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Insurance that Fits

After a truck payment, insurance is often the biggest fixed cost for owner-operators, particularly those running under their own authority.

August 5, 2011

Blood drive joins health walk among driver-led initiatives at MATS

“Give so that others may live” runs the tagline for the Friday blood drive (11 a.m. to 4 p.m., booth #91470 outdoors) to be held at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville this week. It’s an initiative led by the Driver Health Council of the Trucking Solutions Group, a crew of owner-operators initiating dialogue about […]

March 30, 2011

Buy Right

Slash your costs by knowing when and where to purchase fuel. And make sure you’re getting the most value from a fuel card and a fuel surcharge.

January 3, 2011

Mike Skurdahl of Sun Chaser Transport figures he saves money by buying most of his fuel at Love’s Travel Stops, where his fuel buying qualifies him for free coffee and showers.

Vitality in strange cargo — operating tables, diners, sea turtles and more. . .

If you haven’t seen it out on the truckstop racks, check out the digital edition of the October Truckers News for a fun feature profiling several haulers who move some of the more unique truckloads out there, including honeybees, Lance Armstrong’s prize-winning bicycles and two of my contributions to the package, loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings […]

October 13, 2010

Double time

Owner-operator teams are in demand as fleets dangle top rates and sign-on bonuses to movehigh-value, time-sensitive loads.

September 1, 2010

Butch and Dora Colvin drove team for 18 years before retiring this year. Dora says treating co-drivers kindly is the first step in fostering a successful team relationship. “All of us are short tempered every now and then, but you have to just stop and think about what you’re saying,” she says. “A quick apology sure beats having someone upset with you.”

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