Does anybody really know???

Discussion in 'Prime' started by Birdawg, Apr 28, 2009.

  1. Birdawg

    Birdawg Bobtail Member

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    I have been with Prime for almost a year now. And for the most part I can say that they have been pretty good to me. Here lately I have heard a lot of things. Some of them I know are just rumors, but then some of them make me want to find out more. The other day I ran into another driver and he was telling me about how Prime is being investigated by the Irs for something. He really was not very clear about what it was and when I asked how he knew this he dodged the question. I have asked around now and no one really seems to know what he was talking about. So my question is this---IS PRIME REALLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE IRS AND IF SO WHY? He also mentioned something about our lease on our trucks. Again he really was not clear about what does anybody know what he is talking about. And lastly has any of this been verifed with Prime???

    Thanks to Panhandle flash for the answer, but I have not heard about any of this and I do pay attention to the news. What news program was it on? I am looking for real answers not gossip please! Prime does not have that much control over me, I choose to take the loads that they dispatch me on and I still have the right to refuse them. That is we are not on a forced dispatch. I can fuel where I want to as long as it is a station that takes our fuel card. And there is many more things that I have control over. So does anybody have any real facts???
     
    Last edited: Apr 28, 2009
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  3. Panhandle flash

    Panhandle flash Road Train Member

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    Well it has been in the news that the IRS is looking into the L/O program. They seem to believe that L/O's should be classified as company drivers since the companies have a high degree of control over them. Would bring in much more money to the government coffers if true.

    My opinion is that the L/O program is a scam used by the companies to shift the tax burden from them to .....somebody else and evidently, the IRS thinks so also. Whether they are investigating Prime or not, I can't answer to that. Wish they would investigate Transam tho and their fleece program.
     
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