDL driver.
Responsibilities Independent Contractor Drivers
Truck drivers who are independent contractors are usually responsible for absorbing the costs of many items and resources required to perform their job duties. This can include the costs of owning, maintaining, and operating their own trucks. These independent contractors are also obligated to pay all of their own Social Security and Medicare taxes. They are also not covered by workers’ compensation and may not be covered by overtime pay and minimum wage regulations.
Determining If a Driver is an Independent Contractor Driver
Workers who are under financial control from an employer may be employees and not independent contractors. This control may take the form of the worker not being allowed to work for other companies, the employer owning or placing significant financial investment into the equipment the work must use, and the employer not reimbursing the worker for any expenses he or she incurs while conducting business for the company. Particularly if one or more of these business relationships are permanent and not temporary, the worker may be an employee and not an independent contractor.
Workers who carry out job responsibilities that are essential to the company’s line of business may be employees and not independent contractors.
Complete independent contractor drivers perform their duties without the company’s control over them about certain things, including whether they can work for other carriers, the hours they work, and the routes they take to get to their destinations.
At Berger Moving & Storage, we have your residential, corporate, commercial, and international moving needs covered. We also hire qualified drivers to help us serve customers across the nation. For more information about our services or any driving positions currently available, give us a call today at 866.959.6810 or email us at Move@bergerallied.com.
