owner-operator
Runs own business
An owner-operator owns and operates their own business equipment, especially a truck driver who owns their rig rather than driving for a company: Most of the truckers at this stop are owner-operators.
The term appears in trucking, taxi services, and other transportation industries where the distinction between employee and independent contractor matters for taxes, insurance, and regulations.
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- freightGoods being transported
- long-haulCovering great distances
- CDLCommercial driving license
semi · 18-wheeler · tractor-trailer · diesel · dispatch · logistics · interstate · over-the-road
Working independently, not hired
- proprietorshipSole-owner business entity
- mom-and-popSmall owner-operated enterprise
- microenterpriseVery small-scale commercial venture
- home-basedLocated at residence
start-up · brick-and-mortar · boutique · freelancer · contractor · consultant · solopreneur · bootstrapper
Freedom from external control
- self-directionControlling one's own choices
- controlAuthority to direct
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- self-managementGoverning oneself independently
discretion · agency · freedom · self-reliance · self-sufficiency · empowerment · choice · decision-making
rig
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
CDL · semi · 18-wheeler · tractor-trailer · diesel · dispatch · logistics · interstate · over-the-road · deadhead
self-employed
Working independently, not hired
- proprietorshipSole-owner business entity
- mom-and-popSmall owner-operated enterprise
- microenterpriseVery small-scale commercial venture
home-based · start-up · brick-and-mortar · boutique · freelancer · contractor · consultant · solopreneur · bootstrapper · self-starter
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-directionControlling one's own choices
- controlAuthority to direct
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
self-management · discretion · agency · freedom · self-reliance · self-sufficiency · empowerment · choice · decision-making · accountability
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig
- dual rolesactor-director, player-coach, writer-director, singer-songwriter
- small businessesbakery, restaurant, salon, boutique, florist
- driverstruck driver, bus driver, taxi driver, cab driver, delivery driver
owner-operatoremployee
Hired organizational member
hourly worker · hired hand · subordinate · wage earner · worker
owner-operatormultinational corporation
Business operating in many countries
absentee owner · franchisee · franchise · holding company · parent company
owner, operator, operate, owned, owning, operated, operates, operating, operation