April 26, 2023
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
In just one year, 2020, about 2,800 teenagers were killed in car crashes in the United States. That same year, 227 thousand teens were treated in emergency rooms after vehicular mishaps. Every day, about eight teens die in wrecks. Every day, over 700 teens get emergency treatment for injuries. Fortunately, there are things parents can do to help their teenage children stay safe. 1. Enroll Your Teen In Driver Ed Nearly every state has statewide driver education programs for teenagers. (Alabama, Minnesota, and North Dakota rely on local driver education programs.) Driver ed gives students a thorough understanding of the... View Article
April 26, 2023
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
The FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) has required most trucking companies to maintain ELDs (electronic logging devices) since 2017. This technology was touted as a way to make trucking safer—but the FMCSA rules have had some unintended consequences. If you have trucks, chances are that you are required to have ELDs. Mandatory electronic logging devices aren’t going away. They can actually keep your drivers and your trucks safer on the road if you augment ELDs with GPS. In this article, we will tell you how. What Went Wrong With ELDs Before 2017, truckers keep track of their time with... View Article
March 27, 2023
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
HVAC sales and service companies, if you were to audit your company’s books to find the biggest controllable overhead expense, what would it be? If you run your company as a sole proprietorship or as an LLC with one or two members, chances are that your CPA would take a stern look at owner salaries. But owners don’t want to make cuts there! Your financial advisor would admonish you to keep a significant sum in a warranty expense account. Repairs don’t always work out. You occasionally need to send your technician out again to finish the job. This line item... View Article
March 27, 2023
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
Twenty years ago, the construction industry could do nothing to keep up with thieves. Consider the case of Stuart Michaelson of the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan. In 2005, he told a newspaper reporter, “We train builders in the best ways to light up their projects at night. We tell them how to hire the best security crews.” Michaelson advised construction companies to post signs that announced a “$2500 reward for information leading to the recovery of stolen equipment.” He advised contractors to have appliances and other big-ticket home construction items delivered at the last minute. Even so, Michaelson... View Article
February 14, 2023
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
Looking for information on how to lower your car insurance costs? Read on to learn how GPS tracking, sometimes referred to as car insurance tracking, can reduce your overhead expense for not just insurance and maintenance but also improve the operating performance of your fleet. Ever since the days of LoJack, we have all known that the ability to track your vehicles makes them easier to track if they are stolen, or the driver gets lost. In 2023, the tools of GPS fleet tracking are far more sophisticated and easier to conceal, but modern car insurance trackers can do anything... View Article
