[Blindtlk] Hiring a Driver

Sun Dec 8 22:59:26 UTC 2013

I thank everyone for their input. I greatly appreciate the circumstances we
are all in when needing to find a driver for either professional or
personal needs. I wanted to let you know how I have typically gone about
finding rides for personal errands, doctor appointments, grocery shopping,
etc. I typically go shopping with a friend who needs to run the same
errands or I will ask in my church community. I feel fortunate to say that
if I really need something I can always call a huge list of people to
assist me. However, I have had issues when I worked far away to find rides
home from work. I feel as though I am running into that same uncomfortable
territory again. It was unreliable, inconsistent people that I had before
and unfortunately its been over 9 years since last I needed a super
reliable consistent ride home. So now I have asked at church and will make
an announcement and hope to get some assistance through the ladies at
church. Otherwise, I will have to ask at school or place an ad on
craigslist. I'm not sure how to go about doing a background check. I may
just ask the police department for help there. What have you all done?
Thanks,
Mari Hunziker

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>wrote:

> So what do you guys do to find drivers for personal errands (not
> work-related)? And how do you screen and interview them?
>
> I hired an old research assistant to help me with shopping and things
> like that and it has worked out great, so I'd like to do it again when
> I move to my next location. But I'm a little nervous about finding
> someone I don't know who is safe and reliable.
> How do you conduct background checks? And if you hire from CraigsList
> what precautions do you take to make sure they're not scammers?
> Arielle
>
> On 12/4/13, Elizabeth Campbell <batescampbell at charter.net> wrote:
> > David,
> > These are great suggestions. Thanks for sharing.
> >
> > Liz
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hyde,
> > David
> > W. (ESC)
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 8:11 AM
> > To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Hiring a Driver
> >
> > I too work with drivers. I use them for out-of-town travel for work, and
> I
> > pay them myself for things that do not involve work. They are what the
> > state
> > calls limited term employees, and that means that they may not accrue
> more
> > than 1040 hours of work in a year. They are paid about $10.00 per hour
> and
> > can drive either a state car, or, if they choose their personal care
> about
> > 35 cents per mile. If they need to stay overnight, the state picks up
> their
> > hotel cost and meals as they do for mine.
> >
> > I agree with Elizabeth about background checks. We're required to do them
> > anyway. To find them, I posted an add on Craig's list, outlining the
> > duties,
> > making it plain that this was not a full-time job, did not involve
> driving
> > a
> > truck and or delivering pizza and that their vehicle must be clean and in
> > good repair. I screened the responses to make sure that they understand
> all
> > of the things that the job was not. I interviewed candidates, and had a
> > colleague walk through to give me an idea of their ability to be well
> > groomed.
> >
> > What I have gotten are mostly retired individuals. This has worked out
> > well.
> > If I can help, please let me know.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Elizabeth
> > Campbell
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 7:59 AM
> > To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Hiring a Driver
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I work with drivers on a regular basis to get to and from assignments out
> > in
> > the field. I find that working with a driver is more efficient than using
> > fixed route, paratransit or taxis to travel to various locations. I have
> > also trained my drivers to help me out with tasks which include assisting
> > me
> > when I need to interview someone who spoke during a city council meeting
> or
> > in giving me details on what someone's home or office looks like.
> > Several years ago, I wrote a proposal requesting that the newspaper pay
> the
> > drivers since reporters are reimbursed for their mileage. This has worked
> > quite well, even with our budget cuts. The drivers are considered as
> > contract employees.
> > One thing I would strongly advise anyone to do these days is to conduct a
> > background check as safety is incredibly important. I let the those who I
> > am
> > interviewing know that a background check including their driving record
> > will be conducted. No one has had a problem with that.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Liz
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly
> > Mihalakis
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 7:34 AM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List; Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Hiring a Driver
> >
> > Good morning, Mary,
> >
> > You ever considered Paratransit to accommodate rides for you? My partner
> > and
> > I have a standing order which, while it doesn't guarantee arriving on
> time,
> > it will show up at a similar time each day to pick you up. And, the price
> > of
> > service is likely to fit snugly within everybody budget.
> > fort today, Car
> > 408-209-3239
> >
> >
> >
> >
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