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 Volume 14, Number 8        April 2011- Part I
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  • FMCSA Ready to Send Out 23,000 Warning Letters
  
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Small Business Tax Savings Strategies for the 2011 Filing Season
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Small Business Tax Savings Strategies for the 2011 Filing Season
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Few business sectors embody today's entrepreneurial spirit, drive for innovation and unwavering preserverance more than the small business community. From creating the majority of net new jobs in the country to employing more than half of private industry's workforce, its 29 million members not only personify the American dream but also serve as the growth engine of the US economy.
 
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 Volume 14, Number 9        April 2011 Part II
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Confront CSA 2010 with the Proper Tools
Can You Afford a Clean Air Solution?
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Confront CSA 2010 with the Proper Tools
Know where to go vs. nowhere to go

All the talk over CSA 2010 in the past 12 months or more has finally evolved into a realistic glimpse of life as a motor carrier in the new transportation industry. Many carriers now have a better idea where they stand and can either begin or continue to improve their safety performance data. By reviewing their data in the Behavior Analysis and Saftey Improvement Categories (BASICs), carriers are able to address any changes they must implement to their safety program to correct unsafe practices that can lead to a crash. That is the ulimate goal of this initiative.  

 

By previewing their data, carriers will also be able to update and verify their numbers before the CSA 2010 safety enforcement program goes live in late November of this year. Utilizing this tool provides a great opportunity to prepare for an event whose impact the industry hasn't seen since deregulation in the, (read more)

Can You Afford a Clean Air Solution? 

Times are tough and money is tight.  So like most companies affected by the global economy, survival takes priority over being the next environmental hero. How can you invest the time and money necessary to make our planet greener while your company is struggling? It's no secret that many "green" initiatives require massive capital expenditures and changes in policies by government, but is there a green solution that actually saves you money. 

On both sides of the border, the environment has become the number two issue behind getting the economy back on track.  In the US, 4Refuel Fuel Analyst Bob van der Valk believes fossil fuels will continue to be the number one fuel despite President Obama's "Green Plan" to develop new sources of power including flex-fuel powered vehicles.  He reports, "In January 2009, theSenate Finance Committee approved $31 billion in tax credits and financial incentives to boost alternative energy supplies and promote conservation, (read more)
 

  

 

 
 


   

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