Tag Archive: "trucking"
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Proposed Rule Released for Automatic Emergency Braking on Heavy Vehicles
In late June, a proposed rule was jointly released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and Department of Transportation (DOT) to require automatic emergency braking on heavy vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds. In addition, the proposal also includes an amendment to […]
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Thank You to our Truck Drivers
Though the appreciation started well before it was nationally recognized, this week marks the 24th National Trucking Driver Appreciation week. We simply want to take a moment and sincerely recognize the 3.6 million professional truck drivers across the country. The past 12 months have been some of the busiest times this industry has faced, but […]
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Supreme Court Denies Review of California Assembly Bill 5
At the end of June the Supreme Court denied the review of California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) and returned the case to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A ruling by the 9th Circuit had previously overturned a lower court’s injunction that had kept AB5 from applying to the transportation industry. Despite overturning the […]
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Compensation, Accountable Plans and Per Diem
Authored by Thomas Schultz, PHR, SHRM-CP; Human Resources Consultant Organizations are seeing compensation pressure today more than ever. As a result, some are looking at compensation that comes from employee reimbursements. When employees pay for allowed, work-related expenses, organizations generally reimburse those expenditures. The amount reimbursed, can be taxable if it is not aligned with […]
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Solutions for your Workforce Challenges
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, small- and mid-market companies faced increased financial and operational concerns that have ranged from liquidity needs, compliance, and debt obligations to loss of production and supply chain disruption. However, when addressing workforce concerns, organizations that offer their employees the following have consistently emerged as better prepared to weather the uncertainty of […]
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A Closer Look at Operations
Freight transportation is typically a small margin business. There needs to be volume, usually miles traveled, to make a profit. The transportation market is also very fragmented with many small and medium sized carriers all competing for business against each other, as well as large carriers, which makes it extremely important to know the market […]
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A Big Break for Per Diems?
There has been a significant amount of relief passed through various bills due to the coronavirus. While the employee retention credit, paid leave credit and paycheck protection program received a lot of the glory, something smaller yet potentially impactful passed with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA 2021). The CAA 2021 includes a provision that […]
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Per Diem Rates Set to Increase for the Transportation Industry October 1st
Per diem pay was a hot topic when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed the law and made it so that W-2 employee drivers who did not receive per diem pay from their employer could not claim an itemized deduction on their personal tax returns. It may well be a hot topic again. For […]
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The AB5 Situation in California
Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) was signed into law in California in late 2019 and became effective 1/1/2020. The controversial bill created a three prong test to determine when individuals can be classified as independent contractors. The following three statements must be true. A worker performs duties or services without the direct control or direction of […]
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The Great Resignation — Staffing for Success
Authored by Joey Desiderio Hiring the right person is and always has been difficult. Between figuring out where to find talent, how to attract the right candidates to your business, and ultimately convincing a candidate to come work with you, recruiting is a highly involved and difficult process. According to Abe Eshkenazi, CEO of the […]