Being an owner-operator means being your own business owner, and you’re probably asking yourself this April 2020: Should I run during the coronavirus pandemic? How will the COVID-19 outbreak affect my profits? Where can I get trucking loads?
Let’s take a closer look at your options.
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As an owner-operator, you’ve got a lot of things on your plate! You shouldn’t have to worry about breaking the bank to comply with the FMCSA’s ELD mandate. With BigRoad, you don’t have to! We’ve dropped the price of our DashLink ELD!
The two most important things to consider when becoming a leased owner-operator are the company you lease to, and the maintenance of your truck. Without either of these in place, you won’t be able to operate a successful business.
What’s your backhaul strategy? Read more here.
You obviously enjoy driving or you wouldn’t consider making the transition from company driver to owner operator, and you already know what the industry has to offer. But when leaving a company, you’re also going to leave some of the benefits they provide; health insurance, retirement plans, investment opportunities, a steady paycheck. You’ll also lose the hand-holding when you need help and the dispatched loads when you need freight. When you’re on your own, you won’t have that.
Read More »15 Must-Know Tips When Considering Becoming A Leased Owner Operator
Our resident compliance expert, Marc Moncion, took some time to answer our customers’ pressing compliance-related questions. Read this blog post to learn what his answers are!
Well it’s been a couple months since the new HOS rules were put in place by the FMCSA. How are you managing with them?
Read More »So it’s been a couple months…liking the new HOS Rules?
Get prepared for roadside inspections using your electronic logging device (ELD). Read this blog post and watch a recording of our ELD Inspections 101 webinar to learn more about what’s expected of you if you’re pulled over!
It’s summer, and that means it’s the season of jamborees, truck shows, and fundraisers. Truckers will come out to reconnect with old friends and make some new ones all across the country this summer. Here are some events you don’t want to miss!
Check out how this owner operator improved his business by using BigRoad. Here it is, the final Chapter of the BigRoad Ebook!
Since the July 1st HOS rules change, truckers everywhere have been taking a stand against the new provisions.
Read More »Are the HOS rules change causing drivers to quit?
