1) Business model 
In the United States and Canada, as is with many small business owned by the same person who is running day-to-day operations. Owner operators are found in many business models and franchising companies in many different industries like restaurant chains, health care, logistics, maintenance, repair, and operations. In trucking, it is a self-employ...
A self-employed commercial truck or lorry driver who uses their own vehicle to run a business.
A truck driver who owns and operates his/her tractor/trailer.
a driver, esp. of a truck or taxicab, who owns and operates a vehicle used to earn a living. · a person who both owns and operates a business.