ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <meta name="language" content="en" /> <title>US XPRESS - Great Pay &amp; Benefits - Independent Contractors</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all" href="/cache/css/275fcf5aebf0e4d14df69904b7815a35.css" /> </head> <body class="page_main_independentandleaseIndependentBenefits siteb"> <div id="dm_page"> <div class="dm_layout" id="wrapper"> <div class="header" id="header"> <div class="dm_area dm_layout_header" id="dm_area_31"> <div class="dm_zones clearfix"> <div class="dm_zone"> <div class="dm_widgets"> <div class="dm_widget main_header"> <div class="dm_widget_inner"> <div class="bar"> <div class="contact"> <p> contact: <a href="mailto:recruit@usxpress.com">recruit@usxpress.com</a> 1-877-823-9223</p> </div> <div class="logorow"> <strong class="logo"><a href="/">U.S. XPRESS coming through</a></strong> <form method="post" action="/search/default.aspx" class="search"> <fieldset> <label for="search-input"> SEARCH</label> <input type="text" value="Enter Keywords" class="text" name="st" id="st"> <input type="submit" value="GO" class="submit"> </fieldset> </form> <a href="/apply" class="btn-apply-now"><span>APPLY NOW!</span></a> </div> </div> <div class="cleardiv"> </div> <div class="pane"> <ul id="nav"> <li><a class="link careers" href="/careers" title="US XPRESS - Careers"><span></span> </a></li> <li><a class="link independent-and-lease dm_parent" href="/independent-and-lease" title="US XPRESS - Independent Contractors and Lease Purchase"><span></span></a> </li> <li><a class="link hiring-locations" href="/hiring-locations" title="US XPRESS - Hiring Locations"> <span></span></a></li> <li><a class="link opportunity-stability" href="/opportunity-stability" title="US XPRESS - Opportunity &amp; Stability"> <span></span></a></li> <li><a class="link the-best-equipment" href="/the-best-equipment" title="US XPRESS - The Best Equipment"> <span></span></a></li> <li><a class="link great-pay-benefits" href="/pay-benefits" title="US XPRESS - Great Pay &amp; Benefits"> <span></span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="clearfix"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-two-color"> <!-- section-carrers --> <div class="section-carrers"> <div class="section-carrers-frame"> <div id="twocolumns"> <div class="content text2"> <div class="dm_area dm_page_content2" id="dm_area_66"> <div class="dm_zones clearfix"> <div class="dm_zone"> <div class="dm_widgets"> <div class="dm_widget content_image"> <div class="dm_widget_inner margin30"> <img alt="" height="324" src="/uploads/widget/greatpay_indie.jpg" width="696" /></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- content layout.right //--> <div id="dm_content"> <div class="dm_area dm_page_content" id="dm_area_35"> <div class="dm_zones clearfix"> <div class="dm_zone"> <div class="dm_widgets"> <div class="dm_widget main_indep_body2"> <div class="dm_widget_inner"> <div style="padding: 0 10px 30px 30px;"> <p> As an independent contractor, you own your own business. And, we at U.S. Xpress want to do everything we can to help you increase your profits, while decreasing your expenses and hassles. That's why you'll find we offer our independent contractors one of the best benefits packages available in addition to some of the highest mileage rates in the industry on consistent freight.</p> <div class="more"> <a href="/uploads/pdf/USXDR11970_Contract_PUB.pdf" target="_blank"><span>click here</span></a> <em>for Complete Settlement Summary Chart</em> </div> <h2> Great mileage/rates and insurance options</h2> <ul class="list"> <li>Some of the best mileage rates in the industry</li> <li>Weekly settlements</li> <li>30 CPM to our Contractor Information Session (to sign the contract and partner with U.S. Xpress)</li> <li>Low-cost truck and medical insurance programs available</li> <li><strong>Sign-on bonus</strong> (When available&mdash;click <a onclick="this.newWindow = window.open('http://service.velaro.com/visitor/requestchat.aspx?siteid=7532&amp;showwhen=inqueue', 'VelaroChat', 'toolbar=no, location=no, directories=no, menubar=no, status=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=yes, replace=no'); 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