Guidelines for Leased Operators
For Drivers with their own truck working
under the Authority of Valley Equipment Leasing, Inc. or KALCO EXPRESS INC.
Leased Operators earn an average of $3,000
to $5,000 per week in peak season!
DRIVER REQUIREMENTS
- AGE - at least 22 years of age
- EXPERIENCE - 2 years verifiable tractor trailer
experience within the past 5 years
- LICENSE - Class A CDL must be valid and current
- ENDORSEMENTS - May require Tanker or HAZMAT at
time of hire depending on position
- No more than 2 moving violations - past 12 months
- No more than 1 preventable DOT recordable loss -
past 12 months
- No more than 4 moving violations - past 3 years
- No more than 2 preventable DOT recordable losses
- In combination - no more than 2 moving violations
and 2 preventable DOT recordable losses - past 3 years
- No Driving while intoxicated by alcohol or drugs
- past 3 years
- No Possession of alcohol or drugs in a motor
vehicle - past 3 years
- No Refusal to submit under implied consent, or
similar - past 3 years
- No Suspended license (current) - past 3 years
- No Operating while suspended - past 3 years
- No Suspensions of 30 days or more, if the result
of a moving violation - past 3 years
- No Felony using a motor vehicle - past 3 years
- No Leaving the scene of an accident / Hit & Run -
past 3 years
- No Fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer -
past 3 years
- No Reckless Driving Citations - past 3 years -
past 3 years
**DOT preventable accident is defined as a preventable
accident involving a fatality, bodily injury or disabling damage to a motor vehicle
where a vehicle must be towed from the scene of the accident.
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Must not be over 12 feet high
- Wheelbase needs to be below 270
- Equipment will need to pass a DOT inspection (we
will inspect the truck before putting a unit in service)
- Will only accept equipment 1993 or newer
INSURANCE / OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Bobtail Insurance - With our company listed as
additional insured, notifying us 10 days prior to policy cancellation
- Physical Damage Insurance (Our insurance coverage
under dispatch is only for liability and does not cover Leased Operator's
equipment)
- Occupational Accident Insurance - Certificate
provided in our company name
- IFTA
- Registration / Base Plates
- Must operate under a Trade Name and have a valid
Federal Identification Number
- Driver's License and Residence Must be in
Colorado
LEASING PROCESS
- Complete and Submit Application with all required
information
- Successfully Complete a Road Test
- Have your Truck Inspected by Our Shop ($50.00
Fee)
- Successfully Complete a Drug Test
- Complete Driver Orientation
- Sign Lease & Provide Insurance Certificates
Printable Leased Operator Application
