For payroll taxes they could also just pay 7.5% less and net take-home pay would be similar for drivers. The real draw of independent contractors is the reduct

For payroll taxes they could also just pay 7.5% less and net take-home pay would be similar for drivers. The real draw of independent contractors is the reduction in capital expenditures. They don't need to buy and service cars or pay for mileage. Paying for standby time is also probably prohibitively expensive.