Okemos Corners

Holiday Payroll Schedule

With the Labor Day holiday coming up, the deadline for payroll envelopes has been changed. This pertains to your 9/7/07 paycheck:

ALL BMT/TST drivers payroll envelopes for pay period 8/19/07-8/25/07 are due in the Okemos, MI office no later than Friday, 8/31/07. The last day for it to be dropped off at a terminal to be on time is 8/30/07, before the package is sent. Please drop off your payroll envelopes for this pay period in a timely manner.

ALL terminals must send an overnight package on Thursday, 8/30/07 to arrive at the Okemos, MI office on Friday 8/31/07.

This memo will be posted at all terminals, on the Web Portal, and a message will also be sent to every truck through the Qualcomm. No exceptions will be made for payroll envelopes that are turned in after the due date.

If you have any questions, please contact your dispatcher. Thank you for your assistance and have a wonderful holiday!

July 4th Payroll Schedule

With the 4th of July holiday coming up, the deadline for payroll envelopes has been changed. This pertains to your 07/06/07 paycheck.

ALL BMT/TST drivers payroll envelopes and time cards for pay period 06/17/07 thru 06/23/07 are due in the Okemos, MI office no later than Friday, 06/29/07. The last day for it to be dropped off at a terminal to be on time is 06/28/07 before the package is sent to the Okemos office. Please drop off your payroll envelopes for this pay period in a timely manner.

ALL terminals must send an overnight package on 06/28/07 to arrive at the Okemos, MI office on 6/29/06. The Williamston and Toledo shops will also be sending any payroll envelopes to the Okemos office.

This memo will be posted at all terminals, on the Web Portal, and a message will also be sent to every truck through the Qualcomm. No exceptions will be made for payroll envelopes that are turned in after the due date.

If you have any questions, please contact your dispatcher. Thank you for your assistance and have a wonderful holiday!

Holiday Payroll Schedule

With the Memorial Day holiday coming up, the deadline for payroll envelopes has been changed. This pertains to your 6/1/07 pay check.

ALL BMT/TST drivers payroll envelopes for pay period 5/13/07-5/19/07 are due in the Okemos, MI office no later than Friday, 5/25/07. The last day for it to be dropped off at a terminal to be on time is Thursday 5/24/07, before the package is sent. Please drop off your payroll envelopes for this pay period in a timely manner.

ALL terminals must send an overnight package on 5/24/07 to arrive at the Okemos, MI office on 5/25/07. The Williamston Shop will also be sending any payroll envelopes to the Okemos office.

This memo will be posted at all terminals, on the Web Portal, and a message will also be sent to every truck through the Qualcomm. No exceptions will be made for payroll envelopes that are turned in after the due date.

If you have any questions, please contact your dispatcher. Thank you for your assistance and have a wonderful holiday!

2006 Year End

The end of 2006 is approaching which means the busy holiday season is here and it also means the payroll department will be extremely busy going through the process of finalizing W2’s for the year. In an effort to keep things running smoothly for the remainder of the year, we request that all PMTG drivers please hand in payroll envelopes as requested in the holiday memo. As a reminder, here are the due dates:

December 29 pay date- envelopes due in Okemos Thursday December 21 for pay period December 10-16

January 5 pay date- envelopes due in Okemos Thursday December 28 for pay period December 17-23.

Timecards for all terminal/maintenance/office staff are to be turned in according to the same schedule as driver envelopes.

In addition, we would like all employees to take a few minutes to review their paychecks to verify their name, address, and the last four digits of their social security number. This information transfers on to your W2. If there are any changes that need to be made, please contact the appropriate payroll department. Drivers, please contact your team leader.

When you receive your actual W2, again, please review your name, address and social security number before filing your tax returns. This will ensure a smooth tax filing process for both you and the company. If you notice anything that needs to be changed, please notify your appropriate contact immediately.

Payroll Dept.

Pay Envelope Deadlines

Reminder With the upcoming holidays, there are a few deadlines for payroll that must be met earlier than usual. We want every driver to be paid on time. In order for this to happen for Christmas and New Year's Day, please adhere to the following schedule: Christmas Pay Period 12/10/06-12/16/06 to be paid on 12/29/06 This envelope is due in the Okemos office no later then Thursday, December 21, 2006. In order for it to get to the Okemos office on time, you must drop it off at any terminal by Wednesday, December 20, 2006. New Years Pay Period 12/17/06-12/23/06 to be paid on 1/5/06 This envelope is due in the Okemos office no later then Thursday, December 28, 2006. In order for it to get to the Okemos office on time, you must drop it off at any terminal by Wednesday, December 27, 2006.

This memo will be posted at all terminals, a message will also be sent to every truck through the Qualcomm and it will also be posted on the Web Portal. No exceptions will be made for payroll envelopes that are turned in after the specified due dates. If you have any questions, please contact your team leader. Thank you for your assistance and Happy Holidays!

Pay Envelopes

In an effort to make sure all pay envelopes arrive in Okemos, MI on time we are reminding drivers not to turn in pay envelopes in Toledo! This includes both the Toledo Terminal as well as the Toledo Maintenance facility. These locations do not send overnight packages so we can not guarantee the envelopes will arrive in Okemos, MI on time.

Regards,

Kevin Johnson
Operations Supervisor

Direct Deposit Delay

All BMT Employees,

Today we have experienced a problem with our direct deposit file at Comerica Bank.  Consequently, payroll today for BMT employees has not yet been processed through Comerica.   This problem is only with BMT payroll, and the Tri-Star payroll has processed normally.

Comerica experienced a problem processing the file overnight, and is currently re-processing the file.  The files are processed overnight through the Federal Reserve, and will be posted to your bank no later than Monday, 9/18/06.  Many employees may see their funds available tomorrow morning, but this is not guaranteed.

If you have a hardship situation, we can reverse the direct deposit and print you a hard check that you can deposit today at your bank.  We will be reversing and cutting hard checks for both BMT maintenance facilities and checks will be available at your facility later today.  In addition, if you are not local employee, we can initiate a wire to your bank account.  Please be aware that BMT will pickup the outbound wire fee, but some banks may charge an incoming wire fee that will be your responsibility.  If you have a hardship situation, please contact your supervisor or team leader and we will need to handle these situations on an individual by individual basis.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this situation.

Joe Jacobson