It will come as no surprise to anyone that during the last few years the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has increased substantially the dollar…
Author: Wayne Schooling
The U.S. Department of Labor, the IRS and state work agencies have been cracking down on businesses they believe are misclassifying their employees as independent contractors.…
You know the old weather saying about June gloom? Well, last June was a very gloomy month for two of the largest mega transportation companies out…
With a bevy of new and proposed rules on the horizon, I thought it would be a good idea to go over some of them. Following…
Lenny Pelullo got control of a failing firm with millions in assets for $12 in cash – 19 days later, it was out of business. At…
I cannot stress the importance of this enough – whenever you are making or planning decisions that involve your livelihood, stop and think twice. You should…
“MISCLASSIFICATION”MAYHEM CONTINUES As the U.S. Department of Labor continues to “persuade” the states into participating in their Employee Misclassification Initiative, by offering money to states that…
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released a study regarding truck driver age demographics, and the results, while not surprising, are quite concerning. The facts…
BEWARE OF CHEAP DRUG TESTS A U.S. District Court in December sentenced Elizabeth “Betsy” Pope to eight months house arrest, four years’ probation and $109,000 in…
PRESIDENT PROPOSES GIFT LIMIT CHANGES If you are fortunate enough financially to be able to make significant gifts to family members and others, you may want…
Last month I wrote about another new law in California targeting independent contractors. That law, signed by Gov. Brown on September 28, puts a potentially enormous…
On September 28, 2014 Governor Jerry Brown of California signed a bill that puts a potentially enormous liability risk on the companies that use workers supplied…
WEBSITE MISTAKES COULD COST YOU With all of the serious talk about driver misclassification these days, it is important that you use the correct language and…
Many company drivers face the same debate – they wonder if it would be more profitable to go out on their own and buy a truck.…
NEW RULES FOR NEW DRIVERS Efforts to train entry-level truck drivers go back many years. And let’s face it – even hairdressers are required to be…
