Owner-Operators

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Layover.com's Owner-Operator section is dedicated to helping trucking owner-operators better run their business. Find information on locating loads, owner-operator trucking jobs, and more.

Trucking owner-operators need special business skills and knowledge to be successful in the trucking industry. If you are an independent owner-operator, you need to have a special understanding of the motivation and dedication it takes to make it in this business. This section of Layover.com is for the owner-operators and those who want to learn how to become one.

The Grapevine

Wayne Schooling

    Wayne will answer your questions on anything from insurance to owner operator jobs to cargo theft and more.

    New Rules for Driver’s Medical Card & DQ Files
    Three years from now, the need for many CDL holders to carry a medical card will be a thing of the past. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a final rule merging the medical examiner's certification with the commercial driver's license...

Tax Tips

PBS Tax & Bookkeeping

    PBS Tax & Bookkeeping Service will answer your tax tips questions.

    TAX TIME TIDBITS FOR 2008
    You should have received all of your tax documents by now. If you haven't, start making telephone calls to request copies of any missing information. You should have also gathered all of your business income and expense information needed for tax preparation...

Trucking Industry Articles/Columns

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  • Owner Operator Features - It has been an ongoing battle to raise the image of the American Trucker in the eyes of the public at large. As a child, my mother often told us to watch what we say or do because someone is always watching whether you see them or not...
  • Owner Operator Features - As more companies close their doors and many more scale back their work force, we as Americans are facing the most challenging times in our lives. We can't help but be concerned about our own well being...
  • Tax Tips - If the prospect of dealing with a year's worth of settlements, receipts, credit card statements, and the like is just too overwhelming, fear not; you can send it to your accountant to summarize. Don't have an accountant?...
  • Owner Operator Features - We hear all too often on the news about another company laying off employees or worse, closing their doors. Unemployment is the highest it's been in twenty-six years! Since January 2008, more than one thousand trucking companies has gone out of business. And most likely...

Features

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  • Professional or Non-Professional - It has been an ongoing battle to raise the image of the American Trucker in the eyes of the public at large. As a child, my mother often told us to watch what we say or do because someone is always watching whether you see them or not...
  • Changing Gears - As more companies close their doors and many more scale back their work force, we as Americans are facing the most challenging times in our lives. We can't help but be concerned about our own well being...
  • It's Tax Time - If the prospect of dealing with a year's worth of settlements, receipts, credit card statements, and the like is just too overwhelming, fear not; you can send it to your accountant to summarize. Don't have an accountant?...
  • Recession Proofing Yourself - We hear all too often on the news about another company laying off employees or worse, closing their doors. Unemployment is the highest it's been in twenty-six years! Since January 2008, more than one thousand trucking companies has gone out of business. And most likely...

Trucking Industry Essentials

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  • Job Finder
    Submit your application to companies seeking Owner Operators.
  • Load Finder
    The Internet is the quickest, least expensive and most cost effective means of locating freight.
  • Diesel Prices
    Keep your eye on the cost of fuel nationwide. Updated every week day.
  • Tax Rate Information
    Current info on IFTA tax rates, Canadian fuel tax schedule, general sales tax info and more.
  • Mapping and Routing
    Get truck practical directions and weather forecasts along your route.
  • Community Center
    Chat live in one of our chat rooms or join in the discussion in one of our forums.

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