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 Dock: Tips for the Owner Operator

John Ewing

    Becoming A Businessman -Part 3
    We ended last time with the suggestion that you get a tax professional who knows the trucking industry to do your taxes...

Trucking Industry Articles/Columns

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  • Ask Safety - The Comprehensive Safety analysis (CSA) is coming soon to a state near you! To better understand the CSA and its implications, you the driver must become well acquainted in how it works...
  • The Grapevine - The new Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) Methodology published in August 2010 reduced the number of violations appearing on the severity weighting tables substantially...
  • Tax Tips - What are the tax implications when a truck is sold, foreclosed on or turned back to the dealer? In order to understand the tax consequences, you need to be aware of the original cost...

Features

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  • Working With Your Dispatcher/Broker - As an Owner Operator, you are a businessman or businesswoman, so you should always carry yourself accordingly. We all know that the first impression is the lasting impression; in other words,...

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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  • Tax Rate Information
    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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