Truck driving was a popular occupation long before the movie, "Smokey and the Bandit," came out in 1977. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, despite a poor economy and high gas prices, ...

Employee or independent contractor? For many heavy-duty trucking companies that use leased owner-operator truck drivers, the final answer might require a coin toss. On Jan. 10, the Labor Department ...

I have a soft spot for independent contractors. I spent my first eight years covering the trucking industry for a publication for owner-operators. I was an independent contractor myself for many years ...

TORONTO, Ont. – When Roger Mansfield turned 40 last year, he decided the time was right to pursue his dream of becoming an owner-operator. In January, he got the ball rolling, incorporating his ...

The owner-operator of yesteryear struggled to prosper amid a complex web of Teamster pressures and over-regulation. Shutdowns and other conflicts lined the highway that led to today’s climate in which ...

Happy New Year to all of you! 2021 has no doubt been a strange one for our supply chains, with trucking shining as never before, in many ways. Yet at once, trucking seems to be getting more of the ...

Owner-operators are a huge part of the heavy truck market, and they’ve been among the most hesitant groups to transition from diesel to electric semi trucks. That may be changing, however, as Saldivar ...

Cleveland, Aug. 10, 2022 – ContainerPort Group (CPG®), a top-ten drayage provider in the United States, announced its owner-operator network grew by nearly 20% during the second quarter of 2022, ...