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the American Trucking Associations, is the premier skills competition for professional commercial vehicle techni- cians. More than 145 technicians from across the industry faced a combination of 27 written exams and hands-on skill tasks in the competition. “Our technicians are dedicated
to being the best at what they do, and it showed in the competition,” said Michael Hoffman, vice president of Fleet Maintenance and Facility Services.
RECENT CADILLAC TAX GUIDANCE
The “Cadillac” tax is the 40% tax
the ACA imposes on high cost health plans. Currently scheduled for the 2018 calendar year, it is based on “employer sponsored” coverage with a cost greater than $10,200 for individual coverage or $27,500 for coverage that includes a dependent. Benefits considered:
FEDEX FREIGHT TECHNICIANS SWEEP TOP SPOTS AT 2015 TMC SUPERTECH Fleet maintenance technicians
from FedEx Freight swept the top four spots at the 2015 TMC SuperTech com- petition held in Orlando, Florida, Sept. 20-23. Eric Vos, an 11-year technician
based in Boise, Idaho, captured the Grand Champion award. His win comes after finishing second at the 2014, 2013 and 2010 SuperTech competitions. In addition, two Harrison,
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Arkansas, technicians earned honors. Brian Blevins, a technician with the company for the three years, earned the second-place title, and the top scores at the Fasteners, Starting & Charging and Wheel End stations. Larry Coatney, a technician with 12 years of experience, won the Vehicle Control Systems sta- tion.
FedEx Freight also captured the
team trophy for the second consecutive year.
SuperTech, hosted by the Technology & Maintenance Council of
• Group major medical benefits; • Contributions to HRAs; • Employer or employee contributions to HFSAs;
• Employer or pre-tax employee con- tributions to HSAs; The “coverage provider” will be
responsible for payment. For an insured group, that will be the issuer. For an HSA, it is the employer. For plans with a TPA, this is still undecided. Recent guidance from the IRS
provides a proposed procedure for pay- ment: In order to determine the tax, the employer analyzes each calendar month and whether the combined cost
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