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, ...

An owner-operator trucking business usually means you have one tractor and trailer to move cargo or personal goods interstate or intrastate. Being your own boss provides a lot of flexibility, but the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

You're pulling a huge, mobile advertising opportunity every day -- an ideal place (particularly for dry van and reefer haulers) to put signage for your trucking company. Trouble is, you don't own that ...

TORONTO, Ont. — “Be your own boss,” says the recruitment ad from an Ontario carrier. An irresistible offer, one would think, but an expert warns: not so fast. As the longtime executive director of the ...

The Logistics Matters podcast: Melissa Williams, a trucking owner/operator, on why she chose the job | Season 3 Episode 34 Find out why one truck driver got interested in the job — and what life on ...

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