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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.

Owner Operator REXpert

Rex Evilsizor

    Layover's transportation consultant has over 45 years of experience and can answer your questions about motor carrier authority and broker authority

    Brokering and USDOT numbers
    The motor carrier authority may be transferable to another person or company providing your safety rating is "satisfactory" or "none." Only the MC number is transferable. The USDOT number is not transferable. The new owner can obtain a new USDOT number...

The Grapevine

Wayne Schooling

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

    Scam Alert: "DOT" Phony letter of Request for Financial Data
    Well they are at it again! Phishers are scamming the U.S. DOT ranks again by sending bogus letters to trucking companies asking for financial information. The letter is signed by Julie P Weynel, supposedly a senior procurement officer. If your company gets...

Trucking Industry Articles/Columns

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  • Tax Tips - It's that time of year again. Here are some common problems truckers run into at tax time, and their solutions...
  • Insurance Tips - Non-Trucking Liability is normally required by a motor carrier to show that while you are leased to them, the Leased/Owner Operator has Auto Liability coverage when you are not under dispatch. Remember that the insurance term for "dispatch" is the time when you leave your home until return...
  • Straight from the BOYZ at ChromeShopMafia - Folks, I don't have to tell you, we are smack dab in the middle of lean times. Fuel and insurance costs, coupled with the lack of good payin' freight, are makin' things tough on nearly all truck owners. Now is a great time for you to consider select used or salvaged parts versus new parts for your equipment. There are a couple of good resources to help you...

Trucking Industry Essentials

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  • Job Finder
    Submit your application to companies seeking Owner Operators.
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    The Internet is the quickest, least expensive and most cost effective means of locating freight.
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    Keep your eye on the cost of fuel nationwide. Updated every week day.
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    Current info on IFTA tax rates, Canadian fuel tax schedule, general sales tax info and more.
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    Get truck practical directions and weather forecasts along your route.
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