An owner-operator is essentially a sole proprietor, or a single-person business in which the owner also runs the daily operations of her company. An owner-operator has the right to make all decisions ...

The Great Recession was tough on owner-operators. Many parked their trucks or sold them altogether. But as the economy has come back, so has this resilient and entrepreneurial portion of the American ...

*The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's electronic logging device mandate is causing a lot of confusion and concern among the smallest fleets and single truck owner-operators. With just ...

CarriersEdge recently released a new business training course for new and aspiring owner-operators. The Owner Operator Business Skills course was created to educate current company drivers about the ...

An owner-operator of a business is often referred to as a sole proprietor. The most common form of accounting system used by sole proprietors is a double-entry system. With this system, each ...

Owner-operators pushed to allow CDL trainers to self-certify their compliance with federal regs. Now FMCSA seeks to stop that ...

DETAILS: Brielle Jaekel of FreightWaves and Adam Wingfield, founder of Innovative Logistics Group, discuss strategies for maximizing profitability. The North Carolina-based company serves small ...

Gina and Tony Wolfe have received the Fred L. Turner Golden Arch Award, designated to the top 1% of McDonald's restaurant owners/operators.

Historically, the distribution of temperature-controlled commodities is a volatile industry. If business slows because of economic conditions such as a recession, trucking contracts may be reduced or ...