Tennessee Owner Operators Insurance: Reads & Resources for TN Drivers – Great Reading for your 10 hour break!
Tennessee owner operators know that state laws are complex and ever changing. Between the new hours of service regulations, new electronic log device rules and new road rules in TN, we know it’s hard to keep up! The staff at JEB Insurance has compiled this list of resources to keep you up to date (and give you SOMETHING to do when you’re passing 10 fun-filled hours in your berth!) Mark us as a favorite on your phone and check these resources often!
Tennessee State Resources
- The Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security is a great place to start. You can whittle away at your berth time by reviewing Medical Certification Requirements, Hazmat Requirements and For-Hire Endorsements.
- The Tennessee Farm Bureau has the information you need to know about livestock hauling, like specific ELD requirements for livestock transport and more. If you haul animals or insects this page matters!
- The Tennessee Trucking Association is per their website “an independent, non-profit trade association representing trucking companies and industry vendors, the Tennessee Trucking Association exists to encourage the healthy growth and betterment of the trucking industry statewide.”
Owner Operator Insurance Resources
Rig insurance is complicated! You’re always welcome to contact us with your truck insurance questions to speak with a licensed agent, but here are some helpful sites:
- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is the governing body of the insurance world in TN. You can learn about all sorts of insurance products here, like life & health, homeowners insurance and so on.
- JEB Insurance: Truck Liability not to toot our own horn too much, but our website is chock full of great information for owner operators. Read the rest of our blog too! We love it!
Trucking Blogs & Forums
While not always Tennessee specific or insurance related, we read these resources too:
- Trucking Truth, a trucker’s blog. We like it because the articles are interesting and there is very little advertising.
- The Truckers Report: this forum is a great spot to communicate with other owner operators. The most popular areas are for drivers to describe their work experience with freight companies. As of August, 2019 there are over 250,000 members!
Owner operators are our customers at JEB Insurance. We understand what it’s like to be OTR for weeks, and we appreciate what you do! We hope you find these resources a valuable way to pass your 10 hours. Contact us any time you need a rig insurance quote.
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