Health Insurance

Health / Pharmacy Insurance is provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Dental Coverage

Dental Insurance is provided.

Vision Coverage

Vision Insurance is provided by VSP

Life Insurance

• Life Insurance is provided by Reliance Standard
• Optional Life Insurance
• Available for purchase thru payroll deduction.

Credit Union

    Members Credit Union, a North Carolina based, full benefits credit Union is available.

Optional Disability Plan

     This is optional insurance and is paid for by employee through payroll deduction.

Direct Deposit

    Direct deposit is mandatory.

Vacation Pay

    All full-time drivers who have been in continuous employment will receive paid vacation as follows:

• After 1 year - 1 week
• After 2 years - 2 weeks
• After 10 years - 3 weeks

    Vacation pay will be an average of the employee's regular wages and works on an employee's anniversary year. Vacation time must be taken.

Funeral Leave

    Three (3) days paid funeral leave will be permitted for death in the immediate family.

Jury Duty

    Road drivers who are summoned for jury duty will be paid the difference between $40/day and the amount received from the court, two (2) weeks maximum.

401k Retirement Savings Plan

    After six (6) months of continuous employment, full-time employees are eligible to join the EPES 401k Retirement Plan.

    Employees may contribute from earnings. The Company makes a contribution.

    This plan includes a loan program and rollovers from other 401k accounts are allowed.

Scholarship Fund

    Epes Carriers makes available a scholarship award to deserving children of Epes Carriers subsidiary employees.

Top Achiever Program

    Epes honors full-time drivers who represent superior standards of performance in every area of their responsibility.

Appreciation Award

    Recognizes those drivers who go above and beyond their normal daily responsibilities.

Knight of Highway Award

    Recognizes highway heroes and/or good deeds rendered to fellow drivers and/or the general motoring public.

Service Awards

    Recognizes length of service with Epes.

Safe Driving Awards

    Recognizes safe driving for those drivers who are not involved in a preventable accident during their anniversary year.

Rider Program

    A Year Around program designed for drivers and passengers that meet strict requirements.

    In addition, insurance coverage on the passenger must be obtained, before authorization is given.

In Cab Email

    Prepaid personal communications service delivers discounted long distance rates, voice mail, and email directly to the driver.

Pre Pass

    Allows you to bypass scales in the states where available.

Epes Million Mile Award

    Epes honors those drivers that have driven 1 million miles accident free at Epes Transport.

Truck Stop Scanning

    Transflo

Roadside Inspection Award

    Epes will give $20.00 cash for all roadside inspections with no violations that are turned into their driver manager.

HazMat Endorsement Fee Reimbursement

    Epes will reimburse the cost incurred for obtaining/renewing a hazardous material endorsement for a CDL license.

Holiday Pay

    

After 90 days of employment, full-time road drivers will receive $45.00 holiday pay for the following holidays:

Easter - Good Friday July 4th Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas New Years Day