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Mido's Trucking selects Per Diem Plus for Samsara. The St. Louis-based truckload carrier is using Per Diem Plus to further streamline operational efficiency and per diem accounting of its 100-vehicle fleet.
“America is truly the land of opportunity. I am living proof that if you dream big, work hard and persevere anything is possible.”
- Mido Selimovic, President
Mido Selimovic came to the US in 1999 as an 18-year-old refugee from Vlasenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina where his family struggled to stay alive in a country destroyed by the Bosnian War. At age 25 Mido entered the transportation industry by purchasing his first truck. In 2008, he opened Mido's Trucking with his sole purpose being to provide a workplace for fellow war refugees who were looking for a reliable carrier they could work for and call their home. Since starting Mido’s 15 years ago the company has grown to 100 trucks serving 48 states with the help of his wife Azra, a fellow refugee who fled Kozarska-Dubic at the outset of the war when she was 12.
As with many small businesses in America, Mido’s is a family affair with many relatives working for the company as drivers, dispatchers and mechanics. Mido’s mission as refugee haven remains unchanged to this day; they employ drivers from Africa, Asia, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe and Thailand looking for an opportunity to make a fresh start in the USA.
The Per Diem Plus API for Samsara allows for rapid deployment with minimal investment in dollars and/or IT resources. Configure your fleet in three simple steps.
Are you attending TCA Truckload 2022 in Las Vegas (March 20-22) and want to learn more about the PDP Fleets integration with Samsara? Schedule a meeting with Mark Sullivan, API Manager HERE
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Questions? Contact Mark W. Sullivan API Manager - Per Diem Plus Fleets Platform
Per Diem Plus was born over our 25 years of experience as agents and tax practitioners and a relentless pursuit to introduce efficiency to the time-consuming task of tax compliance for truck drivers, fleets and their accounting professionals. The Per Diem Plus® FLEETS platform enables motor carriers to easily implement an IRS-compliant fleet per diem program in hours that is scalable and data plan-friendly. Per Diem Plus was designed, developed and is managed in the USA and is the only IRS-compliant mobile application that provides automatic trucker per diem for solo and team drivers traveling in the United States and Canada. For more information, contact us at info@perdiemplus.com or visit www.perdiemplus.com
Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which allows businesses that depend on physical operations to harness IoT (Internet of Things) data to develop actionable business insights and improve their operations. Samsara operates in North America and Europe and serves tens of thousands of customers across a wide range of industries including transportation, wholesale and retail trade, construction, field services, logistics, utilities and energy, government, healthcare and education, manufacturing, and food and beverage. The company's mission is to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy at www.samsara.com.
Copyright 2022 Per Diem Plus, LLC. Per Diem Plus proprietary software is the trademark of Per Diem Plus, LLC.®
Arka Express selects Per Diem Plus for Samsara to raise driver pay and enhance operational efficiency for its 400-vehicle "first in excellence" fleet.
“The API was quick and easy to set up and run, which was a significant factor in our choosing Per Diem Plus for Samsara.”
Art Astrauskas, President
Arka Express has evolved from a small 35-unit carrier located out of Markham, IL, to an elite, state-of-the-art fleet of 400 units built by the top transportation professionals in the industry in only 10 years.
In addition to our Markham terminal, they are currently establishing headquarters in Indiana, Atlanta, Georgia and Marlboro Township, New Jersey as they continue to deliver services throughout the Midwest, east coast and Southeast. Drivers typically operate in a 400-mile regional radius in both Chicago and Atlanta. In addition, they have developed an OTR presence from the Dakotas to Florida to New York—and everything in between.
Use our Fleet Per Diem Benefit Calculator to learn how much your fleet can save with Per Diem Plus Fleets.
Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a configurable mobile application enterprise platform that automates administration of an IRS-compliant accountable per diem plan for truck drivers and fleets managers. No matter how big or small your company is, Per Diem Plus has a solution for you.
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Questions? Contact Mark W. Sullivan API Manager - Per Diem Plus Fleets Platform
Per Diem Plus was born over our 25 years of experience as agents and tax practitioners and a relentless pursuit to introduce efficiency to the time-consuming task of tax compliance for truck drivers, fleets and their accounting professionals. The Per Diem Plus® FLEETS platform enables motor carriers to easily implement an IRS-compliant fleet per diem program in hours that is scalable and data plan-friendly. Per Diem Plus was designed, developed and is managed in the USA and is the only IRS-compliant mobile application that provides automatic trucker per diem for solo and team drivers traveling in the United States and Canada. For more information, contact us at info@perdiemplus.com or visit www.perdiemplus.com
Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which allows businesses that depend on physical operations to harness IoT (Internet of Things) data to develop actionable business insights and improve their operations. Samsara operates in North America and Europe and serves tens of thousands of customers across a wide range of industries including transportation, wholesale and retail trade, construction, field services, logistics, utilities and energy, government, healthcare and education, manufacturing, and food and beverage. The company's mission is to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy at www.samsara.com.
Copyright 2022 Per Diem Plus, LLC. Per Diem Plus proprietary software is the trademark of Per Diem Plus, LLC.®
Intercity Lines case study highlights how the specialized automotive transporter improved safety and operational efficiency of its 30-vehicle fleet using Samsara ELD and Per Diem Plus.
"The Per Diem Plus integration was a significant factor in our choosing Samsara over competing ELD solution providers."
Dean Wilson, Vice President
Dave and Linda opened Intercity Lines, Inc. more than 40 years ago, setting out to provide excellence in enclosed automotive transportation. As a driver himself, Dave took great pride in the trust customers gave him when transporting what could be their most prized possession—their classic, historic, or exotic vehicles. Together, Dave and Linda brought attention to detail, dedication, and innovation to the enclosed automotive transportation industry.
Improve safety and operational efficiency for the specialized automotive transporter and its 30-vehicle fleet using Samsara’s complete fleet platform. Intercity deployed VG-series gateways, CM-series dash cams, Galaxy tablets, fuel, maintenance and per diem program. According to Dean Wilson, VP of Intercity Lines, “Per Diem Plus integrating directly into Samsara TMS was a significant factor in our choosing Samsara over competing ELD solution providers. The API was quick and easy to set up and run; it was a no-brainer. ”
“Per Diem Plus has a per diem solution regardless of what you use to track Hours of Service, while others offer limited solutions with limited partners,” said Wilson. Jay Leno's favorite auto transport company is transitioning to the API from the PDP Fleets mobile app. Wilson cited the modern and intuitive web services dashboard, flexible report formats and ability to track per diem in the event the ELD goes down that distinguish Per Diem Plus. “Since introducing our driver per diem program in 2020 Intercity has achieved 85% driver participation, cut driver turnover to 10%, and saved over $3,000 per driver annually that was used to raise driver pay by several cents per mile. PDP’s customer service is top-notch, allowing you to have a trusted partner to handle all your per diems needs. And we prefer the features and benefits of PDP offers,” he said.
Use our Fleet Per Diem Benefit Calculator to learn how much your fleet can save with Per Diem Plus Fleets.
Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a configurable mobile application enterprise platform that automates administration of an IRS-compliant accountable per diem plan for truck drivers and fleets managers. No matter how big or small your company is, Per Diem Plus has a solution for you.
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Questions? Contact Mark W. Sullivan API Manager - Per Diem Plus Fleets Platform
Per Diem Plus was born over our 25 years of experience as agents and tax practitioners and a relentless pursuit to introduce efficiency to the time-consuming task of tax compliance for truck drivers, fleets and their accounting professionals. The Per Diem Plus® FLEETS platform enables motor carriers to easily implement an IRS-compliant fleet per diem program in hours that is scalable and data plan-friendly. Per Diem Plus was designed, developed and is managed in the USA and is the only IRS-compliant mobile application that provides automatic trucker per diem for solo and team drivers traveling in the United States and Canada. For more information, contact us at info@perdiemplus.com or visit www.perdiemplus.com
Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which allows businesses that depend on physical operations to harness IoT (Internet of Things) data to develop actionable business insights and improve their operations. Samsara operates in North America and Europe and serves tens of thousands of customers across a wide range of industries including transportation, wholesale and retail trade, construction, field services, logistics, utilities and energy, government, healthcare and education, manufacturing, and food and beverage. The company's mission is to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy at www.samsara.com.
Copyright 2022 Per Diem Plus, LLC. Per Diem Plus proprietary software is the trademark of Per Diem Plus, LLC.®
The 2022 special trucker per diem rates for taxpayers in the transportation industry have increased $3/day from 2020-2021 and are $69 for any locality of travel in the continental United States (CONUS) and $74 for any locality of travel outside the continental United States (OCONUS). See section 4.04 of Rev. Proc. 2019-48 (or successor).
View Notice 2021-52
IRS Publishes 2024 Trucker Per Diem Rates (September 25, 2023)
Per Diem Plus is a proprietary mobile software application that was designed by truckers and built by tax pros. It is the only IRS-compliant mobile app for iOS and Android that automatically tracks each qualifying day of travel in the USA & Canada and replaces ELD backups (logbooks) to substantiate away-from-home travel.
Mark is tax counsel for Per Diem Plus. With nearly two decades of experience advising trucking companies on per diem issues, Mark was responsible for defining the Per Diem Plus software logic rules that automatically calculates trucker per diem in accordance with IRS regulations. He also previously served as the consulting per diem tax expert for Omnitracs.
In addition to his time working with Per Diem Plus, Mark works in private practice as an Enrolled Agent at Mark Sullivan Consulting, PLLC specializing in federal tax controversy representation and consulting. He also served as the consulting and expert witness for the Federal Defenders Office and private defense counsel in financial crimes cases in multiple federal district courts. Contact Mark W. Sullivan, EA
Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and cannot be cited as precedent or relied upon in a tax dispute before the IRS.
Copyright 2022 Per Diem Plus, LLC. Per Diem Plus proprietary software is the trademark of Per Diem Plus, LLC.®
Per Diem Plus Fleets releases Build 56 to resolve location services permission restrictions imposed with OS 14.
What's new? The app will post a notification alerting an iOS user that location services permissions were changed by iOS and instructing the user to reset permissions to "Always Allow".
Why was this needed? Per Diem Plus was designed to run passively in the background to determine IRS-required "time, date and location" for per diem. However, because of abuses by Big Tech, like Facebook, Apple no longer allows apps to lock Location Services with "Always Allow" during initial login and setup. As a result, iOS automatically changes the setting to "Only while using app", which prevents PDP from functioning as designed.
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Implementing a fleet per diem solution is something that should be on many fleet managers’ to-do list. They know the benefits to drivers, they know the incredible ROI, and yet it still manages to slip down the list of immediate priorities. One of the main perceived barriers to implementing Per Diem Plus Fleets is the rollout process.
With such a dramatic overhaul of your fleet, surely there will be some bumps along the way — translating to tech overload and a hit to back-office productivity, right? Perhaps you’re worried that there are things you’ve missed, and you’ll suffer teething issue after teething issue before you see the benefits you were promised.
The good news is that this needn’t be the case, no matter the size of your fleet.
Use our Fleet Per Diem Benefit Calculator to learn how much your fleet can save with Per Diem Plus Fleets.
Implementing Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a breeze and does not require specially trained professional installers like telematics solutions. No matter how big or small your company is, Per Diem Plus has a solution for you.
Configure your fleet per diem plan in minutes with our simple check-the-box menu.
For example, the platform allows you to select individual, team drivers or both. The geofence tax home radius can be set from 5 - 25 miles and best matches fleet lanes and app installation type. Or to minimize cellular data plan usage for mobile app users you can whitelist the app using our static IP address.
Per Diem Plus was purpose-built to simplify substantiated per diem tax compliance. Have you thought about how you can use the data gathered? There are a few important things to note.
Use your Fleet Reports quickly audit your per diem program or to support the Workers Compensation per diem exemption in addition to or instead of your paper documents.
To run a Fleet Report in the FLEETS Web App:
Generate reports with Per Diem Plus:
When you use Per Diem Plus Fleets Web App for Premium users, you have access to your fleetwide reporting that you can use to analyze your per diem program. The report tracks per diem totals for each driver for a given period. If you are interested in a map of a trip route to see exactly where a driver traveled, you can access that from a KML export within a Driver Report.
Per Diem Plus was designed by drivers. Your mobile app ensures trip data is instantly accessible to drivers, which enables them to actively check/monitor their own per diem. Getting buy in from your drivers will maximize the driver and fleet benefits while streamlining administration on the program for your human resources team.
Some careful scoping and planning at this early stage can go a long way towards ensuring your business is matched with its ideal fleet per diem management solution.
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Purchasing a fleet per diem mobile solution for your business does not have to be a tedious effort. Consult one of our business solution specialists to learn more about the benefits of our automated per diem solution.
Copyright 2022 Per Diem Plus, LLC.
The 2021 special trucker per diem rates for taxpayers in the transportation industry remain unchanged from 2019-2020 and are $66 for any locality of travel in the continental United States (CONUS) and $71 for any locality of travel outside the continental United States (OCONUS). See section 4.04 of Rev. Proc. 2019-48 (or successor).
View Notice 2020-71 that includes the 2021 special trucker per diem rates.
Have you noticed Per Diem Plus is suddenly not tracking your trips? The likely cause is location services settings have been changed on your device after software update by Apple or Google. This is an easy issue to fix.
iPhone
Android
Are you unsure what per diem is or which drivers can claim travel-related expenses? Our tax experts answer the most common question in a prior post, Trucker Per Diem Simply Explained
PDP Small Fleets requires users to complete the account setup HERE before using the app.
Mark is tax counsel for Per Diem Plus. With nearly two decades of experience advising trucking companies on per diem issues, Mark was responsible for defining the Per Diem Plus software logic rules that automatically calculates trucker per diem in accordance with IRS regulations. He also previously served as the consulting per diem tax expert for Omnitracs.
In addition to his time working with Per Diem Plus, Mark works in private practice as an Enrolled Agent at Mark Sullivan Consulting, PLLC specializing in federal tax controversy representation and consulting. He also served as the consulting and expert witness for the Federal Defenders Office and private defense counsel in financial crimes cases in multiple federal district courts. Contact Mark W. Sullivan, EA
Copyright 2020-2023 Per Diem Plus, LLC. Per Diem Plus proprietary software is the trademark of Per Diem Plus, LLC.®
Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and cannot be cited as precedent or relied upon in a tax dispute before the IRS.
Per Diem Plus® FLEETS introduces new service plan options: BASIC, WHITE LABEL and API.
Our cloud-based Per Diem Plus Fleets platform enables motor carriers to easily implement an IRS-compliant fleet per diem plan that will:
Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a configurable mobile application enterprise platform that automates administration of an IRS-compliant accountable per diem plan for truck drivers and fleets managers. No matter how big or small your company is, Per Diem Plus has a solution for you.
2021 TAX LAW UPDATE - READ ABOUT 100% DEDUCTION FOR PER DIEM
"We were able to buy three new trucks for our fleet with the savings we achieved by implementing a per diem program for our company drivers using the Per Diem Plus FLEETS platform." said Nick Adamczyk, Controller at Reliable Carriers.
Use our Fleet Per Diem Benefit Calculator to learn how much your fleet can save with Per Diem Plus Fleets.
A trucking company is required to prove 1) drivers were away from home overnight 2) identify the “date, place and amount” of each per diem event, and 3) retain substantiation through the retention of ELD backups or Per Diem Plus FLEETS platform for no less than 3 years.
The burdensome IRS compliance requirements are one reason trucking companies eschew company-paid per diem programs. Although, ELD’s automate driver hours of service compliance, the process of creating an IRS-compliant per diem record is immensely time consuming. Fleets that implement the Per Diem Plus FLEETS platform can obtain IRS-compliant fleet per diem payroll reports for a week, month or even a year in under a minute. Furthermore, per diem records are retained on the secure cloud and instantly accessible to a fleet for four (4) years.
Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a proprietary mobile software application that was designed by truckers and built by tax pros. It is the only IRS-compliant mobile app for iOS and Android that automatically tracks each qualifying day of travel in the USA & Canada and replaces ELD backups (logbooks) to substantiate away-from-home travel.
Do you have questions about Per Diem Plus FLEETS? Contact Us
Copyright 2020, 2021, 2022 Per Diem Plus, LLC. Per Diem Plus proprietary software is the trademark of Per Diem Plus, LLC.®
Substantiated per diem provides the largest benefit to both a driver and fleet over the old cent-per-mile method. Decades before the advent of TMS software, telematics and ELD's fleets adopted cent-per-mile per diem. Why? Because it was easy to calculate and substantiate using trip sheets[i]. However, there is no correlation between the miles a driver travels and frequency of meal breaks.
Under the cent-per-mile method a driver is paid only for miles driven and not nights away from home. Although, a driver may travel 500 miles one day they may only clock 200 miles the next. In the end, the distance traveled does not affect the need to eat 3 meals a day.
The IRS introduced the Special Transportation Industry substantiated per diem to simplify tax compliance for fleets by relying on days away from home instead of miles traveled. This method accurately reflects the number of meals a driver eats and resolved the problem that driver’s regularly travel away from home and stop during a single trip at localities with differing federal M&IE rates.
Use our Fleet Per Diem Benefit Calculator to learn how much your fleet can save with Per Diem Plus Fleets.
[i] 1-274-5T(c) Rules of substantiation, Rev. Proc. 2011-47 § 4.02(5)
Both the substantiated and cent-per-mile per diem methods are IRS-compliant. However, a motor carrier that adopts the substantiated per diem method that is built into Per Diem Plus FLEETS will realize the most benefit for both the fleet and their drivers.
Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a configurable mobile application enterprise platform that automates administration of an IRS-compliant accountable per diem plan for truck drivers and fleets managers. No matter how big or small your company is, Per Diem Plus has a solution for you.
Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a proprietary mobile software application that was designed by truckers and built by tax pros. It is the only IRS-compliant mobile app for iOS and Android that automatically tracks each qualifying day of travel in the USA & Canada and replaces ELD backups (logbooks) to substantiate away-from-home travel.
This article was written by Mark W. Sullivan EA, Tax Counsel for Per Diem Plus, who has over a decade of experience advising trucking companies on per diem issues. Prior to starting a private practice in 1998, Mr. Sullivan was an Internal Revenue Officer with the New York, NY, Saint Louis, MO and Washington, D.C. offices of the Internal Revenue Service.
Questions? Contact Mark W. Sullivan, EA.
Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and cannot be cited as precedence or relied upon in a tax dispute before the IRS.
Copyright 2019-2022 Per Diem Plus, LLC. Per Diem Plus proprietary software is the trademark of Per Diem Plus, LLC.®
Which per diem method saves a fleet more money? Substantiated per diem saves a motor carrier the most money, since the fleet benefits are directly proportional to total per diem paid to drivers. So how did cent-per-mile per diem become so popular in the trucking industry? Decades before the advent of telematics fleets adopted cent-per-mile per diem for because it was easy to calculate. However, there is no correlation between the miles a driver travels and meal breaks.
Drivers prefer substantiated special trucker per diem. Why? They eat 3 meals a day regardless of whether they drive 200 or 600 miles. The IRS introduced the Special Transportation Industry substantiated per diem to remedy this issue. In addition it simplified tax compliance for fleets by relying on nights away from home instead of miles traveled. It is also a more accurate reflection of anticipated meal expenses for drivers.
Use our Fleet Per Diem Benefit Calculator to learn how much your fleet can save with Per Diem Plus Fleets.
Adding an accountable per diem program for employee drivers is a sure-fire way to enhance driver recruiting and retention. Consider the following:
Both substantiated and cent-per-mile per diem must comply with the IRS substantiation by adequate records rules. According to the IRS, "a motor carrier must maintain lrecords to establish "time, place and location" for each per diem event". The Per Diem Plus FLEETS platform satisfies this requirement since it is maintained in such manner that each recording of an element of an expenditure is made at or near the time of the expenditure.
Document retention rules:
The transportation industry has been unique in its treatment of driver per diem for over 30 years. The substantiated per diem method saves a motor carrier more money than cent-per-mile method. While, substantiated and cent-per-mile per diem methods are IRS-compliant, both require a motor carrier to comply with the adequate records and document retention rules.
Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a configurable mobile application enterprise platform that automates administration of an IRS-compliant accountable per diem plan for truck drivers and fleets managers. No matter how big or small your company is, Per Diem Plus has a solution for you.
Per Diem Plus FLEETS is a proprietary mobile software application that was designed by truckers and built by tax pros. It is the only IRS-compliant mobile app for iOS and Android that automatically tracks each qualifying day of travel in the USA & Canada and replaces ELD backups to substantiate away-from-home travel.
This article was written by Mark W. Sullivan EA, Tax Counsel for Per Diem Plus, who has over a decade of experience advising trucking companies on per diem issues. Prior to starting a private practice in 1998, Mr. Sullivan was an Internal Revenue Officer with the New York, NY, Saint Louis, MO and Washington, D.C. offices of the Internal Revenue Service. Questions? Contact Mark W. Sullivan, EA.
Copyright 2019-2022 Per Diem Plus, LLC. Per Diem Plus proprietary software is the trademark of Per Diem Plus, LLC.®
Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and cannot be cited as precedence or relied upon in a tax dispute before the IRS.
