Insurance is one of those things you may not really think about until your business needs it. That is, unless you’re facing skyrocketing premiums or, worse, shrinking access to coverage itself, which is what’s happening to truck fleets.
Zurich Insurance has teamed up with underwriter Vindati to launch a new stand-alone Motor Truck Cargo insurance program for for-hire and contract trucking operations.
Accident management is challenging, and with the growing adoption of smartphones and in-vehicle technology, one way to make a big difference is by changing driver behavior.
Will the fourth quarter be a field goal or a fumble? How does 2020 look from here? HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge talked to the HDT Editorial Advisory board for a snapshot of conditions and concerns.
Aon has launched a monthly motor carrier insurance program for fleets with 20 or fewer vehicles that uses data collected from electronic logging devices to determine rates.
The California Trucking Association has partnered with Gamie, LLC on a new initiative to launch the Trucking Proud Insurance Agency, which will provide insurance products for trucking companies.
Two proposed bills in the House of Representatives aim to reduce harm caused by large truck crashes by updating the minimum insurance requirements for carriers and requiring automatic emergency braking to be standard on large commercial vehicles.
Many fleets say 2018 was one of their best years ever, but smaller carriers (1-100 trucks), while growing, struggle with challenges such as drivers, high fuel and insurance costs, government regulations and fierce competition. HDT has an exclusive first look at a new survey by Bibby Financial Services.
Figuring out how to lower fleet insurance costs is not rocket science. What it takes is critical and analytical thinking to identify what’s driving up costs and what actions will help bring them under control.
Brownsville, Texas ranks as the safest-driving city in the nation when precipitation is factored with collision frequency, according to a new report from insurer Allstate.