Indicators

Biden blames major jobs report miss on COVID as trucking pulls ahead

Though trucking emerged with positive growth, the overall jobs report for August shows a roughly 68% plunge from analysts' forecast which President Joe Biden blamed on the COVID resurgence.

September 3, 2021

Business

Expect pandemic-boosted retail freight to stay strong, analyst says

Businesses that have benefited from the pandemic will likely stay strong even as services compete for consumers' discretionary spending.

February 26, 2021

Will Amazon and other businesses that have enjoyed a pandemic boost see it fade much as the economy reopens?

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Driver couple walking back to the truck after meal purchase in truck stop

Per diem tax breaks just got a lot simpler -- and more valuable -- for owner-operators

New IRS guidance notes there will be no need for owner-operators to determine any percentage of meal purchases from a restaurant to reap savings with 100% deductible per diem through all of 2021 and 2022. Savings could top $1,000 annually.

Jade Transport's 2021 Peterbilt 389 Pride & Class

Throwback 359-style design on Jade Transport’s 2021 389 Pride & Class

U.S. Tax Return for an S Corporation Form 1120-S with an image of a vehicle carrier and semi-truck

How to save taxes, gain biz-management dividends with an S Corp structure

Small fleet roundtable: 'Co-opetition' code, balancing personal/business pursuits, more

Garmin Dezl Truck Navigator

Small fleet roundtable: 'Co-opetition' code, balancing personal/business pursuits, more

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The Business Manual for Owner-Operators

Overdrive editors and ATBS present the industry’s best manual for prospective and committed owner-operators. You’ll find exceptional depth on many issues in the 2021 edition of Partners in Business.

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