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Cash flow, freight strategies: Report from the GATS panel of independents, small fleets
PIB small fleet panel at GATS: Substantial profit can be hard-won in the trucking business, though with diligence around business analysis and cash flow, cost control, freight market wisdom and customer relationships, an independent owner-operator or small fleet owner can set themselves up for long-term success.
August 27, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Trying to measure the owner-operator earnings premium
There’s more than one way to calculate the difference between company driver and owner-operator income.
August 2, 2019
Overdrive Radio
ELD-exempt (or not) trucking with W. Joel Baker: Inspections, adjustments, bedrock profitability
In the latest Channel 19 article, W. Joel Baker discusses inspections, adjustments, bedrock profitability. Also, check out some of his most recent hauls.
May 18, 2018
Overdrive Extra
What is your time worth?
“How many of us, if asked, could accurately quote what our time is worth, per hour, based on actual and complete data? No emotion, no pie in the sky guessing, just the cold hard facts.” Gary Buchs on numbers analysis toward establishing per-hour rates for healthy profit.
April 3, 2018
Voices
POLL: The future of rates and driver pay models?
Looking out over the next decades, what do you see for mileage, percentage, hourly (or salary) pay models for leased and/or company drivers, and what’s the future of rates for independents look like? Choose up to three of these scenarios or suggest your own under this poll.
January 20, 2016
Voices
Owner-operators show business optimism for 2014
Results of polling on 2014 business outlook shows generally optimistic views from the majority of respondents relative to the past year.
January 21, 2014
Voices
What’s your business outlook for 2014?
Always a hot topic this time of year, share your thoughts on 2014 predictions for your own business under this poll probing the coming year. Will you be able to negotiate rate increases/acquire new freight? Or will regulatory and other cost pressures push profit down?
December 27, 2013
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