Happy New Year 2025

In This Issue

• DO NOT SKIP B: Prep/Review - W2s & 1099s

• D: Payroll Tax Rate Updates + Government Utility

• ACA Reporting Relief for Employers

• Customer Interest Survey

• LMS - 2024 Year End Checklist

• In The News

• Past Issues

NEW ITEM #1: The Government Utility has added the ability to export the W2s and 1099s data. With this feature, an error will be shown if any data fields are missing, and the record will NOT BE imported. Review the Print Errors report after import for error details. Verify totals.
NEW ITEM #2: Government Utility Federal EFW2 now contains the RS & RV records in the format making it usable for states who require these records without other special state requirements.

How can we engage with our next generation of drivers? How can we as an industry and as recruiting and retention leaders ride the waves of our industry’s ups and downs, while taking a longer-term look at our workforce needs? What role does safety tech play in driver recruiting and retention? How can your fleet stand out in the sea of job postings drivers see every single day?  
These are just a sample of the many questions and points of conversation I’ve had the immense pleasure to discuss with some of trucking’s smartest and most passionate people who work diligently every day to help propel our industry forward.
Here at the end of the year, I wanted to recap those episodes of Freightwaves' Taking the Hire Road podcast and offer them as a resource to you in your role at your fleet. I am always in awe of the insights, perspectives, practices, and energy our guests bring to the show, and I always learn so much from them. I’m sure you will too. ⬇️
➡️ ‘A journey to explore’: How J.B. Hunt integrates drivers’ experience and safety tech with keen eyes on the future
➡️ ‘Comfortable in the culture you’re in’: Where safety, recruiting, and retention intersect
➡️ The age of engagement: How to use meaningful conversations to propel your fleet’s culture around driver recruiting and retention
➡️ Steering through the “longest challenging” freight recession: The importance of data in navigating today’s market
➡️ Growing our own: How one state association is setting the example for developing trucking’s workforce
➡️ Discovering your fleet’s authentic story and how to tell it
➡️ Harnessing the power of data in your fleet’s recruiting department
➡️ Tech Talk: What we can learn from the intersection of recruiting diesel techs and drivers
➡️ Riding trucking’s waves: Freight market cycles and their impact on the driver pool
➡️ Standing out in a crowd: How to shape your fleet’s job opportunities to attract the right drivers
Leah Shaver 
President & CEO 
The National Transportation Institute