Amazon rolled out 50 custom electric delivery vans from Rivian in Greater Vancouver on Oct. 23. This marks the company’s ...

Truck driving was a popular occupation long before the movie, "Smokey and the Bandit," came out in 1977. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, despite a poor economy and high gas prices, ...

The owner-operator of yesteryear struggled to prosper amid a complex web of Teamster pressures and over-regulation. Shutdowns and other conflicts lined the highway that led to today’s climate in which ...

For decades, the trucking industry’s use of independent owner-operators has been a delicate, but successful, dance between the business and personal needs of motor carriers and contractors. Now, the ...

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would ban predatory lease-purchase programs between motor carriers and truck drivers, which a federal Truck Leasing Task Force called ...

If you are a commercial truck driver who owns your own truck, you may need to maintain several types of business insurance, including commercial auto, workers’ compensation, general liability and ...

When Roger Mansfield turned 40 last year, he decided the time was right to pursue his dream of becoming an owner-operator. In January, he got the ball rolling, incorporating his business, doing a ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Convoy (www.convoy.com), a nationwide trucking network and platform, today launched Convoy Go, a drop & hook marketplace that allows any carrier or owner-operator in the U.S.

For an owner-operator, necessary tax payments associated with truck ownership and operation start with required truck registration. Independents are responsible for their own registrations. Leased ...

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 ...