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Partners in Business: Owner-operator deductions
As an owner-operator, you are self-employed, so any expense related to operating your business is tax-deductible.
November 23, 2015
Home office equipment must be used regularly and exclusively for your business in order to quality for a tax deduction.
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Partners in Business: Owner-operator glossary
Trucking industry and business terms.
October 19, 2015
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How to see through bad advice on revenue per mile
Adding a stop to a run, even when the rate is good, can be a “dead loser,” says Richard DeForest of ATBS, the nation’s largest owner-operator financial services provider.
September 24, 2015
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Partners in Business: Saving for yourself
The habit of saving for personal goals will pay big dividends later.
September 21, 2015
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Partners in Business
Partners in Business: Going Independent
Getting your own carrier authority comes with risks and rewards.
September 14, 2015
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Overdrive Radio
Kevin Rutherford reveals owner-operators’ most oft-overlooked and untapped resource
Audio of Rutherford’s talk at the GATS Saturday: “There is nothing more powerful than education. … If you are not listening to something and learning something actively every day, you are missing out on the biggest advantage you have.”
August 31, 2015
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Partners in Business
Partners in Business: Health and Income Insurance
Paying for coverage of personal risks is a cost of doing business.
August 17, 2015
health-insurance changes ahead
Partners in Business
Partners in Business: Managing your time
Successful owner-operators know that simply running hard is not enough. If it were that easy, anyone could do the job and expect the profits to roll in.
July 24, 2015
For independents with their own authority, managing time extends to being canny about when you plan to run with an eye toward getting the best rates. As this chart of year 2014 rate averages shows, rates in most segments rise in the last two weeks of every quarter – not a good time to schedule downtime.
Partners in Business
Partners in Business: Resources
Partners in Business provides contact resources for U.S. government organizations, business and finance assistance, and national and state trucking associations.
May 19, 2015
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Partners in Business: Choosing a Trailer
According to Overdrive research, most independent owner-operators already own their own trailers, as do around half of leased owner-operators.
April 20, 2015
With ownership comes responsibility: Trailer preventive maintenance is more critical than ever now that violations regarding brakes, tires, lights and other components contribute to drivers’ Pre-Employment Screening Program history and carriers’ CSA scores.
Partners in Business
Partners in Business: Financing Your Equipment
The more deliberate you are about this process, the better your position. Give yourself plenty of time to shop for a truck and for favorable financing. Visit dealers and ask questions. Know what risk you present for a potential lender.
April 10, 2015
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Overdrive Radio
Kevin Rutherford emphasizes clarity of mission, strategy at GATS Partners in Business
In this podcast audio from the GATS Partners in Business seminar, Rutherford explores the difference between detail-heavy business tactics and what many owner-operators clearly need: defined goals and mission that amount to clear strategy.
August 25, 2014
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Partners in Business
PIB tip: Save your log books
Your log books are your best record of your per diem (daily) expenses, primarily meals, so be sure to keep them in a safe place along with your receipts and tax returns. You may need your logs to prove your expenses, should you be audited.
April 16, 2014
Partners in Business is sponsored by Ryder
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3 owner-operator tax myths to avoid
Here are three of the biggest owner-operator tax myths, taken from Overdrive’s Partners in Business manual.
March 11, 2014
If you use a tax preparer, it’s a good idea to find someone with knowledge of the trucking industry so you don’t miss any trucking-related deductions.
Overdrive Radio
Start the year with strategies to achieve your goals
In the first of two parts, Overdrive columnist and trucking radio host Kevin Rutherford tells owner-operators how establishing tactics and strategies can help them improve their businesses and their personal lives.
December 31, 2013
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Pricing yourself right
What sets you apart from the pack? Having a well-thought-out rate structure and a marketing plan can help.
December 23, 2013
What sets you apart from the pack? Having a well-thought-out rate structure and a marketing plan can help.
Overdrive Extra
Perfecting the pairing: Designing the truck-trailer combo
The second-generation trailer in Kevin Rutherford’s Signature Series combo unit will couple to a single-drive-axle tractor and balance weight with payload possibilities, electrical efficiency and more.
November 18, 2013
While the concept truck will use solar panels atop the trailer to charge deep-cycle batteries, it will also rely on Maxwell Technologies’ Engine Start Module. The component uses an ultracapacitor to provide starts in temperatures as low as -40 degrees.
Overdrive Extra
Pushing the limit on trailer fuel economy
Building my Signature Series trailer — a custom van by RSI and participating suppliers spec’d for maximum fuel savings.
November 13, 2013
The Signature Series trailer was displayed in August at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.
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