Tag: owner-operator business

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Owner-operator Dan Heister on the right loads, tolerating ‘trucking’s BS’ and the importance of savings accounts

While others are sitting, Heister’s rolling. And his strategy pays him well: He’s brought home more than $100,000 in annual net income several times since the recession, and he topped $90,000 last year.

August 9, 2016

Business

IRS to allow higher per diem for meal expenses for owner-ops starting Oct. 1

Truck operators starting Oct. 1 will be able to deduct up to $4 more a day from their yearly income for meal expenses. A change in IRS rules that goes into effect that day raises truckers’ per diem meal expense rates to $63 a day, up from the current $59 mark.

September 24, 2015

Business

Start preparing now for April 15, 2014

Some of you might have gotten a little sticker shock from your forced donation to the IRS last month. If that’s prompted a midyear resolution to cut costs and get better organized, here are some tips.

April 25, 2013

Business

Fuel, fleet managing device

Vehicle tracking software company Inilex announced this week the release of its InilexGPS Fleet device, targeted at helping small and mid-sized fleets implement better business plans and cost-cutting measures.

November 27, 2012

Business

Marketing your business, Part 1

Online opportunities join old-school methods as ways for independents to build a reputation and draw clients.

September 5, 2012

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Record-low bankruptcies shows signs of stability

Trucking fleet bankruptcy report shows some semblance of stability for trucking companies.

August 7, 2012

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Dollars and Sense

To buy a tractor without an idea of its application is putting the cart before the horse (or, we might say, the trailer before the tractor).

September 1, 2010