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XPT Group, Watford Insurance Launch Trucking Program for Underserved Risks

Oct 2 2019 // W.E. Love & Associates, LLC, a subsidiary of XPT Group LLC, has launched a new Platinum Trucking program with Watford Insurance Co. to offer coverages for high-quality, experienced trucking firms that just miss being...

Oil from Capsized Cargo Ship Found Along Georgia Coast

Sep 26 2019 // Authorities say oil from an overturned cargo ship has reached several parts of Georgia’s shoreline, leaving a sheen in marshes and oiled debris on beaches. State and federal authorities overseeing the cleanup say...

Investigators Trying to Determine Cause of Overturned Cargo Ship in Georgia Port

Sep 13 2019 // As authorities try to answer why a cargo ship carrying 4,200 vehicles overturned on the Georgia coast, maritime experts say investigators will be looking for shifting cargo or other problems that upset the giant...

2 Dead After Cargo Plane Crashes, Burns in Ohio

Sep 12 2019 // A cargo plane approaching an Ohio airport crashed into several unoccupied vehicles at an auto repair shop Wednesday in a fiery wreck that killed both people aboard the aircraft, authorities said.No other injuries were...

California Truckers Worrying over New ‘Gig Worker’ Rules

Sep 12 2019 // California trucking companies that haul everything from summer strawberries to cars and Christmas toys say they are under threat from a bill that could turn so-called gig workers into employees.California state Senators...

Four Missing Crew Members Rescued from Overturned Cargo Ship at Georgia Port

Sep 11 2019 // Coast Guard rescuers pulled four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship Monday, drilling into the hull’s steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a...

Cargo Ship Overturns Near Georgia Port; 4 Crew Members Missing

Sep 9 2019 // Rescuers were searching Sunday for four crew members of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire near a port on the Georgia coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said.The Golden Ray cargo ship ran into trouble in the early...

Trump Administration Moves Ahead with Revised Truckers’ Hours Rules

Aug 19 2019 // The Trump administration took a key step last week toward relaxing federal rules that govern the length of time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel, a move long sought by the trucking industry but opposed by safety...

Priority One Compliance in Texas Approved for Trucking Insurance Continuing Ed

Aug 14 2019 // Priority One Compliance Services LLC, based in Diana, Texas, announced it has been approved as a training provider for transportation insurance-related continuing education in several U.S. states.Priority One Compliance...

Empire Underwriters Expands Workers Comp Coverage to Various Trucking Classes

Aug 12 2019 // Empire Underwriters, a leading national insurance wholesaler, excess and surplus lines facility and program manager has released a new workers comp program for truckers, tow truck operators, and delivery companies backed...

Correction: Family of Connecticut Woman Killed in Crash Settles With Trucking Company for $18.75M

Aug 6 2019 // In a previous story about a wrongful death settlement, The Associated Press misidentified the company that employed a truck driver involved in a fatal accident. The driver worked for Food Haulers Inc., not Transervice...

California Trucking Association Launches Trucking Proud Insurance Agency

Aug 6 2019 // The California Trucking Association (CTA) in partnership with Gamie, LLC, and C3 Risk and Insurance have launched a new trucking insurance agency offering a cross section of insurance products for trucking companies across...

AXA XL, Vindati to Offer Ocean Cargo Insurance Via Online Platform

Jul 29 2019 // AXA XL’s U.S. marine insurance business and Vindati, an insurtech managing general underwriter (MGU) offering specialty products and an integrated shopping experience for brokers and agents, have partnered to offer...

Volvo’s Autonomous Trucking Offer Bundles Pilots, Insurance, Services

Jul 10 2019 // Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo’s first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to generate revenue from a technology that is years away from wide deployment.Driverless transportation has been...

Trump Administration to Ease Rules on Truckers’ Maximum Hours on Road

Jul 3 2019 // Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania.He’d reached the maximum number of hours in a day he’s allowed to be on duty. Francois couldn’t...

Chicago Cargo Company to Pay $135K to Settle EEOC Harassment, Retaliation Suit

Jun 25 2019 // Federal officials say a Chicago-based cargo handling company will pay $135,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit.Alliance Ground International, a cargo handling company that performs cargo, mail and...

Growth in Construction, Freight Is Good News for Inland Marine Market

Jun 17 2019 // The inland marine insurance segment has grown steadily in the past decade in tandem with increases in construction spending and the transport of goods, with direct premiums written nearly doubling to $24.5 billion in 2018...

International Marine Underwriters Enhances Ocean Cargo Coverage

May 30 2019 // International Marine Underwriters (IMU), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, has enhanced its ocean cargo policy with new coverages to address the needs of an increasingly global ocean marine market and a redesigned...

Growth in Construction, Freight Has Been Good News for Inland Marine Insurance

May 23 2019 // The inland marine insurance segment has grown steadily in the past decade in tandem with increases in construction spending and the transport of goods, with direct premiums written nearly doubling to $24.5 billion in 2018...

U.S. Post Office Testing Driverless Trucks Between 2 Cities

May 21 2019 // The United States Postal Service is going to put mail on self-driving trucks.Starting on Tuesday morning, letters and packages moving between Phoenix and Dallas will travel on customized Peterbilt trucks run by TuSimple,...