Other Drivers’ Risky Behaviors can Affect your Insurance Rates
Distracted driving is a major issue among all types of drivers but is an especially important concern for commercial motor vehicle drivers as it can lead to accidents, injuries, death,…
How do CSA Warning Letters impact Trucking Insurance?
Trucking insurance underwriters and the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) have very similar roles. Both underwriters and the FMCSA want to make sure that commercial motor carriers and drivers…
5 Reasons Insurance Providers Could Cancel Your Commercial Trucking Policy
The one thing that can kill your trucking business immediately is having your insurance provider cancel your policy because they feel you are too much of a risk. New venture…
ELD Reports Underwriters Look for to Lower Commercial Trucking Insurance Rates
Is your fleet gathering ELD data but not utilizing driver safety reports? An underwriter’s main job is to gather as much information as possible on your fleet to create the…
5 Critical Hotshot Trucking Insurance Coverages to Protect Your Business
Get a customized insurance quick quote for your Hotshot company. Hotshot truck insurance is for short-haul trucking operations specializing in the expedited transport of time-sensitive cargo and is often associated with…
How Successful Owner-Operators Manage Start-up Cashflow
Understanding why many owner-operators fail in their first two years due to cashflow issues. Before becoming an owner-operator, you were likely a company driver gathering the experience needed to, eventually,…
Understanding Intermodal UIIA Trucking Insurance Requirements
Do you haul containers and are looking for insurance providers that can help you get insurance that meets UIIA requirements? What is UIIA intermodal trucking insurance? The Uniform Intermodal Interchange…
FMCSA Eyes Safety Concerns as Short-Haul Delivery Operations Quickly Grow
The growth of short-haul delivery for-hire operations with commercial vehicles under 10,001 lbs, often referred to as last-mile, has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic from online shopping to local food…
Underwriter Mindset: Your Driving Routes May Be Causing High Insurance Rates
Is your fleet focused on specific driving routes that are on dangerous roadways? Reducing insurance costs requires looking at your operation the way an underwriter does. To an underwriter, finding…
7 Steps of Commercial Insurance Anonymous
What companies need to know to avoid being stuck in the disease of incomplete or expensive insurance Commercial insurance, especially in the trucking industry, is often looked at as a…
