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 […]
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Keep Your Semi-Truck Insurance in Good Standing with Extra Safety Precautions Near Houston, Texas
Even though the clean-up after Hurricane Harvey is well underway, many of the less frequented highway systems are either impassable for semi-trucks or have new obstructions. For both frequent Houston drivers and drivers new to the region, sometimes the safety signs and common knowledge of the area aren’t enough. If you’re making a delivery to Texas areas impacted by the hurricane, here are additional safety […]
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 […]
Texas Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance: Safety Tips for Hauling Heavy Construction Equipment
Hauling heavy construction equipment is a big responsibility. Their cost ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands. For the higher end equipment, you’re hauling something with the same value as a medium-sized house. With so much on the line, you can’t afford to make safety mistakes. Avoid costly cargo damage and a Texas commercial or owner operator truck insurance claim by following […]
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 Texas: Recent Fracking Surge Could Fuel a Big Trucking Surge
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking made a dramatic entrance into the national and international scene between 2009 and 2014. During these years, the United States became the world’s top oil producer. It also created a huge demand for trucking to haul sand, water, equipment, drilling fluids, and other materials. OPEC responded to this challenge by flooding the market with oil to drive down oil prices below […]
Texas Commercial or Owner Operator Truck Insurance: Why Automatic Transmission Is Becoming Popular
Trucking has a long tradition of using manual transmission. An obvious reason for this is that manual transmissions have been around far longer than automatic transmissions. But when automatics were introduced, they were more expensive, didn’t allow the same degree of fine control as manual, and were less fuel-efficient. These factors prevented their wide adoption in the trucking industry. However, improving technology is changing this […]