If you are a commercial truck driver who owns your own truck, you may need to maintain several types of business insurance, ...

Owner-operators pushed to allow CDL trainers to self-certify their compliance with federal regs. Now FMCSA seeks to stop that ...

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 ...

Motor carriers that use owner-operators in California are working to re-evaluate their operations in order to meet strict restrictions on the use of independent contractors, as labor officials at the ...

Employee or independent contractor? For many heavy-duty trucking companies that use leased owner-operator truck drivers, the final answer might require a coin toss. On Jan. 10, the Labor Department ...

Health insurance has never been simple in trucking. For owner-operators and small carriers, it’s often one of the most ...

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 ...

There’s a moment in every trucking journey where two operators standing in the same parking lot, pulling similar freight, and ...

Becoming an owner-operator can be both exhilarating and scary. While you can enjoy operating your own business without having to answer to an employer, you'll also need to worry about obtaining loads ...

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 ...

The Port of Oakland last week cleared out the truckers that came from throughout the state to protest AB-5— a state law making it more difficult for truck drivers, and other workers, to operate as ...

This is part of FleetOwner's Fleets Explained, a Trucking 101 series to break down aspects of the trucking and fleet management industries. You can read more from the ...