For owner-operators still standing, trucking through the down times has meant more miles logged, better fuel efficiency, and lower costs. At once, that reality couldn t fully overcome the poor rates environment.
Trucking businesses in attendance at MATS in March: Join Overdrive and ATBS for the annual Partners in Business seminar March 22 at 2:45 p.m., this year with emphasis on pulling through tough freight markets.
Big impressions now will pay dividends later, when freight improves and carriers/customers are forced to put resources to retention of the best. Now is your time to shine.
And back to biz basics on costs for owner-operators. Trucker of the Year finalists and Overdrive contributor Gary Buchs offer ways to reassess and engage your primary freight partner.
2023 s sure to go down in infamy among owner-ops, yet bright spots were evident: Sometimes, the chicken houses passed are closed, cost-control focus pays off, or you land that direct freight .