[terryandrene]

My interpretation of Independent Contractor is simply that we are independant from the carrier and not on their roles as an employee. Employees are fired; contractors' carriers terminate contracts due to dissatisfaction with the performance of the contractor. Conversely, contractors terminate their contracts whenever they are dissatisfied with the carrier.

The only stipulations my carrier places on me are those that I have agreed to by contract. Granted, many of those carrier stipulations to which I agreed are pretty vague and are subject to modifications, with or without notice. At such point that I no longer accept any changes, I'll terminate our contract in accordance with its' terms.

My contract with my carrier is not much different than the contract I had with a company that painted my house last week. The painter agreed to perform a given amount of work for an agreed upon price. He chose the manner in which he painted, his work was satisfactory, so I paid him.