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 ...

For many independent drivers, the path to owning a semi-truck feels like solving an impossible equation. Down payments stretch into five figures. Interest compounds monthly. Balloon payments loom at ...

Refrigerated less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Kool Pak° is rolling out a fleet of new 2015 Volvo trucks to its owner-operators. Kool Pak° purchased the trucks and leases them to independent ...

Off the top of this week's Overdrive Radio podcast is the voice of photojournalist James Year, commenting on an issue he feels holds potential to create alliances where few have existed in American ...

As an owner-operator, you enjoy more freedom from supervision than a company driver. As an owner-operator leased to a carrier, to an extent you’re able to set your own hours and take time off when you ...

For independent truck drivers, the path to owning a semi-truck often feels like navigating a maze of hidden fees, confusing contracts and financial traps. Traditional truck financing can burden ...

CarriersEdge found that while many fleets work with independent contractors or offer lease-purchase programs, there is a lack of resources available to help educate drivers on what they need to know ...

A lot can change in 10 years, and for the average owner-operator, a lot has changed. Todd Amen, CEO of ATBS, recently presented at TCA's Refrigerated Division Annual Meeting on how the owner-operator ...

Did you know that the food on your table right now was probably delivered to your local grocery store with nothing more than an 18-wheeler? Well, some of the drivers in those trucks are living it up ...

Interested in selling instead? Selling a truck and finding the right upgrade at the same time can be a real challenge for owner-operators. Although the year-end slowdown is affecting the market, ...

You may find your pickup truck fast enough on the road, but others make a living driving far bigger vehicles for days on end. To be a commercial truck driver means being skilled at handling large ...