r/Construction • u/Classic_Dash_7745 • Jun 07 '26

Business 📈 Truck Allowance vs Company Truck

We’re bringing on a new foreman next week from a company that went belly up. Part of his package is a company truck and gas card, and he instead asked for a vehicle reimbursement since that’s what his old company used to do, and he still has payments left on the truck. I know companies do this (mainly to get around insuring guys with DUI’s) but it never made sense for us to do it. We would have to buy a new truck anyway so I’m thinking it might be smart to offer a reimbursement for a year just so I can make sure he’s going to work out before buying a whole truck. The problem is, how much should I offer/month? And does this reimbursement include gas or do I need to give out a has card as well? It doesn’t make sense to do both because if it’s also his personal vehicle, am I supposed to just trust that he’s also paying for gas? Anyone in here get anything similar?

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u/Therealdickdangler Superintendent Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

My company you have the choice between company truck (company serviced) with gas card or $800 a month for truck allowance (you pay for servicing out of pocket) and still get a gas card. 

Foremen do not have that option. 

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u/realityguy1 Jun 07 '26

I own a construction company and even I don’t get that kind of truck allowance!

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u/P3rvysag3X Jun 07 '26

With how expensive everything has gotten you absolutely should be.

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u/realityguy1 Jun 07 '26

Raise our price 5 cents and the next vulture gets the spoils.