Originally Posted by
eneq
I was thinking the same as you, but Roadie's website states, "For the safety of our community, each Roadie Driver passes a safety screening that consists of professional third-party background and DMV checks. Once they start delivering Gigs, Drivers must maintain a minimum 4-star rating to continue driving in our community."
Still, I'm sure airline employees go through a much more in-depth hiring process, so I'd trust them more than a driver for Roadie.
I hope you don't think the airline actually employs people that deliver your bag. They are contractors, and the back ground checks are probably just a detailed as Roadie.
hell at most airports in the world every single person that touches your bag, from check in to bag bin, is a contractor.
Out of all of the stations Delta fly's too, Something like 30 of them are staffed below wing by actual Delta employees. Even with that, in a lot of stations, certain aspects of the operation are done by vendor. IIRC most of Delta's bag room operations are contracted out for example.
Then you have stations like Miami that are completely outsourced.