Job change for Jim...hope this is a good thing

It's been awhile since I've posted. No real reason just perhaps that my life is so mundane most of the time that I really don't have a lot to write about.
Jim works for a fuel transportation company and has worked for this company for 11 years now. Like many other industries, the transportation industry is taking hits due to the general economic conditions.
There is another company that "contracts" some of their business to the company Jim works for and Jim has been their primary freight driver for the past 10 years. He knows their customers' "quirks", inside and out. He knows what it takes to keep them happy and has learned how to do this without too much compromise on his part.
For anyone that is not aware, most, if not all, fuel transport drivers are paid based on the freight they move. If they aren't physically and literally moving freight, they are not getting paid. This means that if it takes 3 hours at the loading rack to load their trucks, if they get stuck in traffic on the way due to an accident, if it takes 3 hours to then unload their trucks at the customers' facility, or any other "idle" time when the truck/freight is not physically moving; they are not being paid for that "idle" time. A load/delivery that only is an hour away, can typically take 3-4 hours to complete, yet the freight is "rated" on distance and weight, not time involved to turn the load.
It sucks big time.
Anyway, this customer that Jim has been committed to for the past several years mentioned that they were wanting to purchase their own truck and hire a driver to drive it. Basically eliminating the "middle man", Jim's employer. They have now decided to go forward with this venture and offered Jim the position.
They crunched #s (via a computer ): )and came up with a certain dollar figure that they were willing to pay.
It was basically the same amount Jim is making now.
So, now, Jim was being put in a not-so-good position. Either take the offer, or risk losing his job altogether, as his "main" customer would be hiring someone to drive their truck and handle their freight, whether that someone was Jim or someone else.
I suggested that Jim sit down and make a graph of sorts, to take back to them, showing just exactly what all is involved in the delivery of freight, and ask them to give consideration to his time involved and not just what their computer generated figures were indicating.
So, a couple days later, with his graphs and other pertinent info in hand, Jim met with the customer/potential employer again.
They literally had no clue what all was involved when catering to their own customers.
They said they would review everything that Jim provided via paperwork and verbally and get back to him.
A couple days later they offered a SALARY, which is virtually unheard of in this line of work, comparible benefits package, including bonuses, insurance, 401K (which he already has, so he can just roll that over), plus PAID vacations (starting this year at 2 weeks)with 3 weeks after 3 years, and sick leave, although Jim is very seldom sick (perhaps that was because as it is right now, if he does not work, he does not get paid). These other "perks" are also virtually unheard of as well for a driver in this industry.
I am so proud for Jim in stepping up and showing them how much his work ethic is really worth!
So, we are sure hoping this is a good career move.
They have since bought a new semi, with a sleeper, and are actively looking for a fuel trailer to purchase. Jim has already completed his employment paperwork with the new company. We are just waiting for the trailer to be purchased and he is looking to make the move March 1.
Wish us luck on this move, especially in this economy.