You must be working in a Covered Employment and meet the initial eligibility rules of the plan.

You will be allowed to make a self payment to continue coverage. There is a limit to the number of self payments allowed. Please contact the benefit office for complete details.

To maintain monthly Health Care coverage, you must work the required monthly hours or if you do not work enough hours, you will be allowed to make a self payment.

If you receive a Self-pay bill, you can mail it to the following address:

The Truck Drivers and Helpers Local 355 Health and Welfare Fund
PO BOX 830625
Philadelphia, PA 19182-0625

Overnight/Courier Address:

Please contact the Benefits office at (866) 621-7974.

Spouse, son, daughter, step child, adopted child. Children must be under the age of 26.

Yes, children will age out of the plan at the end of the month in which they turn 26.

You can add a newborn by calling the Benefit Office. The newborn will be added for a grace period of 60 days, within 60 days you will need to provide a copy of the official Birth Certificate. To add a spouse to your policy you will need to provide a copy of the State Certified Marriage Certificate. Any additions to the policy must be added within 30 days.

You must notify the Benefit Office and submit a copy of the final Divorce Decree.

Please contact the Benefits office at (866) 621-7974 to request ID cards.

Please contact the Benefits office at (866) 621-7974.  

You are eligible to participate in this Plan if you work for a contributing employer who is obligated by a Collective Bargaining Agreement or other written agreement to make contributions to the Truck Drivers and Helpers Local 355 Health and Welfare Fund. Benefits begin on the first day of the month following the receipt of contributions from an employer on behalf of participant working in covered employment for a minimum of 120 hours in each month for two consecutive months. For example, this means that if you are hired on January 10, and you work 120 hours in January and 120 hours in February, and contributions are received by the due date of March 15, then your initial coverage will begin on April 1.

Plans A, C & E can collect for another 26 weeks if the member returns to work for one full month.

Plan A:  60% of the active member's basis weekly earnings up to a weekly maximum of $510.00.

Plan C:  60% of the active member's basis weekly earnings up to a weekly maximum of $415.00.

Plan E:  60% of the active member's basis weekly earnings up to a weekly maximum of $320.00.

You may collect a disability benefit for 26 weeks.