Tag: Owner-Operators: Page 22

Business

Federal, state governments review owner-operator status

Federal and state entities increasingly are questioning if owner-operators should be regarded as employees for tax purposes.

March 2, 2012

Business

Perdue wins innovation award

Perdue Farms has won the Strategic Partnership Award for truck fleet innovation, Navistar Inc. and Salisbury, Md.-based Barr International Trucks announced. The award honors Perdue’s specifications for an ultra-lightweight version of the International ProStar+ tractor that has fully integrated tractor-trailer electronic controls. For details, visit Navistar and Barr International.

March 1, 2012

Channel 19

Channel 19 week in pictures: Northern lights, NASCAR

Lights, camera …Carlile Transportation driver Dave Johnston photographed his rig and the Aurora Borealis “just north of Coldfoot,” he says, on Alaska’s Dalton Highway, where he runs three times weekly from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay. With sunspot activity at a peak this winter, the northern lights have been particularly strong. Johnston shared this photo (and […]

March 1, 2012

Business

ACT raises contractor pay

Effective March 1, owner-operators with hazmat credentials are eligible to make $1 per loaded mile on every load hauled for American Central Transport Inc., the Liberty, Mo.-based dry van carrier says. Non-hazmat loads are included in the price increase. Contractors in the process of getting Hazmat endorsements will receive 94 cents per mile until they […]

March 1, 2012

Business

CSA Proof Your Rig

Pack the right parts and inspect your truck diligently to avoid time-consuming, costly inspections.

March 1, 2012

Business

Dart to raise contractor pay

Owner-operators with over-the-road contracts are eligible for pay increases per mile that can range from $3,000 to $4,000 per year, Egan, Minn.-based Dart Transit Co. says. The increase, which pushes mileage rate as high as $1.00 per mile, will become effective April 1. For details, visit Dart Transit.

February 29, 2012

Business

Driving team named Trucker Buddies

Team drivers Susan and Henry Gantner were named Trucker Buddy of the Month for November 2011. The owner-operators were nominated by Chassidy Vissering and her second-grade class at Pewitt Elementary in Omaha, Texas. The Gantners are leased to Roadrunner. They communicate with the class weekly and stop by for visits on their twice-weekly trips to California […]

February 29, 2012

Business

PacLease opens rental locations

Truckers traveling in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest can now find seven new PacLease truck leasing companies on their routes. The new sites include franchises in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Washington State. The company fully maintains the trucks and meets CSA maintenance requirements with the full-service leasing option. Drivers have the opportunity to […]

February 29, 2012

Channel 19

Driver conference calls, online radio shows Wed., Thurs.

All Drivers Together hosts Trucker BuddyFirst up, the folks with the All Drivers Together series of conference calls, which have been ongoing with increasing prominence in the months since I reported on them last year, this afternoon are hosting Trucker Buddy International’s Randy Schwartzenburg. He’ll detail the organization’s plans for MATS as well as ongoing […]

February 29, 2012

Business

Stop opens in St. George, S.C.

A Pilot Flying J travel plaza has opened in St. George, S.C., at Exit 77 off Interstate 95 on U.S. Highway 78, says a spokeswoman for the travel center franchise. The 13,350-square-foot center hosts six gasoline islands, eight diesel lanes and two RV lanes with DEF.  The high-speed fuel pumps help with traffic flow in […]

February 28, 2012

Business

No parking at stop for Bike Week

Truckers can get fuel but may not park at Love’s truck stop 316 in Ormond Beach, Fla., March 8-18, during so-called Bike Week. The stop is adjacent to Daytona Harley Davidson, which has heavier than normal traffic during Bike Week. In the past, traffic jams have deterred drivers from getting where they need to, forcing […]

February 27, 2012

Channel 19

Let the (fuel-mileage) games begin!

When owner-operator Henry Albert proposed that he test speed’s effect on fuel mileage on his blog Feb. 22 by dropping his top speed from 65 to 60, he sparked a wellspring of commentary from his readers. At first, he marveled at all the reaction. In the end, however, it’s easily explained: simple, quantifiable results are […]

February 27, 2012