A truck leasing task force that studied the prevalence of predatory practices in truck lease-purchase agreements determined that truck drivers often fall prey to unscrupulous actors.
January 28, 2025Government, Business, Equipment
Task Force Critical of Truck Lease-Purchase Deals
Business, Logistics
New Landstar Facility to Focus on Owner-Operators
Landstar has started construction on a new field operations center in Crawfordsville, Ind., the company announced Jan. 18. The facility will be built with owner-operators in mind.
January 23, 2024Business, Logistics
The Rise of the Entrepreneurial Carrier: What Shippers Need to Know
In 2022, were approaching the dawn of a new era for entrepreneurial carriers. The industry should be ready to adapt with small carriers in mind by providing systems and technologies that allow them to succeed.
April 8, 2022Government, Business, Perspective
Perspective: What AB 5 Means for California Trucking
Californias recent passage of a law that will limit when and how a business can contract with an owner-operator for trucking services is causing concern.
November 4, 2019Government, Business
Capitol Christmas Tree Hauled by Award-Winning Montana Owner-Operator
The nation soon will celebrate lighting the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, which has been hauled by veteran driver Larry Spiekermeier for Whitewood Transport.
November 20, 2017Perspective
Opinion: USA Today Rigs Investigation of Intermodal Drayage
USA Today's June 16, 2017, investigative article, Rigged. was, in fact, rigged against the Southern California port trucking community and the thousands of motor carriers and drivers that serve this industry, as well as the many customers that depend on their services.
July 25, 2017Business
Judge Sides With Seattle-Based Drayage Firm, Says Drivers Properly Classified as Contractors
A Seattle-based trucking company won summary-judgment dismissal of three of four civil counts when a U.S. District Court judge ruled the carriers drivers were legitimately classified as owner-operators.
June 2, 2014Government, Business
Idaho High Court Eases Owner-Operator Rules
Idahos Supreme Court unanimously reversed a previous ruling that had said that a truck owner-operator cannot be considered an independent contractor without having his own authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
February 24, 2014