NJWMA News

New Return and Earn Program Provides $10K in Wage Subsidies to Small Businesses BY JIM PYTELL, MANAGING EDITOR ON SEP 27, 2021 Gov. Phil Murphy today announced Return and Earn, a new jobs program which aims to assist unemployed workers in their return to work, while...

IRS hikes per diem rate for owner-operators The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it will increase the allowable per diem rate for owner-operators from $66 to $69 beginning Oct. 1. Truck driver per diem pay is an IRS reimbursement designed to cover meal and...

ATRI Top Industry Issues Survey; Deadline October 15 The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) launched its annual Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along...

When hiring, look for culture addition, not fit As companies continue to grow, their culture needs to evolve as well. Find out how to keep workplace values up-to-date and ensure all employees feel included. We have often heard that when hiring, we need to find people...

Trucking Attorney Offers Tips to Maintain Top CSA Scores Although federal regulators are studying a possible change in the way they measure motor carrier safety known as the “Item Response Theory,” the Compliance Safety Accountability program is likely to remain in...