Popular trucking routes change all the time, and sometimes it’s difficult to understand why. It could be that increased pull-over inspections in Indiana are making truckers choose another interstate to avoid the slow-down, or different weight maximums are opening up previously barred highway systems to heavy trucks. While keeping up to date on regulatory trends is also part of managing a transportation fleet, knowing the underlying […]
Commercial Truck Insurance Georgia
How Conducting Your Own Level I Inspection Can Reduce Your Semi Truck Insurance Premiums
Pre-inspections are a critical step in the routine of any truck driver. Not only do they help you catch any problems in the cargo or any insecure parts, they help you keep your vehicle compliant after hard days on the road. Keeping your commercial truck compliant with CSVA standards is one of the best ways to keep your semi truck insurance premiums low: not only […]
Three Reasons to Take a Look at Your Insurance Policy Before Winter
Liability insurance is one of the most important protections you can have for your trucking business: it protects your customers’ cargo in the event of an accident, it helps keep your business afloat in the event of a collision with a third party, and it can even make new contracts available to your company if you have the right insurance limits. But physical damage insurance […]
Commercial Truck Driving : How to Reduce the Risk of Injury
Truck driving is one of the most injury-prone jobs in the United States because it involves both several hours of prolonged sitting every day and abrupt transitions into sudden movement. These injuries not only put your long-term health at risk and can even prevent you from driving for a time, they can risk increasing your health insurance. Here’s how to stay safely moving on the […]
What Does Physical Damage Insurance Include?
Even though insurance is usually broken down into different types such as ‘home insurance,’ ‘car insurance,’ or even ‘health insurance,’ each plan really incorporates multiple different areas of coverage, especially when it comes to business. While this can help you have an insurance plan that is specifically tailored to your trucking business and takes into account your insurance needs, it also means it can be […]
Keep Your Commercial Trucking Insurance Low by Avoiding the Most Common CSA Violations
In just a few months, federal inspection agencies are going to start monitoring truckers’ adherence to daily drive time limits through electronic sensors. While the enforcement and preparation for this mandate has and will continue to be a challenge, the end goal of making roads safer for both truckers and drivers in passenger vehicles is important. Not only do trucking regulations save lives, adhering to […]
Five More Months Until Proposed Deadline of Mandated Login for All Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released a federal mandate requiring all truck drivers to electronically document driving hours, but so far the administration has not released a plan on that requirement will be monitored. There are fewer than five months until the deadline for all truckers to switch from paper to electronics, and the mandate is supposed to go into effect and be enforced […]
Three Tips for Lowering Your Semi-Truck Insurance Rates
If you’re a new owner operator, you might be looking at an annual bill of between ten and sixteen thousand dollars. Gaining experience and keeping your driving record clean could help it fall between nine and twelve thousand dollars, but that still leaves you with a large bill. While a good driving record with few claims is the best way to keep your insurance low […]
Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance Georgia: 4 Signs You Need Another Insurance Provider
Georgia commercial or owner operator truck insurance is important for protection against crippling financial loss from an accident or theft. Without it, a few serious accidents could wipe out an otherwise thriving trucking business. But signing on the dotted line with an insurance provider doesn’t mean it’s worth the premiums you pay. There are too many insurers who fall short of providing the service you […]
Georgia Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance: 5 Types of Dangerous Road Conditions
Careful commercial or owner operator truck drivers anticipate danger from other vehicles. While there is no shortage of traffic related hazards, one shouldn’t overlook the road itself. Dangerous road conditions have caused or contributed to many traffic accidents. These may be caused by the weather, poor road construction, poor design, or poor maintenance. In addition to your usual defensive driving, watch for dangerous road conditions. […]