owner-operators
Drive their own rigs
Owner-operators are people who both own and operate their own business equipment, most commonly applied to truckers who own their rigs rather than driving for a fleet: Many owner-operators prefer the independence of choosing their own routes.
The term appears in other industries where the same person owns and runs the equipment—taxis, fishing boats, small aircraft.
Working independently, not hired
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- overheadLocated directly above
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
licensing · revenue · expenses · bookkeeping · contracts · invoicing · equity · depreciation
Free from external control
- semi-truckCab with detachable cargo trailer
- freightGoods being transported
- CDLCommercial driving license
- haulingTransporting heavy items
rig · diesel · long-haul · dispatch · logistics · trailer · permits · deadhead
self-employed
Working independently, not hired
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- overheadLocated directly above
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
insurance · licensing · revenue · expenses · bookkeeping · contracts · invoicing · equity · depreciation · capital
independent
Free from external control
- semi-truckCab with detachable cargo trailer
- freightGoods being transported
- CDLCommercial driving license
hauling · rig · diesel · long-haul · dispatch · logistics · trailer · permits · deadhead · lumper
cab
Vehicle for hire
Lyft · livery · dispatch · fares · pickup · passenger · lease · vehicle · licensing · airport
franchisee
Licensed brand operator
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- brandCompany's product line name
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
agreement · route · delivery · distribution · FedEx · Amazon · vending · contract · exclusive · licensing
- truckingsemi, 18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig
- taxi driverstaxi drivers, cabbies
owner-operatorsemployees
Paid staff members
hired hands · wage earners · salaried employees · labor · staff
owner, operator, owners, operators, owned, owning, owns, ownership, disown