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Short and sweet: Length-of-haul strategies at work

Operators and carriers discuss strategies toward adequate rates and compensation given declining length-of-haul in reefer and dry van segments, and how flatbed differs.

July 10, 2013

tom and karen moore

Short and sweet: Pros, cons of length-of-haul trends

Part 1 in a two-part length-of-haul analysis presents owner-operator advantages/disadvantages of the trucking trend to shorter haul length in reefer and dry van segment.

July 8, 2013

Owner-operator Bruce Johnston

All three segments post all-time highs as rates surge

Flatbed, reefer and dry van rates all rose to their highest points ever, according to numbers released this week by online loadboard Internet Truckstop.

July 2, 2013

Carrier survey shows mixed rate, volume outlook

Smaller carriers slightly more pessimistic on volume than large carriers; a majority of all carriers are expecting rate increases over the next year.

June 25, 2013

Smaller carriers were slightly less optimistic on rates than large ones, according to results here from Transport Capital Partners Business Expectations Survey for Q2 2013.

New owner-operator crowd-sourced info service starts up

Company cofounder Roseanne Stanzione is an NYC-based former Wall Street analyst who calls herself an “accidental champion of fair pricing for drivers.”

June 18, 2013

One of the features currently available at goBoxSmart.com determines best-margin lanes in various segments based on aggregation of public load postings.

Reefer, van rates skyrocket in May

Spot market rates for reefer and dry van loads leapt dramatically in May, a month that saw rates for all three segments rise and reefer rates hit an all-time high.

June 4, 2013

Spot market rates rise for second consecutive month

For the second straight month, all three segments experienced rate increases.

May 6, 2013

Overdrive Extra

Why be an owner-operator?

The industry has made it way too easy to move from being an employee driver to owning a truck. Far too many drivers give no real thought as to what it means.

April 23, 2013

Company drivers looking to make the switch to truck ownership, take heed: Because you’re used to focusing on driving, it’s easy as a new owner-operator to throw paperwork in a drawer and plan on getting to it later. But not keeping up with business details can cost you thousands.

POLL: Has your income improved over the last year?

Vote in this poll probing economic improvement for owner-operators over the last year. Is your business doing better?

April 17, 2013

Load by phone: How operators are using online tools

Owner-operators’ use of online load services varies from occasional use to test the waters in an unfamiliar area to use as a primary freight resource.

April 15, 2013

Owner-operator Cody Blankenship is among the 14 percent of owner-operators who view load boards primarily as avenues toward working more directly with trusted brokers and valuable shipper customers. Today, Blankenship keeps the reefer trailer behind his 2003 Kenworth W900B loaded via relationships he’s developed with hard-won experience, using boards only sparingly.

On dying breeds — and free pickup bedliners!

When talking about past “outlaw” segments of trucking culture, owner-operators are hardly the primary participants. (Also: a contest from Plastikote to win a free pickup bedliner — you’re welcome.)

April 11, 2013

Overdrive‘s Partners in Business seminars, conducted twice yearly at the Great West and Great American trucking shows in partnership with ATBS, offer strategies toward building owner-operator business acumen.

Long live the owner-operator!

Is the owner-operator a dying breed? Voices responding to the question posed on the Overdrive Extra blog suggest a shift in profitability toward short-haul niches.

April 10, 2013

Trends among profitable owner-operators continue to show short-haul niche specialization bringing high rates and good net income.

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