The Great Recession was tough on owner-operators. Many parked their trucks or sold them altogether. But as the economy has come back, so has this resilient and entrepreneurial portion of the American ...
As truck and trailer prices decline and inventory grows, Cherry Trader helps buyers and sellers take advantage of a shifting equipment market. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, December 31, 2025 ...
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 ...
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, ...
*The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's electronic logging device mandate is causing a lot of confusion and concern among the smallest fleets and single truck owner-operators. With just ...
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 ...
Many large carriers offer positions for both owner/operators and company drivers. Any method of getting a moving truck hooked to a trailer is generally utilized. Smaller companies, for some reason, ...
An owner-operator of a business is often referred to as a sole proprietor. The most common form of accounting system used by sole proprietors is a double-entry system. With this system, each ...
Historically, the distribution of temperature-controlled commodities is a volatile industry. If business slows because of economic conditions such as a recession, trucking contracts may be reduced or ...