Podcast: States’ clean truck rules in limbo after executive order
The president’s executive order to end electric vehicle mandates raises questions about the future of some states’ Advanced Clean Trucks rules. Also, income tax paperwork is a reality any small-business owner has to deal with, so we’ll bring you some advice on what you need to do.
09:46 – States’ clean truck rules in limbo after executive order
24:24 – Paperwork – a pain in the butt, but necessary
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Visit the MBA Tax & Bookkeeping Service
- Contact your elected officials and stay up to date on current trucking issues at OOIDA’s Fighting For Truckers website.
- You can visit OOIDA’s tour truck, Spirit of the American Trucker, at the TA in Ontario, Calif., Jan. 28-30. Stop in and join OOIDA for $35.
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States’ clean truck rules in limbo after executive order
Among the many executive orders issued by President Donald Trump in his first days back in office was one that orders the elimination of electric vehicle mandates. While the implications are still playing out, the order has put some states’ Advanced Clean Trucks rules in limbo. Kevin Weeks, executive director of the Trucking Association of Massachusetts, is watching closely. He joins Tyson Fisher of Land Line Magazine for a talk about the uncertainty and how trucking companies in his state are already suffering from the regulation.
Paperwork – a pain in the butt, but necessary
When you become an owner-operator, especially when you’re on your own authority, you’re not only a trucker – you’re also a business owner. And that means paperwork and lots of it. The first of the year has now passed, which means it’s time to start gathering paperwork related to income taxes. Shasta May of MBA Tax and Bookkeeping Service offers some advice on that topic and more.