Mobile Workforce

Total Tax Waste for Employers and Employees Adds Up to $1.2 Billion Per Year Motus, the premier vehicle management and reimbursement platform, today released its Vehicle Program Tax Waste Report, which reveals how car allowance tax waste impacts U.S. companies and their mobile employees, including those who work in professional sales and management, as well as…

What is a mileage allowance program and how does it work? Mileage allowance. Sometimes, you hear a term and all you have are questions. What is a mileage allowance? How can it affect my company? What company does it work best with? Should my company be using it? The world of business vehicle programs is…

Will OPEC stabilize the price of oil and lead to more consistent oil futures? Our last oil update came after OPEC and OPEC+ agreed to cut oil production. This combined effort followed the price dive caused by Iran’s continued—and unexpected—production of oil. Increasing demand by decreasing supply is simple economics. However, oil is never simple…

What can your company do to mitigate tariff impacts on manufacturing raw materials? Manufacturing raw materials have been at the center of the trade wars between the U.S. and China. The impact of both the U.S. imposed and retaliatory tariffs has noticeably affected U.S. manufacturers. In a survey of 381 Ohio manufacturers, 66% claimed tariffs…

How is the Lyft IPO filing impacted by driving costs? Last Friday, Lyft filed its IPO registration, revealing information about the financial health of the organization. This includes the company’s net loss of $911.3 million last year, against revenues of $2.2 billion. As is typical of such filings, the Lyft IPO registration lays out a…

The Best Podcasts to Download or Stream on the Road, From True Crime to Society & Culture If you don’t listen to podcasts, you know someone who does. Ask a roomful of strangers and you’re bound to walk away with an overwhelming pile of recommendations. There seems to be a podcast for just about everything…

2018 Tax Returns and Declining Tax Refunds Filing for your 2018 tax returns? While the deadline to do so isn’t until April 15th, tax preparations in some households are already well underway. But those looking forward to a size-able refund may want to temper their expectations. In a recent analysis of taxes filed through January,…

Boston-Based Company Working to Make a Difference in the Windy City Ahead of New Office Opening Later this Year BOSTON, Mass., February 14, 2019 – Motus, the premier vehicle management and reimbursement platform, today announced that several of its employees will join Chicago-based non-profit Care For Friends (CFF) in its annual Sleepout for Homelessness. Taking…

Weekly Episodes Feature Tales, Insights, and Tips from People Who Drive for Work BOSTON, Mass., February 12, 2019 – Motus, the premier vehicle management and reimbursement platform, today launched The Road Warrior Podcast, sharing the stories of road warriors, or mobile workers who drive for their jobs. Each week the podcast will feature an interview…

Winter Driver Safety and How to Protect Your Business The time to be mindful about Winter driver safety has come. If you’ve been keeping up with news, then you’ll understand how brutally cold 2019 has been so far. Chicago, for example, reached -23 degrees Fahrenheit: its coldest temperature since 1994. Flights and college classes have…