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Tag: 2018
Business
Operatorsâ second quarter per-mile income defies slowdown
Even with the downturn thatâs affected the freight market since late 2018, owner-operators saw a marked increase in net income per mile during the second quarter of 2019. Thatâs according to averages from thousands of owner-operator clients tracked by ATBS, a financial services provider.
August 28, 2019
Channel 19
Govt. shutdown ripples out â though not toward military freight
And leased owner-op Jerry Boydâs somewhat sanguine view on the year just ended, at odds with some independents running spot freight: âEverywhere you went,â Boyd said, âyou could get a load of freight [with a good rate] â Iâve never seen it like that, just unload and reload.â âŚ
January 16, 2019
Overdrive Radio
2018 âcoulda planned betterâ: Counting down the top 10 Overdrive Radio podcasts of the year
Take a review run back through some of those most memorable moments from the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, from details of owner-op Mark Kirbysonâs skepticism of any wisdom present in the oft-repeated âshoulda planned betterâ to more than two podcasts dedicated to recognizing the many best-avoided games brokers play in contracts ⌠and much more besides.
December 31, 2018
Voices
POLL: Your business outlook for 2019?
Surveying where you are today and potential for the year ahead, how do you see your business trending in 2019? Better than the past year? Worse? Weigh in via our annual trends poll here.
December 31, 2018
Voices
POLL: How is your businessâ income tracking so far in 2018 versus last year?
Calling all owner-operators. Take the poll here on Overdrive and let us know how your business income tracking is fairing in 2018 compared to 2017.
June 11, 2018
Overdrive Radio
Podcast special edition: Lay of the land for owner-ops, by the numbers again with ATBSâ Todd Amen
This special edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features audio from ATBS President Todd Amenâs March 20 conference call for owner-operators outlining annual mileage, revenue and income averages from 2017, among other metrics, for segments among its clients â with a look ahead through this year.
March 20, 2018
Channel 19
Business outlook trending pessimistic in the new year for owner-operators
And ⌠a few late Christmas wishes from a variety of owner-operators on Overdriveâs Facebook page, with their rigs dressed up for the holiday last week. . .
December 31, 2017
Business
Things to leave behind in 2017
The phrases âdriver shortage,â âlevel playing fieldâ and a variety of other trucking bugaboos. âBe happy we donât all âget on the same level,â and quit saying that. âŚâ
December 27, 2017
Voices
Whatâs your businessâ outlook for 2018?
Itâs that time of year again â when we all take stock of the past 12 months and look ahead to the next, still with, however, the ELD mandate looming this time around. Considering all of it, amid an improving rate environment, whatâs your sense of how 2018 will shape up. Better? Worse? The same? âŚ
December 12, 2017
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