Your own authority is worth $20,000 to $37,000 a year more than leasing on at 85% — on paper. Here is the full cost of an authority in 2026, and what that headline leaves out.
Lease On or Get Your Own Authority? The 2026 Numbers Read More »
You find the load, you set the rate, you keep 85%. What self-dispatch actually involves, what a load board and factoring really cost, how many hours a week it takes, and the three kinds of driver it is wrong for.
Self-Dispatch Trucking: How It Actually Works, and Who Should Not Do It Read More »
The average owner-operator netted $71,808 in 2025 while job boards advertise $228,575. Both figures are real. Here is the whole distance between them, with 2026 fuel, rates and costs.
What Owner-Operators Actually Make in 2026 Read More »
