Overdrive

'You can succeed': 2024 Trucker of the Year contenders proving naysayers wrong -- 'Exit Interviews,' Part 2

In this week's Overdrive Radio podcast, drop into the second and final part of this series re-engaging with Overdrive's 2024 Trucker of the Year competitive field of owner-operators, with check-ins on ...
Overdrive

FMCSA pins 'CDL mills' problem on self-certification: Are owner-ops to blame?

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

CarriersEdge Offers Business Training for New Truck Owner-Operators

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 ...
Fleet Owner

Owner-operator concerns grow over labor classifications and hours of service

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 ...

What an Expiring ACA Could Mean for Owner-Operators and Small Carriers

Health insurance has never been simple in trucking. For owner-operators and small carriers, it’s often one of the most ...
Fleet Owner

Truckstop and OOIDA collaborate to support, protect owner-operators

A collaboration between Truckstop and OOIDA is aimed at providing owner-operators with tools that will help protect and grow their businesses. As part of this collaboration, OOIDA has designated ...
Forbes

Why Financial Leaders Should Help Truckers Grow Their Small Businesses

Luz leads Accion Opportunity Fund, the nation’s leading nonprofit providing small businesses with access to capital, networks and coaching. Despite their significant contribution to the economy, ...
KHON2

Nationwide Truckers' Shutdown on November 1st in Protest of Congress' Inaction on 49 CFR 371.3

The National Owner Operators Association (NOOA) announces Nationwide truckers' shutdown to draw attention to the issue of Congress' failure on 49 CFR 371.3. "Our nation's truckers have long been the ...
Logistics Management

Chaos in California! U.S. Appeals Court panel rules against truckers in owner-operator case

40th Annual Quest for Quality Awards: Service stars in the new era of collaboration Which carriers, third-party logistics providers and U.S. ports reached the pinnacle of service excellence over the ...
Courthouse News Service

Truckers tell Ninth Circuit that California law unfairly bans independent contractor drivers

Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — Hoping to reopen their suit against a California ...
Truckinginfo

New Jersey Crackdown on 'Employee Misclassification' Threatens Supply Chain, Truckers Say

The New Jersey trucking industry is sounding the alarm on the state’s increasingly stringent policies on independent contractor status. At a hearing on June 23 for the New Jersey Department of Labor, ...