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Both the transportation and law fields were dominated by men for many years. Both have made vast improvements in the development of women in the fields. Women In Trucking Association, “WIT”, promotes gender diversity in the transportation industry. WIT highlights [...]
It’s a well-known fact throughout the trucking industry that four wheeled vehicles are usually the at-fault party in traffic accident between semis and cars. The Windmill Example of an Oversized Load: Owner Operator, David, has a small but profitable trucking [...]
Jack is a million mile safe driver. Recently, he was properly parked at a loading dock when a distracted trucker swung too wide and hit his truck. This accident wasn’t Jack’s fault, and there was no way he could have [...]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the Ninth Circuit’s decision in California Trucking Association v. Bonta, 996 F.3d 644 (9th Cir. 2021). At issue in the case was a [...]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Sometimes people just need a helping hand. An accident and injury may push an owner operator into a financial predicament. Others may be suffering from health problems or a family health crisis that keeps them [...]
If you are in the trucking industry, you have probably heard of “freight factoring”. Freight factoring is such a useful tool for small and medium sized businesses. The benefits of working with a factoring company (if you choose the right [...]
Owner-operators enjoy the freedom of being able to choose the loads they haul and how they schedule their time. Being your own boss certainly has its perks, even if you decide you want to lease your driving service and equipment [...]
Eckert & Associates’ attorney Jason Schafer and I hear clients’ frustrations daily about delays in truck repairs because of back ordered parts. COVID has created nightmares in the supply chain for aftermarket truck and trailer parts. Ports are backlogged, manufacturing [...]
Pain at the pump means more than the high price of fuel for owner operator, Marty. After fueling up his semi at a truck stop in Southern Illinois last year, his truck broke down. “I fueled up and made it [...]
In the United States, there are approximately 350,000 independent OTR owner-operators. This accounts for 9 percent of the 3.5 million truck drivers overall. In addition, annually, there are about 500,000 accidents involving tractor-trailers. Eighty percent of which are not the [...]
