How independent truckers can run the business on numbers, not emotions: ATBS

ATBS Vice President Mike Hosted joined Red Eye Radio’s Eric Harley at the 2025 Mid-America Trucking Show to explain how the company supports owner-operators in running a successful business.

Founded by three brothers who once ran their own truck line, ATBS helps truckers go beyond the wheel — offering tools to understand costs, set budgets, handle taxes, and make smart business decisions. Hosted explains how a numbers-first mindset can help drivers boost profits and stay compliant.

“Our whole goal is to help independent contractors run their business on numbers,” Hosted notes, not emotions.

Find them at https://www.atbs.com/

Mike Hosted was speaking as part of a discussion also featuring Harley, Overdrive editor Todd Dills and longtime contributor Gary Buchs. The discussion hinged on the Overdrive/ATBS coproduction of the Partners in Business program, this year with a new format for the comprehensive trucking guide, a resource for owner-operators for now more than 20 years. The new Partners in Business playbook — https://overdriveonline.com/partners-in-business — offers insights into starting, growing, and (ultimately) finishing a trucking business. Now available in a mobile-friendly format, it covers everything from business planning to retirement strategies.

Learn more, and access the guide, at
https://www.overdriveonline.com/partners-in-business

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