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New to owner-operating
Authority requirements, equipment options, and what to expect in your first 90 days.
Own authority or run under ours
We break down the trade-offs, the paperwork, and what DOT compliance looks like day to day.
Cargo van to straight truck
What each vehicle is built for, what it can carry, and how to know which fits your loads.
How expedited pay works
What affects your rate, and how to keep cash flowing between loads.
The day-to-day reality
Scheduling, dispatch, hours of service, and what makes or breaks the lifestyle.
New Entrant Safety Audit: What a First Year Carrier Gets Checked On
What the FMCSA new entrant safety audit checks in your first 18 months under your own authority, the 16 violations that fail it, how…
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Cargo Van, Sprinter and Box Truck Owner-Operator Jobs: What the Posting Leaves Out
What a cargo van, Sprinter or box truck owner-operator posting leaves out: pay basis, whose authority, insurance, escrow and charge-backs, deadhead and detention, and…
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Box Truck and Cargo Van Loads: Where Owner-Operators Find Freight
Where box truck and cargo van freight actually comes from: load boards and what their tiers include, posting your truck, checking brokers against the…
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Starting a Sprinter Van Business: What the First Six Months Cost
The first six months are a cash flow problem, not a purchase problem. You pay for fuel today and get paid in thirty to…
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Non-CDL Box Truck: What You Need to Run Legally
Non-CDL is a rating of 26,000 pounds or less, not an exemption from regulation. What still applies over 10,000 pounds in interstate commerce: USDOT…
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Owner-Operator Tax Deductions: What You Can Actually Write Off
Fuel, maintenance, insurance and compliance come off the top. The truck comes off through depreciation, and the per diem only counts on days away…
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Owner-Operator Fuel Cards: Which One Actually Saves You Money
The discount in the advertisement is the best case, not the average. How retail minus and cost plus pricing differ, why a truck stop…
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What Owner-Operator Insurance Actually Costs
Insurance is the second largest fixed cost most expedite owner-operators carry. Which policies you actually buy, who pays for what when you lease on,…
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Owner-Operator Contracts: How to Find Them and What to Check
A contract in expedite is an agreement about how you get paid and who is responsible for what, not a promise of freight. Where…
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How to become an owner-operator with SunTransExpress
What you need to lease on, how long the paperwork takes, and what the first week of dispatch looks like.
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Do You Need Your Own MC Authority to Drive Owner-Operator?
You can run under your own MC authority or under a carrier's. Own authority means full control and the full compliance load; running under…
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Cargo van, sprinter or box truck: choosing your first unit
Payload, cost and the loads each unit can actually take — and why the biggest truck is rarely the right first one.
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What owner-operators actually earn on expedited freight
How expedited rates are built, which costs eat the difference, and what separates the operators who earn from the ones who just drive.
Read the guide →The day-to-day reality: life on the road as an expedited owner-operator
Ready to put this to work?
If you’ve got the equipment and the drive, we’ve got the loads. Weekly pay, 24/7 dispatch support, and nationwide opportunities, with or without your own MC authority.