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The Over The Road March issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our March 2026 list of recruiters, please go here.
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The Independent Operator industry is split into two “types” of Operators: Lease Operators and Owner Operators. Most drivers think that Lease Operators have to do with the kind of financing the Operator secured. That is not the proper description. Lease Operators get paid cents per mile, and Owner Operators get paid a percentage of the…
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I had a chat with a safety manager yesterday, and he said truck drivers don’t use AI (artificial intelligence). At first, I agreed with him. After all, truck drivers drive trucks, right? But then, as I started thinking about it, do truck drivers use AI? And guess what? I’ve changed my mind! We might not…
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The Over The Road February issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our February 2026 list of recruiters, please go here.
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On a typical Friday evening, while Mike McCarron is cruising to the cottage listening to classic rock, I’m often sitting across from clients who are still trying to figure out how to outmaneuver the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Mike thinks Driver Inc. is dead. I wish I shared his optimism. I hate the Driver Inc.…
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2000-2001 was the worst recession for Independent Operators since deregulation. Fields were filled with parked trucks that flooded the markets as financing companies either went bankrupt or were bought out by competitors. Truck financing changed from that time forward. Before that turning point, you could get financing or leases at very reasonable terms. Today, leases…
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The Over The Road January issue is now online! Please click on the thumbnail to view! For quick access to our January 2026 list of recruiters, please go here.
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Another year has gone by, another year in front of us. I’ve been involved in trucking since 1989/90 and specifically Accounting/Tax for Operators since 1995. This is my THIRD recession in the trucking industry. The worst of course was 2000/2001, where failure of Carriers to offer fuel subsidies to Operators had trucks parked in rented…
