owner-operators

Government, Business

Capitol Christmas Tree Hauled by Award-Winning Montana Owner-Operator

The 2017 Capitol Christmas tree is traveling on this specially decorated Kenworth T680 The 2017 Capitol Christmas tree is traveling on this specially decorated Kenworth T680. (TruckPR/Flickr)

The nation soon will celebrate lighting the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, which has been hauled by veteran driver Larry Spiekermeier for Whitewood Transport.

Transport Topics
 November 20, 2017
Opinion

Opinion: USA Today ‘Rigs’ Investigation of Intermodal Drayage

USA Today's June 16, 2017, investigative article, “Rigged.” was, in fact, rigged against the Southern California port trucking community and the thousands of motor carriers and drivers that serve this industry, as well as the many customers that depend on their services.

Joni Casey | President and CEO, Intermodal Association of North America
 July 25, 2017
Business

Judge Sides With Seattle-Based Drayage Firm, Says Drivers Properly Classified as Contractors

A Seattle-based trucking company won summary-judgment dismissal of three of four civil counts when a U.S. District Court judge ruled the carrier’s drivers were legitimately classified as owner-operators.

June 2, 2014
Government, Business

Idaho High Court Eases Owner-Operator Rules

Idaho’s Supreme Court unanimously reversed a previous ruling that had said that a truck owner-operator cannot be considered an independent contractor without having his own authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
February 24, 2014
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