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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Someone who both owns and operates a piece of equipment, especially a semi-trailer truck (articulated lorry). They are a contractor; they may be a commercial carrier, but most often they provide capacity (trucks and drivers, with or without trailers or chassis) to either commercial or private carriers as a subcontractor..
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Owner-operator means Someone who both owns and operates a piece of equipment, especially a semi-trailer truck (articulated lorry). They are a contractor; they may be a commercial carrier, but most often they provide capacity (trucks and drivers, with or without trailers or chassis) to either commercial or private carriers as a subcontractor..
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