How to Buy Fuel, with TTML’s Sandy Johnson

Understanding fuel tax rates can save big dollars on the fuel bills. Buying fuel where you use it helps, but some tax rates are higher than others.

How to Buy Fuel, with TTML’s Sandy Johnson

Understanding fuel tax rates can save big dollars on the fuel bills. Buying fuel where you use it helps, but some tax rates are higher than others.

Talking Points: Sandy Johnson on IRP

She may bristle at the distinction, but Sandy Johnson is a bona fide vehicle tax and licensing guru. She's the person government folks phone when they want to teach their prorate o

The Prorate Pro

She may bristle at the distinction, but Sandy Johnson is a bona fide vehicle tax and licensing guru

The fine print is no small matter

Disclaimers. They’re everywhere. Every product, contract, and service comes with a warning these days. Want to change lanes on the freeway? Your mirror will tell you that objects may be…

Tax on the Oregon Trail

Ah, vacation time. You’ve packed the car and hit the road, but there’s this niggling feeling that you’ve forgotten something. Is the stove on, or maybe the iron? Do you…

Know when to hold ’em

Kenny Rogers got it right with his old country hit, “The Gambler.” You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em. You, my friend, are leaving…

Do your homework on IFTA/IRP recordkeeping

Think back to the days when you had to bring a report card home. For the most part, the grades were a measure of how you were learning and progressing…

Coming through loud and clear

Do kids still play the party game “telephone”? That’s the one where everyone lines up and the first person is given a phrase to say, like, “My new dog’s name…

Buyer beware

“If you let a guy sell you a diamond ring for only 10 cents, chances are you own a diamond ring not worth a dime.” That line from a Goldie…

Major work can mean hefty tax

William Shakespeare knew how to turn a phrase. As many as 50 expressions used in our everyday language were coined or popularized by The Bard. “Break the ice,” “Greek to…

IRP offers solution for road builders

My dad loved my mom's "Never Fail Bread." Time after time, she could turn out a dozen buns that were light as love. Then one afternoon he decided to give her recipe a try. The result wasn't pretty.

Words from the wise

With age comes wisdom. At least that’s what I’d like to think. When I was younger, I’d leave things to the last minute knowing I had the energy to cram…

What ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ can teach you about ELDs

Come listen to a story ’bout a man named Jed, Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed…If you grew up in the 1960s, you’ll recognize the theme song to The…

Shifting narratives with tax compliance

My parents were experts at shifting the narrative. Just by changing a word or two, they could alter the perspective on whatever my brother and I were getting into at…