An owner-operator is essentially a sole proprietor, or a single-person business in which the owner also runs the daily operations of her company. An owner-operator has the right to make all decisions ...

Truck driving was a popular occupation long before the movie, "Smokey and the Bandit," came out in 1977. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, despite a poor economy and high gas prices, ...

Of Schneider National’s 13,000-plus drivers, more than 2,200 are owner-operators like Andy Mills, shown here. Photo: Schneider National The Great Recession was tough on owner-operators. Many parked ...

OOIDA's Todd Spencer says the last round of hours-of-service changes cut the number of husband-and-wife owner-operator teams. OOIDA's Todd Spencer says the last round of hours-of-service changes cut ...

You're pulling a huge, mobile advertising opportunity every day -- an ideal place (particularly for dry van and reefer haulers) to put signage for your trucking company. Trouble is, you don't own that ...

CarriersEdge recently released a new business training course for new and aspiring owner-operators. The Owner Operator Business Skills course was created to educate current company drivers about the ...

A year ago during the Overdrive-ATBS Partners in Business co-presentation at the Mid-America Trucking Show, presenters Gary Buchs and Mike Hosted preached the utility of, and estimated the value in, ...

DETAILS: Brielle Jaekel of FreightWaves and Adam Wingfield, founder of Innovative Logistics Group, discuss strategies for maximizing profitability. The North Carolina-based company serves small ...

Three times in five years. That is how many times the federal standard governing whether an owner-operator is legally classified as an independent contractor or an employee has fundamentally shifted ...

Attendees of any industry trade show, conference, or event have likely heard their fill of buzzwords such as “green fleet,” “sustainability,” and “emissions reductions.” It’s apparent that the ...

Many people start their working life by flipping burgers at McDonald’s. Few plan on making a career of it, yet a handful of owner-operators of restaurants in metro Atlanta have done just that. By ...