Health Insurance

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

Basic Plan			Enhanced Plan
Employee	$20.00/week		Employee	$22.50/week
Employee+Child(ren)	$39.50/week		Employee+Child(ren)	$46.00/week
Employee+Family	$70.00/week		Employee+Family	$82.00/week
$5 Discount available			$5 Discount available

Dental Coverage

Dental Insurance is provided by Ameritas Group

Basic Plan			Enhanced Plan
Employee	$2.00/week		Employee	$3.79/week
Employee+Child(ren)	$4.00/week		Employee+Child(ren)	$7.33/week
Employee+Family	$6.00/week		Employee+Family	$12.80/week
Dental rewards available			Dental rewards available

Vision Coverage

Vision Insurance is provided by VSP

Basic Plan			Enhanced Plan
Employee	$0.00/week		Employee	$1.49/week
Employee+Child(ren)	$0.00/week		Employee+Child(ren)	$2.64/week
Employee+Family	$0.00/week		Employee+Family	$4.38/week

Life Insurance

Life Insurance is provided by Reliance Standard

Basic Life Insurance			Optional Life Insurance
Provided to Employee Only at no cost in the amount of $35,000			Available to buy thru payroll deduction for: Employee up to $150,000 Spouse up to $20,000 Child(ren) up to $10,000

Credit Union

    Members credit union, a North Carolina based, full benefits Credit Union is on a volunteer basis with the following services available:

• Savings account
• Checking account
• Christmas Club
• Loans
• Super 60
• Money Markets
• Trust
• Custodian
• IRA
• Credit Cards

Optional Disability Plan

    Coverage begins when Salary Continuation Benefits end. The plan extends your $250.00 weekly benefit up until the end of the first year of your disibility and then pays 60% of earnings, up to a month max, determined by work type. This plan integrates with Social Security Benefits (if Applicable). This is optional insurance and is paid for by employee through deduction.

Direct Deposit

    Direct deposit is mandatory. Your pay can be directly deposited into your checking/savings account or your pay can be loaded to your Comdata card. Allow 3 to 4 weeks for setup.

Vacation Pay

    All full-time drivers affected by this agreement who have been in continuos 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 at the employee's regular wages and works on an employee's anniversary year -- not a calendar year. If the vacation time is not used, the employee loses it. The employee cannot carry vacation days over to the next anniversary year, without written consent of their supervisor. Vacation pay is not pro-rated between anniversary dates; therefore, you must work to your next anniversary date each year to earn vacation pay.

Continuation of Benefits

    If a driver (who is not terminated) is unable to work and is notified by the Company in writing that he/she has been put on inactive status, his life, disability and health, dental and vision insurance provided by the company will continue for up to three (3) months as long as premiums are kept current by the driver.

     Examples of inactive status include but are not limited to the following:

• Workers Compensation - Disability
• Accident or Sickness

    While on inactive status, the driver must pay for any insurance premiums he/she has on payroll deduction, i.e. health, dental, optional insurance. If premiums are not paid, insurance coverage will be cancelled. While on inactive status, the driver will not be eligible for holiday or funeral pay, nor will he earn vacation pay for the period he/she is on inactive status.

Funeral Leave

    Three (3) days paid funeral leave will be permitted for death in the immediate family. Immediate family shall consist of Spouse, Child, Mother, Father, Step-child (who is a member of household), Brother or Sister. The rate of pay will be $40.00 per day.

    It is understood that the employee may need more than three days of leave and additional unpaid leave may be granted, based upon the individual situation.

Jury Duty

    Road drivers who are summoned for jury duty will be paid by Epes the difference between $40/day and the amount received from the court.

401k Retirement Savings Plan

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

Employees may contribute from 1% to 50% of annual earnings. The Company makes a contribution. Company contributions are 100% vested after three (3) years of employment.

There is also a loan program with our 401k plan and rollovers from other 401k accounts are allowed.

Uniform Program

    Epes will pay full price of two(2) sets of uniforms or a total of (4) items. After one year of employment and on each anniversary, Epes will buytwo(2) sets of uniforms.

Safety Shoe Program

    Upon employment, all drivers are encouraged to participate in the safety shoe program. Epes will pay the first $50.00 one time each year for a pair of safety shoes.

Scholarship Fund

    Epes Carriers makes available a scholarship award to deserving children of Epes Carriers Subsidiary employees. Application is made in essay form and student must be a recent high school graduate

Top Achiever Program

    Epes will honor a select number of full-time drivers who must represent SUPERIOR STANDARDS of PERFORMANCE in every area of their responsibility.

    To be eligible, a driver must meet the following criteria:

1. Employed from January 1 to December 31
2. Run a minimum of 100,000 miles
3. No Service Failures
4. No preventable accidents
5. No injuries resulting in lost time from work
6. No Log Policy Violations
1. Acts of omission - Level B
2. Hours of service - Level 4
3. Falsification - Level 3
7. No violations of Personal Conduct Rules and Regulations.

Appreciation Award

    Recognizes those drivers who go above and beyond? their normal daily responsibilities. Presented with a letter of accommodation and a $50.00 gift certificate from Walmart.

Knight of Highway Award

    Recognizes highway heroes and/or good deeds rendered to fellow drivers and/or the general motoring public. Presentations will be at quarterly safety meetings.

Service Awards

    Recognizes length of service with Epes:

1 year - Epes Belt Buckle

Safe Driving Awards

    Recognizes safe driving for those drivers who are not involved in a preventable and/or chargeable accident during their anniversary year. Certificates, patches for uniforms and decals for your assigned tractor are issued.

Rider Program

    A Year Around program designed for drivers and passengers that meet requirements. NOTE: May have only one passenger at a time.

Driver Requirements:

1.	Employed/Leased as a full-time OTR driver for 30 days.
2.	No preventable accident within the last 6 months from request date.

Spouse/Passenger Requirements:

1.	Must be at least 13 years of age or older.
2.	DOT, Epes Transport and customer policies and procedures that pertain to passengers must be obeyed at all times.
3.	May not operate, maintain, connect or disconnect any company and/or leased equipment.
4.	May not assist in loading, unloading or securing cargo.
5.	Must wear safety restraints at all times while equipment is in motion.
6.	Female rider is automatically disqualified as a rider upon pregnancy.

    Additional insurance coverage on the passenger must be obtained before authorization is given at $21.80 per calendar month.

In Cab Email

    Prepaid personal communications service delivers discounted rates, voice mail, and email directly to the driver via Qualcomm, connecting you directly with family and friends 24 hours a day from the convenience, comfort, and safety of your truck.

Pre Pass

    Allows you to bypass scales in the states that have on with Pre Pass. Pre Pass keeps you rolling down the road, rather than waiting in line at the scale.

Epes Million Mile Award

    Epes will honor those drivers that have driven 1 million miles accident free for Epes Transport.

Transflo

    Transflo - Truck stop scanning allows you to scan your paperwork after delivery of your load each day at selected truck stops. No more missed paydays or extra cost associated with submitting paperwork to the company.

Roadside Inspection Award

    Epes will give $15.00 cash for all roadside inspections with no violations that are turned into the driver manager.

HazMat Endorsement Fee Reimbursement

    Epes Transport 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