Overdrive

DOL contractor rule now in effect: Owner-operator classification maze, perspective

It's now a rule of the road, so to speak -- the Department of Labor's six-factor independent contractor test for contractor/employee determinations under the Fair Labor Standards Act went into effect ...
JD Supra

Independent Contractor Owner-Operators and the Second Trump Administration: Motor Carrier Expectations for the Road Ahead

The role of independent contractor owner-operators (“ICOOs”) in the trucking industry has a long history as a business model and also as a lightning rod for scrutiny. At the start of 2025, the popular ...
Overdrive

Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion

15% of the load and an affordable, flat weekly chargeback: Simplicity of the deal Wes Oberman offers owners who lease there yields growth. Oberman Logistics, headquartered in Huntingdon, Tennessee, ...
Truckinginfo

How Trucking Fleets Can Use Custom Apps to Preserve the Owner-Operator Model

Employee or independent contractor? For many heavy-duty trucking companies that use leased owner-operator truck drivers, the final answer might require a coin toss. On Jan. 10, the Labor Department ...
Truckinginfo

Could Trump Labor Secretary Pick Endanger Trucking's Owner-Operator Model?

If you thought having a Republican back in the White House would mean trucking companies that use owner-operators could breathe easy now about their independent contractor status, you could be wrong.