Owner Ops
How many reading this can relate with this statement? “As an owner op, I may own the business… but the business owns me.”
How many reading this can relate with this statement?
“As an owner op, I may own the business… but the business owns me.”
Let’s face the music – as owner operators, if you want to stay in the game, you have to be in the know. Owning and operating a vehicle is more than just driving from Point A to Point B. Often times, its a balancing act between scheduling your own hours and maintaining your own books.
February 26, 2021
The CB radio’s historic role in trucking culture | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
February 25, 2021
Too much profit? Watch out for the tax-avoidance trap | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
February 17, 2021
Truck driver hits the open road with Oklahoma small fleet | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
February 15, 2021
Criticism of DataQs review system continues to rise | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
February 10, 2021
Truck Dispatching Platform Raises $12M in Funding – Fleet Management – Trucking Info
February 9, 2021
Apple More Than Doubled Autonomous Road Tests in 2020 | Transport Topics (ttnews.com)
High-tech diagnostics for modern technicians | FleetOwner
Owner-operator’s tale of finding his calling in trucking | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
February 4, 2021
How to handle depreciable trucking equipment for taxes | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
February 2, 2021
Handling seasonal weight restrictions in northern states | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
January 29, 2021
2021 freight insights; future plans for this owner-operator | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
January 27, 2021
Top tax questions owner-operators ask – DAT
Ask Gary: Paying quarterly taxes vs. paying off my truck | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
January 25, 2021
Why One Southern California Trucker Stays Independent | SupplyChainBrain
January 14, 2021
Hotshot operator expands business to solve customer problems | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
January 13, 2021
Managing your own W-2 as an owner-operator | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
January 11, 2021
How to manage your time efficiently as a small business owner | TheSelfEmployed.com
January 7, 2021
Small-fleet persevered through 2020’s bad rates, new regs | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
‘Why we drive’ — re-running Over the Road, episode 2 (overdriveonline.com)
January 6, 2021
Parking, highways, FLSA reform on truckers’ DOT wish list | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
January 4, 2021
Overdrive celebrates 60 years with the trucking industry (overdriveonline.com)
December 30, 2020
Being a trucker during a pandemic – DAT
Federal stimulus plan boosts truckers’ per diem deductions (overdriveonline.com)
2020 through the rearview: Highlights from the trucking sphere (overdriveonline.com)
Owner-operator award finalist sports safe driving record (overdriveonline.com)
December 29, 2020
Five-time Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Bryan Smith (overdriveonline.com)
December 23, 2020
Thanks for nothing, Congress! – OOIDA
December 22, 2020
8 Things You Should Know When Buying a Used Big Rig (smart-trucking.com)
December 21, 2020
Adjust your cost basis and rates before costs increase (overdriveonline.com)
December 16, 2020
Don’t underinsure: Here’s how to value your truck properly (overdriveonline.com)
December 15, 2020
Truckers: Checks, small-biz funds crucial for COVID relief (overdriveonline.com)
December 11, 2020
A little year-end preparation can help to start the new year right | TheTrucker.com
December 10, 2020
‘Contactless’ unload on the rise in trucking (overdriveonline.com)
December 9, 2020
Owner-operator’s renewed sense of trucking pride for 2021 (overdriveonline.com)
December 8, 2020
Team owner-ops recognized for helping young boy after crash (overdriveonline.com)
December 7, 2020
Trucking’s A.B. 5 exemption remains, despite state opinion (overdriveonline.com)
December 4, 2020
How PPP, other COVID-related developments could impact tax bills (overdriveonline.com)
What TIA’s petition could do to indie dispatchers/truckers (overdriveonline.com)
December 3, 2020
6 steps for assessing goals and preparing for the new year (overdriveonline.com)
December 1, 2020
Landis & Sons Trucking’s stewardship of iconic Pete cabover (overdriveonline.com)
No, really: OOIDA’s Spencer vies for FMCSA boss under Biden (overdriveonline.com)
November 30, 2020
November 27, 2020
COVID vaccine distribution plans for trucking industry (overdriveonline.com)
November 23, 2020
Finalists compete for big cash prizes in annual owner-operator contest | OverdriveOnline.com
November 20, 2020
What can owner-operators expect from a Biden administration? | OverdriveOnline.com
November 19, 2020
California Appeals Court Says ABC Test Not Pre-Empted by Federal Law | TruckingInfo.com
November 17, 2020
FreightWaves Classics: Victory Express thrived under ICC and beyond | FreightWaves.com
November 13, 2020
‘The most difficult part was logging in’: Independent trucker walks through DOT Clearinghouse self-check process (with step by step photos) | OverdriveOnline.com
November 10, 2020
Owner-operator income spiked in recent months as pandemic recovery gained steam | OverdriveOnline.com
November 9, 2020
Owner-operator, independent contractor: It’s all in the definition | OverdriveOnline.com
November 6, 2020
Where’s the ‘sweet spot’ size for small fleets? And other insights into owner-op growth | OverdriveOnline.com
November 3, 2020
Passing the ‘trucking bug’ down with David Lewis’ 1997 International | OverdriveOnline.com
Labor of love: Team-driving couple remodeled their 1996 Freightliner into a showpiece | TheTrucker.com
Passing the ‘trucking bug’ down with David Lewis’ 1997 International | OverdriveOnline.com
November 2, 2020
Trucker Mike Sheffield channels coal country, CB riffing with ‘Hammer Down Again’ album | OverdriveOnline.com
Clock’s ticking for independents to run their required self-check in Drug Clearinghouse | OverdriveOnline.com
October 31, 2020
OOIDA launches 14th annual Truckers for Troops event Nov. 9 | FreightWaves.com
October 29, 2020
Hotshot trucker’s tough 2020 ride: Slow loads and a major breakdown, but ‘hope for a bright spring’ | OverdriveOnline.com
October 28, 2020
An indie dispatcher’s growing pains meet an owner-op in search of service after ‘every man for himself’ pandemic crunch | OverdriveOnline.com
October 27, 2020
Medical resources hiding in plain sight | OverdriveOnline.com
October 26, 2020
Growing a fleet? Don’t forget this basic rule | OverdriveOnline.com
This bill is hard to predict, easy to ignore, but always comes due | OverdriveOnline.com
Unlike restrictive Calif. law, feds’ rule on owner-operators allows them ‘to work the way they want’ | OverdriveOnline.com
5 winter storm survival items every truck should have | FreightWaves.com
October 25, 2020
Here’s how truckers can vote while on the road |TruckersNews.com
October 21, 2020
‘It’s right there in the law’: Owner-operator talks forced ELD switch, pressing brokers on rates transparency | OverdriveOnline.com
October 19, 2020
Faces of the Road: Annette Wilcox, a fresh perspective on life OTR | OverdriveOnline.com
October 16, 2020
The day an ELD mandate protestor and ELD provider visited the White House to talk brokers | OverdriveOnline.com
October 15, 2020
Daily Infographic: Apps for truckers | FreightWaves.com
October 14, 2020
Getting smoked out of Oregon latest hurdle for Overdrive’s inaugural Small Fleet Champ | OverdriveOnline.com
October 13, 2020
Report: Revenue Per Mile Decreased Year over Year | TruckingInfo.com
October 12, 2020
Streamlined PPP loan forgiveness covers most all small trucking operators | OverdriveOnline.com
October 7, 2020
CloudTrucks launches scheduling tool for drivers | FreightWaves.com
October 6, 2020
Sundown symphony: Voices, air horns blend at National Mall | OverdriveOnline.com
The Trucker News Channel — Dashcam Fireball | TheTrucker.com
October 2, 2020
A passion for trucking — scenes from 10-4 on D.C. on the National Mall | OverdriveOnline.com
October 1, 2020
A Look At How November’s Election Could Impact Trucking Businesses & The Industry | TheTrucker.com
September 30, 2020
What to look for when buying a used truck | OverdriveOnline.com
Trucking by the Numbers – Drivers | FleetOwner.com
Making the decision to accept your fleet’s camera — or not | OverdriveOnline.com
September 28, 2020
Never hire someone you can’t fire, and other lessons in expansion | OverdriveOnline.com
September 23, 2020
Proposed Federal Rule Would Define Employee vs. Independent Contractor | TruckingInfo.com
As a fourth-generation trucker, Ryan Tune puts his chromed-out Peterbilt to work for the family business | TheTrucker.com
Can owner-operators crack the contract-freight nut? | OverdriveOnline.com
September 22, 2020
Custom cabover emerges as tribute to a driver’s pride, from former Viking hauler | OverdriveOnline.com
September 21, 2020
Leon “Popcorn” Wheaton’s needlenose 1950 Kenworth, still in good hands | OverdriveOnline.com
September 18, 2020
12 HELPFUL APPS FOR TRUCKERS | ATBS.com
Supply Chain Startup: Nearly 20 years of startup investing | SCMR.com
September 16, 2020
TEAM DRIVING JOBS| A PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER’S GUIDE | Smart-Trucking.com
Video: Some good news for owner-operator income during year’s first half | OverdriveOnline.com
September 14, 2020
Five good things that happened in trucking the week of Sept. 11 | Trucker.com
Video: Small-fleet finalists share lessons from school of hard knocks | OverdriveOnline.com
Do more offsite carrier audits translate to more safety ratings for owner-ops? | OverdriveOnline.com
September 4, 2020
Rumble strips ahead: How to manage for downside risk in turbulent trucking times | OverdriveOnline.com
September 3, 2020
Commentary: Three tips for carriers ramping up for peak season | CCJDigital.com
September 2, 2020
Court weighs whether carriers can continue to work with owner-operators in California | CCJDigital.com
August 31, 2020
Ohio trucker reflects on 30 years and 3 million safe miles | Trucker.com
August 28, 2020
Growing, diverse flatbed carrier wins Overdrive’s new small-fleet award | OverdriveOnline.com
The secrets to growing — and excelling — beyond one truck: Delegate, manage costs, be fair and honest | OverdriveOnline.com
August 26, 2021
How to compete against cut-rate trucking carriers | Overdrive (overdriveonline.com)
August 24, 2020
Commentary: Don’t fear the recovery — Here are 9 tips to guide your fleet through whatever shape it takes | CCJDigital.com
Trucking Law: Your remedies when a fleet blacklists you | OverdriveOnline.com
Owner-op income for 2020 a mixed bag, but plan for downside, more uncertainty | OverdriveOnline.com
August 19, 2020
Commercial Truck Financing: Financing Options for Semi Trucks | NAV.com
Assorted Articles –
NASTC safety program offers one road to fighting off the ambulance chasers if the worst happens | OverdriveOnline.com
5 Things people don’t know about truckers | OverdriveOnline.com
Do you have what it takes? | Truckingoffice.com
Remembering Carl Rhodes — with his son, Rick — after well more than a half century trucking | OverdriveOnline.com