Carriers retain the right to require escrow accounts funded by independent contractors for equipment maintenance and certain other purposes. Any unspent Carriers retain the right to require escrow ...

Lease-purchase, or rent-to-own, programs have been around for years, but the collapse of used equipment values has greatly increased interest in them. Rather than take devastating write-downs of ...

As an owner-operator, you enjoy more freedom from supervision than a company driver. As an owner-operator leased to a carrier, to an extent you’re able to set your own hours and take time off when you ...

The Tanker division at Schneider National, Schneider National Bulk Carriers, is increasing owner-operator compensation by $.05 per mile. The new rate increases owner-operator compensation to $1.05 per ...

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 ...

Florida-based Sunco Carriers has named Steve Jacoby as the 2005 Owner-Operator of the Year. Jacoby, a Sunco partner since June 2002, is currently in the Florida Intrastate fleet. In order to be named ...

A group of owner-operators has filed a class action lawsuit against Go 2 Transportation alleging the company violated truth-in-leasing regulations, among other claims. Go 2 Transportation has not ...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has introduced key updates to the Out-of-Service Criteria, set to take effect on April 1. If you’re an owner-operator or running a small fleet, these ...

Health insurance has never been simple in trucking. For owner-operators and small carriers, it’s often one of the most confusing, expensive, and emotionally loaded parts of running the business. And ...

As part of a larger study on the impacts of truck driver detention on the industry, the American Transportation Research Institute is asking motor carriers and owner-operators to participate in a new ...

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a challenge to a controversial California law aimed at reclassifying owner-operators as motor carrier employees, carriers and independent ...