It's not often I hear from one among the more local, dump-truck owner-operators among you here, yet in the first week of this new year, owner-operator Miles Puckett sent along the above picture of his ... Stephen Halsted, owner of a 2016 Freightliner straight truck custom-built for the expediting business, is no stranger to emissions-systems maintenance. Most work he's had to do he calls “standard” ...
Leasing owner-operators is one of the quickest ways a trucking company can increase the fleet’s capacity. However, there are several pitfalls with using leased owner-operators, for both the company ... The second half of this two-part series about owner-operators' concerns covers how sustainability and emissions regulations affect trucking’s independent contractors. Attendees of any industry trade ...
Straight Truck Owner Operator Contracts, Overdrive: Another way to make trucking work: The straight-truck short-hauler of Miles Puckett, Salyersville, Kentucky Another way to make trucking work: The straight-truck short-hauler of Miles Puckett, Salyersville, Kentucky Traditional barriers to truck ownership—high interest rates, balloon payments and complex contracts—have kept countless qualified drivers from making this leap. By removing these obstacles, Lone ... Overdrive: ‘Not gonna be a guinea pig’: Owner-operators wary of maintenance unknowns with EPA 2027 emissions
