Job Description

Medical Courier - Contract Opportunity

Company Background

Life Couriers is a company with over 45 years of experience in the logistics industry. LC leads the industry in freight transportation and 3rd party logistics services in the United States. Serving companies of any size, we offer decades of delivery experience for all industries. Our team specializes in medical, pharmaceutical, and standard delivery for both the private and public sectors.

With roots as radiopharmaceutical couriers, we understand the importance of precision as well as the margin of error that is considered in making both safe and dependable deliveries. We have maintained these strict standards and adherence to time-critical deadlines throughout our network. 1099-contractors drive the delivery of time-sensitive and life-saving therapies and diagnostics to our customers.

Contractor Sought

Life Couriers is looking for a dependable and professional independent contractor courier for one, or all, of the following:

Routed Deliveries - Varying routes that normally have a set recurring schedule to them. **NOTE: routes may change unexpectedly based on customer needs
STAT/On-Demand - Pickups and rush orders dispatched from a route manager or customer
Backup/Standby - Last-minute fill-in for routes due to increase in daily volume

Services Sought

For this contract, you will be picking up and delivering pharmacy medications and medical supplies.

Coverage Sought

Reliable independent contractors with availability to run orders:

Monday-Friday with routes launching at 12:30 pm and 7:00pm

Additional backup or on-demand routes may be offered

Contractor Commissions

Earned in one or more of the following ways: per mile, per route, per stop (plus variable fuel surcharge in some of our markets)
Earned weekly through our third-party pay administrator Openforce
Specific commission details to be discussed in the pre-contracting process

Requirements for Contract

Per insurance requirements, eligible contractors will be between 21 and 75 years of age
Attentive to detail
Live within 40 miles to zip code 56303
Own a reliable and registered SUV, Minivan, or Cargo van that would be used for this contract (2011 or newer)
Have and maintain state minimum requirements for bodily injury and property damage as primary auto insurance
At your choice: maintain your own qualifying workers' compensation insurance or enroll in the available Occupational Accident Insurance program for a weekly fee
Sign up with an EIN as a company OR with a US Social Security Number as a sole proprietorship
Be able to complete contractor-qualifying screenings and online delivery preparation modules
Have a clean driving record with no more than 2 moving violations or at fault accidents in the last three years
Have an iPhone or Android smartphone to use for GPS order tracking and order scanning
Supply a cooler with reusable ice-packs to transport temperature controlled specimens
Willing to drive in inclement weather to service our customers
Adherence to customer suggested professional appearance standards:
Solid black, gray, or light blue polo shirt
Solid colored, clean, khaki or jean pants (athletic wear is not recommended)
Comfortable shoes/boots (avoid flip-flops, high heels, sandals)
1099-Contractor ID prominently displayed (supplied by Life Couriers)

Submit Your Contract Bid to Life Couriers

Our 1099 contracts are offered to interested and qualifying contractors on a first come, first served basis. As such, time is of the essence in completing the pre-contracting process as soon as possible. The process to contract with Life Couriers takes approximately 2-5 days total to finish. If you fail to complete pending contracting tasks in a timely manner, you will be selected out of the process in favor of the next interested contractor courier.

Follow these steps carefully to properly submit your bid for this contract:

Step #1: Openforce Account Creation / Login (5 mins)

Navigate to ICM.oforce.com and click on “Sign up” to create an account OR login using your credentials

Step #2: Complete the Prescreening Questionnaire (5 mins)

Submit just basic qualifying details to our contract processor platform called Openforce

Answer the prompts: Provide your full, legal name | the 4-digit CONTRACT ID from the top of this ad | your contact information | year/make/model/color of your vehicle | driver's license info | affirm YES you are willing to pay later for your background, MVR, and drug screening | calculate the distance in miles from your home address to the zip code listed in this ad and provide that number on the Prescreen Questionnaire | e-sign and date the document (DO NOT hand sign and scan back to Openforce)

In your Openforce profile, click on “My Enrollments” and paste one of the following activation codes:

A7BE010D-1EE3

7F6B5A62-B30B

D4D15946-238C

Step #3: Complete Full Contracting Bid and Documents Submission (10-20 mins)

Submit your compliance documents and signatures to finalize your contract bid on Openforce

Read these notes BEFORE you complete Step 3 below:

• Most contract rates are already worked out and are paid by mile and by stop. You will speak with our route manager about commissions once you have submitted your bid for this contract. You can accept all the vehicle-specific rates and move on to the next section of your enrollment for now.

• Couriers with LLC/EIN will be given preference over those using their SS number

• You must accept our Cargo Insurance offer if you do not have a $250,000 coverage policy with a deductible no greater than $1,500 and which indicates Life Couriers as an additional policyholder

• You must enroll in the Occupational Accident Insurance offered if you don’t have proof of your own workers' compensation insurance policy with at least $250,000 medical expense limit per occupational accident and $1,000,000 aggregate limit

• Note: choose “...Carrier will furnish devices and applications, permits...” etc. Contractors are NOT responsible for providing devices or permits for this contract

• Upload: Driver's License, Insurance Declarations Pages (NOT insurance card), Vehicle Registration, SS Card, Passport-style selfie picture of your face to create your contractor badge

• HIPAA, Bloodborne Pathogen, and other contractor modules can be left “blank” in your enrollment submission and will be provided to you at no cost after reviewing your documents. Your login credentials will only be assigned to you once you have completed Steps 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Step #3: Continued...

In your Openforce profile, click on “My Enrollments” again, and paste one of the following activation codes:

19F32C65-0ECC

1A3D7E28-02F6

A2A79716-8F53

Step #4: Notify Life Couriers by Applying to this Opportunity

Once you have completed Steps 1-4, we will reply to you within one business day to acknowledge receipt of your contract bid. Be ready to complete online contractor preparation modules and submit to background screenings ASAP.

Company Description

Life Couriers is looking for professional, detail-oriented, independent, self-employed 1099-couriers to make deliveries to our customers in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. Please be sure you have read the entire contract details before applying to contract with us. There are VERY IMPORTANT steps that must be completed if you are to be considered for a contract with Life Couriers.

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