#6: The Fishy Side of Freight: Cutting Owner-Operators Rates

Last month, I received a video from a follower on Instagram of 2 owner operators scolding the owner of a trucking company in Chicago after they found out their rates have been getting cut. As most of us know, owner-operators typically pay a percentage of their rates to the carrier they drive for to have their MC & insurance. Usually, these fees range between 10 and 20 percent of the load. However, trucking companies - predominantly from Chicago and predominantly of Eastern European descen...