Independent contractors (ICs) and gig workers in the transportation and logistics industry are entrepreneurial-minded people who typically start as single owner-operators. As they establish themselves with delivery companies, they often seize the opportunity to grow their independent business and become a master contractor by recruiting a few subcontractors to run routes underneath them.
In a perfect world, subcontractors are appropriately vetted and insured. However, given the urgency of delivery work, it is not uncommon for master contractors to bring in family members and friends to run these routes on an ad hoc basis. Without proper compliance protocols (or ignoring compliance completely), the transportation company and the master’s business are at significant risk of being held liable for anything that happens while a subcontractor is on dispatch.
For this reason, transportation companies are highly encouraged to enroll subcontractors into a contractor management platform, such as Openforce. Doing so mitigates compliance risk through the ability to screen critical compliance documents that otherwise often go undetected.
Manually managing subcontractor compliance is time-consuming and error-prone. Openforce streamlines processes by allowing businesses to:
Don’t take unnecessary risks. Contact Openforce today to learn how enrolling subcontractors helps ensure compliance and automates manual tasks so you can rest easy.