Under the radar: new rules for independent truckers

rookietrucker · Dec 11, 2010

Under the radar: new rules for independent truckers

Today, the government is out to screw the independent truckers in the country. First, let me say that I am not a trucker, nor an expert on that industry. This is more about allowing people to make their own decisions regarding their own destiny in life. This is the principles our country was founded on. A friend pointed me to this Wall Street Journal article yesterday (portions excerpted below).

After reading it, I actually got a little angry with the whole notion of people pretending to be vanguards for the public good, while clearly enhancing their own self interests.

The gist of it is this: The Teamsters and the SEIU have teamed up to commission a study; the study found that independent truckers who are 1099 employees should instead be classified as W-2 employees. This would force the entire class of owner operators to be hired by the people they drive for, rather than contracting their services as private owners of businesses. The result to our knights in shining armor would be twofold. First, the membership of the unions would immediately increase, as every W-2 trucker in the country would now be driving for a union shop. State and Federal Governments would win, as W-2 employees generally carry increased tax liability: both to the worker, and the business that hires them. If these guys are the winners, who are the losers? Guess.
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zentrucking · Dec 11, 2010

The result to our knights in shining armor would be twofold. First, the membership of the unions would immediately increase, as every W-2 trucker in the country would now be driving for a union shop. State and Federal Governments would win, as W-2 employees generally carry increased tax liability: both to the worker, and the business that hires them. If these guys are the winners, who are the losers? Guess.
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How do they figure that? If that's the case, then why aren't the top 50 trucking co's all organized now?

Admittedly, the author does admit not knowing the industry.

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