Owner Operator Information

Thank you for your interest in Bisson Transportation. We provide great benefits to our owner/operators. These benefits include:

  • Base plate and excise tax assistance
  • COMDATA fuel card
  • Ability to operate under Bisson's IFTA and have Bisson prepare fuel taxes
  • NY EZ-Pass with no admin fees, only actual toll charges
  • Bobtail and physical damage insurance available
  • Lease/purchase program
Bisson Transportation provides the following at no charge to you:
  • Pre-sign on DOT inspections **
  • Pre-sign on drug screening and DOT physical (when required) **
  • Truck decals with Bisson Transportation logo and required DOT numbers (provided the work is completed at a Bisson authorized shop) **
  • Random drug screening
  • NY HUT application
** These fees will be charged to the owner/operator if lease agreement is terminated in the first six months
How we pay: We have a 24-hour pay out schedule. So, when you turn your paperwork in by 4 PM on a "business" day, you get paid the following business day at 4 PM. We do require original proof of deliveries and logs in order for this to be processed. This can be done via mail, Trip Pak, or in person.

Pay per mile for all loaded and empty miles plus fuel surcharge/ layover and detention pay when applicable.

We have a non-forced dispatch, which will consist of an Outbound and Inbound dispatcher.

We haul paper out of Maine about 99% of the time, with three major shippers. We have a 98% on time rating, which allows us to be on the higher end of rates made available by these shippers.

Have your own authority?

If you have your own authority you can still haul for Bisson Transportation. The structure is different. We offer 80% of the gross line haul, but you must provide your own insurance and name Bisson Transportation as the lease carrier, your Cargo insurance must cover $100,000.00 and your certificate must include coverage for wet paper claims. We have to have a signed Trailer Interchange Agreement with you. You are not eligible for the Safety Bonuses as we don't monitor your logs. You can use a Com Data fuel card to receive advances if you agree to establish an escrow account up to $2500 taken out of your settlements incrementally. You also must establish the escrow account if you have a deductible on your insurance policies. We cannot offer you our Base Plate or EZ Pass programs since you wouldn't be under our authority.

Please be aware of our minimum requirements to become an owner/operator with Bisson Transportation.
  • Shall be at least 24 years old.
  • Shall be able to read, write and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
  • Shall be physically qualified to drive a motor vehicle in accordance with Subpart E-Physical Qualifications and Examinations of Part 391 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR).
  • Shall pass the required Bisson Transportation Drug Screen Test
  • Shall have a valid commercial drivers license (CDL), Class A
  • Shall have had no conviction or forfeiture of bond (includes implied consent licensing states), for driving a commercial vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or controlled substances as defined by the federal regulations.
  • Shall have had no conviction or forfeiture of bond (includes implied consent licensing states), during the past 5 years for any of the following offenses:
  • Driving a privately owned vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or controlled substances
  • Non-felony citation for illegal possession or transportation of alcohol, drugs or controlled substances.
  • Shall have no conviction or forfeiture of bond for a felony class crime involving the following situations, regardless of when they occurred:
  • Any crimes involving a firearm
  • Any violent crime
  • Sex offenses of any type (are subject to review by Bisson Transportation Management)
  • Shall have had no conviction of forfeiture of bond for a felony class crime, other than as described above.
  • Driving record will not exceed:
  • One at fault and one not at fault accident in the past 36 months
  • Three(3) moving violations in the past 36 months, with no more than two (2) violations in the past 12 months
  • No more than three (3) non-moving violations on an individual MVR in the past 36 months (overweight's, seat belts, brake, equipment, log book, etc.)
  • Own Tractor-Shall have 2 years Over the Road verifiable experience and meet all other qualifications
  • Down-payment Loan Program - shall have 2 years of Over the Road verifiable experience, and meet all other qualifications.
  • Lease Purchase Program- shall have 3 years of Over the Road verifiable experience, and meet all other qualifications.
  • Your tractor must be able to pass a pre-sign on DOT Inspection, and if going to be base plated by Bisson, your tractor will have to have a Maine State Inspection also. This will be done at the West Bath, Maine terminal.
  • Your tractor is required to be able to haul 45,000 pound loads.
Unacceptable Items:
  • Three (3) at fault accidents within the last 36 months
  • Any hit and run accident involving bodily injury
  • Any conviction for reckless speed
  • Any conviction for DWI/OUI-if over 5 years we can discuss
  • Any conviction for fleeing or eluding arrest
  • Any conviction for vehicular manslaughter or negligent homicide
  • Any felony
  • Any driver with two (2) major speed violations (over 20+ MPH over the limit)