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Trooper Follows a Grain Hauler for 20 Miles to Say ‘Thank You’

On April 25, an Illinois State Trooper noticed a grain hauler’s safe and professional driving and wrote about the encounter in a lengthy Facebook post.

She wrote:

“Dear Grain Hauler,

I saw you on Route 47 headed south. You were taking your time, obeying the speed limit. I kept my distance behind you. I followed you for probably 20 miles or more, watching your driving behavior.

I wondered if you were loaded or empty. If you were headed to the elevator or back to the farm. I didn’t run your plate. I didn’t want to pass you as there were so many no passing zones and intersections. We drove through several small towns. I couldn’t even see what trucking company you were. Continue reading →

E-file Form 2290, for Vehicles first Used in February!

“I don’t do charity, I pay taxes instead” ― Girish Kohli

HVUT is the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax that is a fee assessed annually on heavy vehicles operating on public highways at registered gross weights equal to or exceeding 55,000 pounds. The gross taxable weight of a vehicle is determined by adding the weight of the Truck, Trailer and load.

Heavy Vehicle Use Taxes must be filed using the Form 2290 Annually. The Tax period for Heavy Vehicles begins on July 1st and ends on June 30th of the following year. The annual renewal of your Form 2290 for a new tax period IS DUE BY August 31st each year. Continue reading →

HVUT Form 2290 – Reasons for Rejection!!

There’s no point in dwelling on rejection – Isabel Lucas

Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful. Accept it or not we all have faced rejections in our lives, be it personal or professional. Reasons and circumstances may vary but what makes you a great human being is how you react when you face a rejection.

First and foremost accept the fact that what you tired did not work and you have a temporary setback. If rejected the next thing you should analyze is the reason for rejection, once you identified the reason for rejection try correcting it at the earliest possible. E-filing Federal Excise Tax Form 2290 is no exception to the thumb rule that, if furnished information does not meet the requirement then it leads to rejection.

Below is the list of possible rejections when you E-file your Federal Excise Tax Form 2290: Continue reading →

HVUT Form 2290 for January First Used Vehicles is DUE TODAY!

The time is always right to do what is right – Martin Luther King, Jr

The Shortest month of the year expires today and we at Taxexcise.com are pretty sure that everyone is busy making plans to complete their Income tax before April 15^th. We also want to make sure that you do not get carried away too much and miss the Federal Excise Tax Form 2290 Deadline that falls Today February 28^th ,2019 for vehicles first used in the month of January since July 2018. Continue reading →

Valentine’s Day wishes from the family of ThinkTrade Inc. to every hardworking, ever busy Trucking industry Professional.

Most people in relationships look forward to sharing the joys of Valentine’s Day with the one they love. Well, if Valentine’s Day happens to fall on a day they are home, GREAT – Typical Truckers Wife / Girlfriend would quote this. Truckers are gone most of the time which pretty much turns your relationship into a long distance relationship. It has also been compared to the life of a military wife.

If you are a Truckers Loved one you must remind them about things other than their truck for example Tax Deadlines. This is mainly because you do not want them to waste their Hard-earned money in IRS Penalties and Interests. Continue reading →

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