IC contracting & AB5 defense
Stage 1 · Driver Recruitment & Compliance
P1Initial MVP
Four-Lane View
Software Function
- ›Dual-mode contracting: own-authority (broker-carrier agreement) or lease-on (49 CFR Part 376 lease with required disclosures) State-aware classification engine: ABC test / B2B exemption logic per state (CA AB5 alert) E-sign MSA with plain-language + Spanish rendering Evidence vault: multi-client freedom, no behavioral control, rate negotiation logs — audit-ready
Service Provider / Admin
- ›Legal/compliance dashboard: classification risk score by state and driver mix Template governance and version control One-click audit export for DOL/EDD/IRS inquiries
User — Driver / IOO
- ›Reads the deal in plain language: take rate, deductions ($0), termination terms Chooses own-authority vs lease-on with a side-by-side comparison Keeps the right to haul for others — documented, not just promised
Logistics Company — FreightShift
- ›Misclassification exposure managed as a company risk line: classification score by state and driver FREIGHTSHIFT mix, evidence vault always audit-ready (CA AB5 enforcement began 2025) The IC structure that lets the whole business model exist — done once, correctly, and defensible
Software Function
- ›Dual-mode contracting: own-authority (broker-carrier agreement) or lease-on (49 CFR Part 376 lease with required disclosures) State-aware classification engine: ABC test / B2B exemption logic per state (CA AB5 alert) E-sign MSA with plain-language + Spanish rendering Evidence vault: multi-client freedom, no behavioral control, rate negotiation logs — audit-ready
Competitors
Openforce (the whole pitch — but 2000s UX, 2.95% settlement take, no recruiting front end)
Differentiation
Openforce sells risk transfer and charges the driver for it. We build the same defense into the platform at $0 driver cost — the compliance is a byproduct of transparent economics.
Make It Better
The first AB5-safe contracting engine that drivers actually like: transparent, bilingual, fee-free, and structured so independence is real and provable.