Are there any costs that Stevens would expect you to pay out of pocket then reimburse you? I've been reading stuff about drivers paying "lumpers" to load or unload. Is this true?
Most charges you send in for a cash advance and PO (lumpers, washouts, scales, etc). When you send in your trip you list them on there for reimbursement. There are other items(fluids, cleaning supplies, additives, tolls, etc) that are also reimbursed when put on trip. Now you can do what I do and pay all but lumpers out of pocket then submit for reimbursement. I have never been shorted by company. Sometimes a charge may be delayed to following check if they want to review it. Can usually be avoided by letting DM know. Note I am a company drivers, alliance is slightly different on what gets reimbursed.