After the truck payment, truck insurance is certainly one of an owner-operator’s biggest fixed costs, one that must be paid whether a truck is running hard or parked. There's a reason for that, ...

For heavy-duty trucking companies that use owner-operator drivers, it can be tough to stay ahead of the latest nuances in determining whether they are considered employees or independent contractors.

The Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took several actions in 2025 to tighten ...

Earnings vary widely among truck drivers based on job type and experience, with median earnings ranging from $76,420 for truckload drivers to $186,016 for owner-operators. Truck driver wages have not ...

Mount Horeb, Wisconsin-based N. Scott “Scooter” White, an owner-operator leased to Landstar, always dreamed of becoming a truck driver and owning his own truck and trailer. His grandfather was a ...

There’s a moment in every trucking journey where two operators standing in the same parking lot, pulling similar freight, and ...

Owner-operators are a huge part of the heavy truck market, and they’ve been among the most hesitant groups to transition from diesel to electric semi trucks. That may be changing, however, as Saldivar ...