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Truckingās exemption from Calif.ās owner-operator test still in place, despite state court opinion
"Regardless of what the state court says," the federal injunction against California's A.B. 5 law as it relates to trucking still applies. More on Overdrive.
December 7, 2020
Small Fleet Champ
Truck leasing a perfect fit for Ohio regional fleet STS Delivery Services
STS Delivery Services is a dynamic company. Get a behind the scenes look at what makes this small fleet champ semi-finalist stand out from the trucking crowd.
July 22, 2020
Business
News roundup, May 14: Trump chief of staff pledges dialogue on independentsā issues
Fleet Advantage has designed a new āSale-Leasebackā program for truckers to use excess or older equipment as a cash-flow tool to offset down revenues. During a visit with D.C. demonstrators Wednesday, Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pledged ongoing dialogue on independentsā issues.
May 14, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Death throes for the leased owner-operator model?
Clifford Petersen on the hope for successful pushback against California A.B. 5 and similar laws: āI choose to be self-employed because I like being in control of my own destination ā¦, knowing that my success is based upon my faith, my effort, my ability to learn, and my ability to adapt.ā
December 4, 2019
Business
Cargo van hauling: Operating with authority, and the āmulticarrierā model
With few owner-ops operating with authority in the expedited niche, around the time of the Great Recession many van drivers were desperate for any way to stay loaded. A multicarrier model arose in which van owner-operators essentially negotiate loads in leased arrangements with a multiplicity of expedited carriers.
April 10, 2019
Business
No. 1 expansion challenge: 6 in 10 readers say itās finding dependable drivers
For all the differences between a mega-fleet and an expanding one-truck owner-operator, both share a common problem: difficulties finding and keeping dependable drivers.
March 7, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Nearly six months without a paycheck: One lease operatorās story
Year 2018 was shaping up to be the best on record for a Midwest-based lease operator. He had just paid off his 2015 Pete. A breakdown, a cargo claim, an illness and little support from his carrier later, and āall I had left was my word.ā
March 5, 2019
Business
The expansion challenge: Getting started with solid freight relationships
While most owner-operators have considered adding a truck to their business, many never try it, and few have sustained success for years. The challenges are many, but the rewards can be substantial for the right operators with a close eye on new opportunities.
March 4, 2019
Business
Swift reportedly part of flight from owner-operator leasing in California
Trends for trucking fleets with Calif. operations to shy away from leasing owner-operators in Calif.Ā could be in the works at one of the largest truck carriers.
February 22, 2019
Overdrive Radio
A closer look at the freight-demand and planning app for owner-ops with Load One
In the sort of emergency-freight service that is the expedited trucking business, having information about where best to be for the next load is, to say the least, a difficult proposition. Load Oneās āUltimate Advantageā smartphone app, though, delivers relevant demand information to leased owner-ops, as Load One head John Elliott explains in this weekās Overdrive Radio podcast,
February 15, 2019
Channel 19
Anybody here āforcedā to buy their truck?
How has President Trump's tax bill and per-diem change impact your position in the trucking industry? Overdrive wants to know. Read more on Overdrive Online.
February 7, 2019
Business
āEmployeeā owner-operators? Not many trucking today have experienced such an arrangement
Such a model may grow in prevalence if lawyers and litigants are successful in doing what attorney Greg Feary expects they will try to: expand a recent court ruling so as to define an independent contractor more narrowly.
February 6, 2019
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