Fleet Owner

Owner-operator concerns grow over labor classifications and hours of service

What’s on owner-operators' minds in today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape within the trucking industry? While each owner-operator is different, a few topics consistently rank among the top. With ...
Overdrive

Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion

15% of the load and an affordable, flat weekly chargeback: Simplicity of the deal Wes Oberman offers owners who lease there yields growth. Oberman Logistics, headquartered in Huntingdon, Tennessee, ...
Overdrive

New DOL rule on contractor/employee status under fair-labor law: The legal perspective

While there are plenty of opinions among those in trucking as to what makes an owner-operator truly an "independent contractor," it's easy to forget that new United States Department of Labor guidance ...
JD Supra

Independent Contractor Owner-Operators and the Second Trump Administration: Motor Carrier Expectations for the Road Ahead

The role of independent contractor owner-operators (“ICOOs”) in the trucking industry has a long history as a business model and also as a lightning rod for scrutiny. At the start of 2025, the popular ...
Yahoo

OOIDA’s latest move against AB5 focuses on leased owner-operators in California

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OOIDA has filed its latest brief in its fight against AB5. (Photo: Jim Allen\FreightWaves) The latest brief by the Owner-Operator ...