I have a soft spot for independent contractors. I spent my first eight years covering the trucking industry for a publication for owner-operators. I was an independent contractor myself for many years ...

Whenever there's an economic hiccup—or outright disaster—franchising tends to benefit from some extra interest. In such turbulent times, scores of wantrepreneurs and hopeful business owners take a ...

Happy New Year to all of you! 2021 has no doubt been a strange one for our supply chains, with trucking shining as never before, in many ways. Yet at once, trucking seems to be getting more of the ...

"It’s been a while," said Mike Hosted, "since it’s been a positive trend or a positive market" during Hosted's semi-annual presentation Tuesday, March 25, for clients of owner-operator business ...

Motor carriers that use owner-operators in California are working to re-evaluate their operations in order to meet strict restrictions on the use of independent contractors, as labor officials at the ...

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 ...

Chick-fil-A is moving its non-traditional locations in campuses, hospitals and theme parks to owner/operator models, according to a company report. The chicken brand's owner/operator model isa ...