Tag: Owner-Operators

CCJ Innovators: Return on retention

Load One builds a model for growth based on keeping drivers.

December 1, 2012

Partly due to its Gold Rewards Program that helps retain drivers, Load One has one recruiter for 365 trucks – 32 company drivers and 333 owner-operators, says John Elliott (left), president of the Taylor, Mich.-based expedited hauler.

Technology

Outsourcing gives contractors, fleets more choice with less risk ,Xata changes name to XRS, debuts new all-mobile platform, PeopleNet announces new mobile app, hardware integration and other technology-related items are featured.

September 1, 2012

TMW Systems’ TMWSuite software allows users to post available equipment en masse.

TruckGauge: Are you truly connecting with drivers?

If you are counting on that new Twitter account to bring in loads of truck driver applications, you might be disappointed.

July 1, 2012

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Crete Connections

Using social media to recruit and retain drivers

May 1, 2012

Crete’s Andy Brabec says it’s not unusual for him to answer messages from drivers well into the evening or early morning.

Journal — TruckGauge

Rising prices strain cash, could dampen demand.

April 1, 2012

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Severe Service

Before and after DPF, excavators use dump doubles rig to fight MS, RigDig takes guesswork out of buying used trucks and more news and products are featured.

April 1, 2012

Dirty exhaust enters the DPF, and soot is trapped on the coated ceramic honeycomb material inside the filter, rendering the exhaust exiting the filter clean.

Bay & Bay Transportation

Bay & Bay’s new lease-purchase program helps owner-operators get off the ground.

January 3, 2012

Bay & Bay’s Predictable Pay Program offers lessees a clear look at where their business should be on a weekly basis to better manage their finances.

Journal: From the Bar

From an Internal Revenue Service point of view, so-called “lease-to-own agreements” will not vitiate independent contractor status for federal tax purposes, but the independent contractor model is under great attack – particularly at the state level.

January 3, 2012

Journal — Truck Gauge

Could you handle a surge in freight demand?

December 1, 2011

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Interact

Truckers weigh in on government interference.

December 1, 2011

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Equipment

Volvo’s XE13 powertrain helps maximize fuel economy, medium-duty quality up survey says, a road test for Cat’s CT660 vocational truck and other equipment related news items are featured.

November 1, 2011

Volvo Trucks predicts fuel savings of up to $2,000 a year for each XE13-equipped VN tractor, such as this VN 670 the company used for a XE13 demonstration.

Journal — Viewpoint

Industry response to a court decision to overturn the owner-operator ban as part of the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program

November 1, 2011

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