The majority of owner-operators indicated that they would expect to experience significant decreases in their job satisfaction and annual income if they were reclassified to a company driver, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This is part of the first article in a three-month series examining the driver shortage, measuring its impact on trucking operations and exploring methods to mitigate the crisis. “Top ...

Individuals exploring franchising opportunities will find a variety of options and business models. While all provide the opportunity to be your own boss, they differ in the amount of control, ...

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.