For long-haul owner-operators who’ve been paid by the mile or percentage of revenue for decades, receiving hourly pay or guaranteed pay might seem foreign. Yet there are some indications these ...

One owner’s experiences with planning shows us the potential role of payroll, even in a one-man, one-truck business. Meet Steve Wheeler, 66, of Greenville, North Carolina. Steve’s history in trucking ...

For decades, the trucking industry’s use of independent owner-operators has been a delicate, but successful, dance between the business and personal needs of motor carriers and contractors. Now, the ...

Sometimes owner-operators are their own worst enemy. They too often do things to undermine their business – like budgeting based on the best of times, not year-long averages. Or they switch carriers ...