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 ...

Owner-operators earn on average about $6,000 more a year than company drivers, according to analysis released Wednesday by brokerage app Convoy. The company analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau ...

With economic pressures including record inflation, still-high diesel prices, and volatile freight markets hurting the bottom line of even the largest carriers, owner-operators are having to stay on ...

CarriersEdge has introduced a training course, Owner Operator Business Skills, designed to help company drivers transition into successful owner-operators and support those who have recently started ...

A surge in spot market rates that led some truck drivers to leave fleet jobs and go into business for themselves has cooled off, bringing with it a downturn in the number of drivers striking out on ...

Historically, the distribution of temperature-controlled commodities is a volatile industry. If business slows because of economic conditions such as a recession, trucking contracts may be reduced or ...