Reliability • Strength • Real Road Experience
Learn to run your truck as a business.
A live Zoom course for drivers who want to own the wheel, taught by Kal.w, a company driver in the 1990s and an owner-operator from 2017 to 2026.
Who it's for
Built for drivers at a crossroads
Company drivers
You know the road. Learn what changes when the truck, the bills and the decisions are yours.
New CDL holders
Start with a clear picture of the business before you sign for a truck or a lease.
Thinking about buying or leasing a truck
Compare leasing on with running your own authority, and see what each one really costs.
What you'll learn
15 steps from first decision to steady business
Part 1 · Steps 1–3
Getting started
- Welcome: the owner-operator road
- Speak the language
- Pick your business model
Part 2 · Steps 4–7
Setting up
- Set up the business
- Get the truck
- Insurance and staying compliant
- Know your numbers
Part 3 · Steps 8–12
On the road
- How freight rates work
- Finding loads
- Working with brokers
- A load from booking to delivery
- Damage, shortages and claims
Part 4 · Steps 13–15
The business side
- Getting paid and keeping books
- Protecting and growing the business
- Final review
Your instructor
Meet Kal.w
Kal.w started as a company driver in 1993 and drove until 1998. From 2017 to 2026 he ran his own truck as an owner-operator leased on with J.B. Hunt, paying the bills, keeping the records and making the decisions that come with owning the truck. Landmark Academy is where he teaches what those years taught him.
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