Delivery and courier contracts for drivers with their own vehicle

How to get delivery contracts

1. 1. Know what your vehicle qualifies for

   Cars, minivans and most cargo vans handle local courier, pharmacy, lab and app-based work. Box trucks open up final-mile furniture and appliance delivery and expedited freight. Check the GVWR sticker in the driver's door jamb: it decides a lot of what follows.

2. 2. Line up the paperwork companies ask for

   Expect a clean driving record, a background check and insurance on the vehicle. Vehicles over 10,001 lbs GVWR generally need a USDOT number for interstate work, and for-hire interstate work needs MC authority, unless a carrier leases you on under theirs. A CDL is only required at 26,001 lbs or more, so most box trucks don't need one.

3. 3. Find companies that contract independent drivers

   That's what this directory is for. Each listing shows the vehicles a company takes, its stated requirements and pay model, and a quote from its own site with the date we checked it. Nationwide companies are free to browse; local companies are listed by metro.

4. 4. Apply directly and read the contract

   You sign up on each company's own site; we don't place drivers. Before you sign, ask whether it's a fixed route or on-demand, who pays for fuel and tolls, what insurance they need to see, and how often they pay.