Struggling but surviving
The demise of the owner-operator has been a hot topic for more than 30 years, says Overdrive Trucker of the Year Steve Brosnan. "Every time I hear it - that the owner-operator will be extinct ...
Dec. 11, 2008
Mitch Sandson, a 20-year veteran driver, became an owner-operator in April when he bought the 2005 Peterbilt 387, shown here. Today's tip: Be a meter reader: Tap into your electronic control module for a wealth of data. How much ...
Slow and Steady
Hauling oversize loads brings high revenue, but travel restrictions and the cost of permits, pilot vehicles and police escorts eat into the bottom line. Chris Sheehan can’t imagine doing anything else. The Shelton, Wash.-based owner-operator is ...
Seven decades
Peterbilt 'class' still carries weight with owner-operators “From the first logging trucks of the ’30s and revolutionary cabover vehicles in the ’40s to the birth of an industry icon – the Model 359 in the ’60s ...
Dollars and Sense: Expect more pain before any gain
Many economic indicators show the economy may have hit bottom during the summer. Most analysts seem to agree. However, history shows that bottoms can be long and rocky, as I expect this one will be. Once ...
Hard financial choices
Buy a truck or lease it? Few owner-operators lease a truck. All things being equal over enough years, buying leaves you with more in your pocket. A new truck is a three-year depreciable asset; the most ...
Speakout – September 2009
'No Apology' made for setting standard In response to your column on how owner-operators can survive recessions (Pulse, June 2009), I am opting to face it head on. I have been a trucker for 26 ...
Seven decades
For many an owner-operator, the dream rig has been a Peterbilt. It's evident on the highway, where more than a quarter of owner-operator trucks sport the red oval, according to Overdrive research. It's been evident ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Crashes and interventions: The fault handicap
FMCSA may be a long way from accounting for crash fault in the CSA Safety Measurement System. In the meantime, questions about the system's effectiveness loom large with analysis of crash rates.
Inconsistent enforcement: Insist on inspection, not citation
Watch those post-crash-inspection violations
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