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Tag: Owner-Operators
Overdrive Extra
Trying to measure the owner-operator earnings premium
There’s more than one way to calculate the difference between company driver and owner-operator income.
August 2, 2019
Business
Owner-operator income could dip this year as trucking cycle changes
“The market is changing,” says Todd Amen, president of ATBS. “This year is not going to be as robust as last year. The important thing is that as the market changes, you need to realize it’s changing and figure out how to make money in that market.”
March 21, 2019
Custom Rigs
The ’61 needlenose and ’74 cabover Petes — and a pair of 389 gliders — of Mel-Rick Inc.
At GBATS, Rick Bestwick and company — owners of the Mel-Rick Inc. 10-truck hopper and step-deck pulling fleet of Sabetha, Kan. — showed two classics and two hardworking gliders. Catch more about them, and the Mel-Rick business incorporated since the early 1980s, in this new video.
December 27, 2018
Business
Congress to attempt to hammer out unified highway bill, owner-op ‘poison pill,’ size/weight already see action
Of key trucking interests on the table heading into the conference committee are potential inclusions of size and weight changes and, perhaps more pressing for owner-operators, fixing language in the bill that could potentially create havoc for about 450,000 carriers, many of them small fleets and owner-operators.
November 12, 2015
Business
Judge rules against truckers in classification case
A federal judge in a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts ruled against truck operators earlier this month in two separate but related lawsuits challenging their status as independent contractors and alleging their carriers violated state wage theft laws.
February 25, 2015
Business
Worker advocacy groups say nearly 70 percent of port truckers misclassified as contractors
Nearly 50,000 of the 75,000 port truckers in the U.S. are misclassified as independent contractors, according to a recent report, which says the misclassification costs federal and state governments significant tax losses.
February 24, 2014
Overdrive Extra
Will DVIR relief give you a piece of $1.7 billion?
The new DOT chief, Anthony Fox, to his credit announced a proposed rule this week that would eliminate the requirement for filing a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report when no defects are found with truck or trailer. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says no-defect DVIRs account for 95 percent of the filings. Anything that reduces […]
August 1, 2013
Overdrive Extra
Managing the monster known as CSA
There is no quick fix for getting reckless drivers and carriers off the road. But as with most ambitious government initiatives, what’s needed is more simplicity, not less.
May 11, 2013
Business
Owner-operators: Master the credit game
With some lenders warming up to owner-operators, don’t miss the chance to improve your rating and save thousands of dollars in interest payments.
February 28, 2013
Voices
Circle Bar Truck Corral is a true truckers’ oasis
The first visit to the Circle Bar Truck Corral was a necessity, but the second visit had Wendy Parker wanting to come back again and again.
November 20, 2012
Business
Thankful from the road: Pretty trucks, inspirational owners
When I sat down and started writing it, I realized it wasn’t going to be about the trucks at all. It was about me being thankful that people like this exist on Earth.
November 19, 2012
Business
‘Cheers’ star Ratzenberger salutes truckers
In the interview with Overdrive Editor Randy Grider, John Ratzenberger talks about the importance of truck drivers to America’s economy.
November 8, 2012
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