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Preventive health maintenance to ensure you cross the trucking finish line
Caring for your body is like caring for your truck in that both involve assessing products and services. The informed consumer knows how to get value and efficacy for short- and long-term maintenance of your body itself.
January 1, 2025
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Owner-operator's 7-step in-cab workout plan for long-term trucking
Follow along with 2024 Trucker of the Year Alan Kitzhaber as he walks you through his in-cab workout routine, designed to combat common OTR aches and pains and maintain "functional fitness." His seven-exercise routine takes just 20 minutes and requires minimal equipment.
January 1, 2025
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Saving, investing for yourself and a well-deserved retirement
Don't expect to rely on proceeds from the sale of your truck and/or the business itself -- the habit of saving for personal goals for retirement will yield big dividends over time.
January 1, 2025
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Qualified retirement plans: Know your options to maximize returns
With qualified retirement accounts, you don’t pay a penny in taxes on the earnings from investments until you withdraw money. Taxes are thus delayed to when you're in a lower tax bracket (ideally). Many variations exist, however. Know your options.
January 1, 2025
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For sale by owner-operator: Managing the big unload at retirement
Many a retiring owner-operator has leaned on a trusted dealer to consign equipment for sale, given all the pitfalls of a private sale. Yet a for-sale-by-owner-operator transaction is certainly achievable, if you take steps to minimize risk with the right buyer.
January 1, 2025
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Owner-op resources: State and other trucking associations, agencies, business information, more
Find a comprehensive contact list for state and national trucking associations, business resources, government agencies and more on this Partners in Business resource page.
January 1, 2025
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The Partners in Business owner-operator glossary: Defining key trucking terminology
From driveshafts, drivetrains and DVIRs to sailboat fuel, swampers and the split sleeper berth, here find defined a variety of trucking terms and commonly used slang and acronyms.
January 1, 2025
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ELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
CVSA's annual OOS updates and a new inspection bulleting show that as of April 1, roadside truck inspectors will be shifting approach to violations for those found with a false log as a result of ELD tampering. Detail here, with intrastate, alcohol violation updates and more.
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