I have been an independent contractor since 1988. The company I drive for started out with two brothers I think around 1990. They sold to Greyhound sometime around early 2000's. I once took a free Greyhound ride to Milwaukee where I bought a motorcycle and rode it home. I joined on in 2001 after being with another outfit based out of the Midway area of St. Paul. The company's largest contract is with Fairview Specialty Pharmacy. My route, which I have had since 2008 (of all the route guys, I have had my route the longest by a mile. No one is even close. They lose guys because you cannot make mistakes, if you do, you are likely to lose your route and it might cost you multiple thousands of dollars if you deliver an expensive drug to the wrong address) is about 90% Fairview "next day" jobs. Plus I do a medical supply company. I deliver to patient's homes. Around 55 a day give or take 10 or so. I really like route work. I did "on demand" work for years and I hated it so much, but it was a job. I only pick up in the morning and then start my route. No pick-ups and drops all day like on demand. I call that "the mystery".
So I had to do this course, or multiple courses because they sold the company now to a national outfit and changed the name. The new company wants to get all their ducks in a row I think by August 1st. Some of the topics that were assigned to me do not apply, but I had to do them all to completion. Like "delivering live animals" for example. Ha.
