Three times in five years. That is how many times the federal standard governing whether an owner-operator is legally classified as an independent contractor or an employee has fundamentally shifted ...

A proposed rule keeps the status quo for independent contractor truck drivers mostly intact, but one minor tweak is good news for owner-operators.

For an owner-operator, necessary tax payments associated with truck ownership and operation start with required truck registration. Independents are responsible for their own registrations. Leased ...

Trucking is inherently dangerous, ranking high for both workplace injuries and fatalities as an industry, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. And as you know, for an owner-operator, a ...

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 ...

CarriersEdge, which provides online driver training for the trucking industry, is offering a new business training course for new and aspiring owner-operators. The online course, Owner-Operator ...

A collaboration between Truckstop and OOIDA is aimed at providing owner-operators with tools that will help protect and grow their businesses. As part of this collaboration, OOIDA has designated ...

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 ...

CarriersEdge found that while many fleets work with independent contractors or offer lease-purchase programs, there is a lack of resources available to help educate drivers on what they need to know ...