If you are a commercial truck driver who owns your own truck, you may need to maintain several types of business insurance, including commercial auto, workers’ compensation, general liability and ...
I’ve recently had a few conversions with other truck owners who, like myself, have their own operating authority. Each conversation took me back 25 years to my earliest experiences and challenges with ...
With economic pressures including record inflation, still-high diesel prices, and volatile freight markets hurting the bottom line of even the largest carriers, owner-operators are having to stay on ...
A surge in spot market rates that led some truck drivers to leave fleet jobs and go into business for themselves has cooled off, bringing with it a downturn in the number of drivers striking out on ...
Health is the third core reason owner-operators fail -- behind only poor truck maintenance and a lack of business skills. Many over-the-road drivers struggle to find the time to see a family physician ...
Becoming an owner-operator isn’t just about leasing a truck. It’s about navigating a complex marketplace, maintaining high-quality equipment and running a sustainable business. SFI was established ...
A freshly updated freight rate survey lends even more credence to the pain that small fleets and owner-operators have felt for the past year trying to do business by relying on the volatile spot ...
ContainerPort Group has released a mobile app designed exclusively for CPG owner-operators to manage critical documentation and view weekly gross revenue estimates. Instead of keeping physical ...