Every day we come across surprises that are unexpected and, many times, affect our pocketbook. Some trucking “surprises” are devastating, like a truck wreck, while others…
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Recently I have seen a jump in the requests for General Liability insurance. The most common types of coverages associated with the requirements of the owner…
This year will usher in a new era of writing and renewing insurance for the trucking industry as the underwriters will begin sharpening their pencils. In…
Happy Holidays to you and your family! I want to thank each and every one of you that has taken the time to contact me over…
Congratulations to 10-4 Magazine (Erik, Jean, Dan and Shannon) for putting the time and effort into what has become the trucking industries’ most sought after publication.…
Throughout the years that I have been writing this column, there have been many insurance cycles and trends. Like gas, the price fluctuates – and it…
Fraud is rampant in many types of businesses, but trucking (and insurance) have always had a higher amount of it than most industries. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary…
This past 60 days has created more telephone calls from our readers throughout the US than I have received, in total, since I first started writing…
I hope that we have closed the recession gap and that 2013 treats us better than the past five years. I have been in the truck…
Cell phone usage is now becoming a major problem in securing insurance coverage. This past month, I have had several insurance companies exclude, non-renew or refuse…
For this month, I thought I would deviate from writing about my usual insurance-related topics, and instead talk about some famous bull haulers from my region…
We have spent the last three articles discussing the various insurance coverages that you basically have (or are required to have) to run your trucking business.…
Over the last few months I have been covering some insurance basics. My last two articles covered the basics of Cargo and Liability coverage – this…
In my January 2012 article, I started a mini series of articles focused around the basics of understanding your policy before having a loss. Back in…
Throughout the past seventeen years (wow!) that I have been writing this column, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly we start another new year.…
