After the truck payment, truck insurance is certainly one of an owner-operator’s biggest fixed costs, one that must be paid whether a truck is running hard or parked. There's a reason for that, ...

When Roger Mansfield turned 40 last year, he decided the time was right to pursue his dream of becoming an owner-operator. In January, he got the ball rolling, incorporating his business, doing a ...

Sometimes owner-operators are their own worst enemy. They too often do things to undermine their business – like budgeting based on the best of times, not year-long averages. Or they switch carriers ...

Hearing truck drivers refer to the company they work for as “family” isn't uncommon, but Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based K&J Trucking exemplifies the notion, according to leased owner-operator Theron ...

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, ...

What’s on owner-operators' minds in today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape within the trucking industry? While each owner-operator is different, a few topics consistently rank among the top. With ...

Owner-operators are a huge part of the heavy truck market, and they’ve been among the most hesitant groups to transition from diesel to electric semi trucks. That may be changing, however, as Saldivar ...

Melissa Williams is an independent solo owner-operator with three years of experience in the trucking industry. She is currently partnered as a driver with Vorto's 5F platform, the largest integrated ...

You may know him from A&E’s “Shipping Wars.” He’s the guy with the white handlebar mustache, the one who tells it like it is, and drives the now recognizable royal blue T600 Kenworth. His name is Marc ...

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