Albert’s independent business has flourished in recent years with his laser-like attention to every aspect of it, but perhaps fuel mileage more than anything else — he called me recently with reports of near 10 mpg average mileage hauling not-exactly-light freight in his dry van, modified for maximum aerodynamics. Give a full read to his Sunday blog post, part of his ongoing work
And for more evidence of how thinking outside the box can be a benefit to your business, check out Lucinda Coulter’s “Name game” cover story on various owner-operator efforts at marketing their businesses in interesting ways in the November issue, out now. Also in the new issue, I detailed a couple new ideas for owner-operator leasing models that some fleets are trying out to combat growing attention to independent contractor control from various quarters. The goal of the models is to enhance operator freedom with nontraditional lease contracts. Read it here and tell me what you think these models may mean for you in the future.