Trucking: Workmans Comp, workman comp, trucking company

Question
Hello,

My husband and I are considered "owner-operators" since we own our own trucking company; but, we are hiring a driver to drive the truck.  Well, we decided to lease on to LandStar and our problem lies in the requirements they request for the driver.  We plan to hire the driver as a contractor therefore we do not have to have workman comp for him but Landstar request the driver to have workman comp.  My question is how do I provide workman comp for him even thou he is a contractor?  Recently, I have asked him to provide me with his workman comp certificate if he have one or to obtain a workman comp policy if he does not?  Does this sound wrong?  Can someone please lead in the right direction as to what I should do!!! Also, can you tell me about Landstar if you know about the company.

Answer
Is this the only truck you have?
Drivers don't have a certificate because it is not cost effective.
You can call or look up OOIDA on the Internet for workers comp ins. you can get it for the driver and deduct it from his/her settlement.
Landstar is a good company, but a lot of startup costs, if you have one truck, one driver, it might not work out for you, because they use "agents" to move loads, and the driver or owner picks the loads, being a contractor, your driver might get loads that won't be profitable for you, and by being a contractor, if you tell the driver what loads to take, he/she can be considered an employee.Go to the lanstar page and they will answer most of your questions.
Good Luck. Mike