I’ve recently had a few conversions with other truck owners who, like myself, have their own operating authority. Each conversation took me back 25 years to my earliest experiences and challenges with ...

SFI Trucks and Financing offers personalized service and innovative solutions for owner-operators starting or building trucking businesses GREEN BAY, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Truck drivers who aspire ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released the names of the nine trucking industry leaders who will serve on the agency’s new Truck Leasing Task Force. The task force is ...

After Overdrive reporting on a dispute between the National Owner Operators Association and an owner-op engaged with their leasing program (called NOOA Logix) earlier this year, more owner-operators ...

Like many long-haul truckers, Frank Merrill dreamed of being his own boss. Some day, he told himself, he would buy his own big rig and become an owner-operator, king of the road, choosing what loads ...

Being an owner-operator is an appealing career option for many drivers, but motor carriers that create opportunities through lease-purchase agreements face mounting legal challenges. Motor carriers ...

Historically, the distribution of temperature-controlled commodities is a volatile industry. If business slows because of economic conditions such as a recession, trucking contracts may be reduced or ...

Omaha-based Lone Mountain Truck Leasing announced it reached a milestone after recently signing over truck title No. 1,000 to an independent owner-operator. The organization generally leases and sells ...

The latest brief by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association in its last-ditch battle against California’s AB5 independent contractor law is a mix of apocalyptic projections about the fate ...

Becoming an owner-operator isn’t just about leasing a truck. It’s about navigating a complex marketplace, maintaining high-quality equipment and running a sustainable business. SFI was established ...