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 ...

Steve Diamond hoped his second attempt at being an owner-operator would work. But in 2009, the 54-year-old native resident of Mansfield, Ohio, had to scramble to keep a 2003 Freightliner Columbia.

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 ...

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 ...

If you are a commercial truck driver who owns your own truck, you may need to maintain several types of business insurance, ...

What’s on owner-operators' minds in today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape within the trucking industry? While each owner-operator is different, a few topics consistently rank among the top. With ...

Chick-fil-A is moving its non-traditional locations in campuses, hospitals and theme parks to owner/operator models, according to a company report. The chicken brand's owner/operator model isa ...

CarriersEdge, which provides online driver training for the trucking industry, is offering a new business training course for new and aspiring owner-operators. The online course, Owner-Operator ...