Owner-operator Troy Bolin, trucking today with authority and hauling cattle out of a Missouri home base, grew up with something specific to aspire to: the 1979 Peterbilt 359 of Huck Huckaby. When ...

Satha Kilgore, owner of Missouri-based livestock-hauling fleet S&J Kilgore Trucking, launched the business with family in 1996 and has been hauling mostly butcher cattle since. Kilgore still drives ...

Heavy-duty trucking is a complex and varied industry. Anyone who has worked as an owner-operator or in a small to mid-sized trucking company knows that nearly everyone wears multiple hats, and there ...

For heavy-duty trucking companies that use owner-operator drivers, it can be tough to stay ahead of the latest nuances in determining whether they are considered employees or independent contractors.

Owner-operators are a huge part of the heavy truck market, and they’ve been among the most hesitant groups to transition from diesel to electric semi trucks. That may be changing, however, as Saldivar ...