Prime Inc - Springfield, MO II

When I signed on, per diem was optional... that's why it seemed kind of strange to me. But then again, these guys change policy frequently without announcing things to the general driver population. The rate hasn't changed 7-cpm, and there's no charge for the privilege, correct?

 

There's advantages and disadvantages to it...

Another con is that if you go on workman's comp, its lowered.

OTOH, it's tax-free money.

It lowers your AGI, withholding and taxes owed.

If you don't have enough deductions to itemize, the per diem deduction isn't enough to get you past the standard deduction. So you can count on your tax situation not changing. At least this gives you a shot at taking advantage of per diem... in some way.


You weren't planning on actually getting any social security now were you? The ponzi scheme established by the so-called "greatest generation" (aka my parents) was only meant to benefit them at their childrens expense, especially now that our children have determined its not in their interest to maintain their share of the bargan implicit in that lil' ol' social contract. They figure you oughta go invest your retirement in the nearest casino benefitting mostly really big business... aka Wall Street.

 

Because whoever owned that truck didn't have any - and it wasn't us. Look at the grille on it... that's a much older Century than anything Prime has on the road right now - looks to be an '06 or older. It could be that the paperwork hadn't caught up with the ownership change.