All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 16 2012 // They were learning to become truck drivers but wound up in a nightmare. In detailed accounts to a federal agency, dozens of female employees of an Iowa-based trucking company, one of the largest in the nation, told of...
Apr 10 2012 // A trucking company service manager from the New Orleans, La.-area has won a customized Peterbilt “big rig” in Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group’s annual giveaway.Todd Turner’s first trip to...
Apr 5 2012 // They were learning to become truck drivers but wound up in a nightmare. In detailed accounts to a federal agency, dozens of female employees of an Iowa-based trucking company, one of the largest in the nation, told of...
Apr 4 2012 // Months after their state-certified vehicle inspection station was cited by federal authorities for failing to notice defects in a bus that crashed in North Texas, killing 17 passengers, brothers Alam and Cesar Hernandez...
Mar 21 2012 // Great American Insurance Group’s Trucking Division has launched its FleetFusion program to help motor carriers manage an independent contractor division. The program consists of three different offerings meant to...
Mar 21 2012 // Reporting of cargo theft in the United states has improved thanks to data sharing by insurers, the transportation industry and law enforcement, according to an insurance industry tracking service.CargoNet, which was formed...
Mar 5 2012 // Trucking companies are going to court to fight Obama Administration rules designed to assure that commercial truckers on the road get proper rest. The American Trucking Association filed a petition with the U.S. Circuit...
Feb 27 2012 // Burlington, NC, 02/24/12 – AmWINS Transportation Underwriters is proud to be one of just five MGAs appointed with this ‘A’ XV rated carrier to underwrite this program, which targets above average for-hire...
Feb 23 2012 // Maritime Program Group (MPG) has launched an exclusive motor truck cargo program along with North American Specialty Insurance Co., a member of Swiss Re.The program will focus on risks with 1 to 15 units though it has the...
Feb 22 2012 // A trucker’s widow has settled her 2011 wrongful death lawsuit with H&M International Transportation Inc.’s insurance company and a driver.Filed Feb. 8, the agreement with Rita Marie Bruce shows Brookwood...
Feb 15 2012 // Trucking companies are going to court to fight Obama Administration rules designed to assure that commercial truckers on the road get proper rest.The American Trucking Association said it filed a petition this week with...
Jan 19 2012 // A freight train with its whistle blowing derailed Tuesday in northeastern Montana after colliding with a semitrailer that had pulled across tracks at a private crossing between Bainville and Culbertson, a BNSF Railway...
Jan 9 2012 // A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split in two, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears of a fresh oil spill, maritime officials said Sunday.The wreck of the Greek-owned Rena...
Dec 31 2011 // A trucking company owned by a Vermont state senator and his son has been shut down for not having workers’ compensation insurance.A court has granted a permanent injunction against Starrs United, Inc. Sen. Bobby...
Dec 27 2011 // The Obama administration decided against a cut in truckers’ daily hours behind the wheel, to the dismay of safety advocates, but made other changes aimed at fighting driver fatigue.The rule issued last Thursday...
Dec 16 2011 // Workers’ compensation was one of the most popular markets to look for in 2011. Rates in this segment firmed overall throughout the year though some states still saw some slight decreases. While carriers are still...
Oct 28 2011 // Transportation specialist Barbara Klingman has joined the Dallas office of Swett & Crawford as an underwriter in the Transportation Practice Group. She joins the firm from Deep South Surplus where she managed both new...
Oct 3 2011 // The U.S. government should ban truckers from using cellphones while driving except in emergencies, transportation safety investigators said.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation came after it...
Sep 20 2011 // A Massachusetts truck driver has been convicted of insurance fraud in New Hampshire for lying about damage to his truck, according to officials.New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny and Attorney General...
Sep 14 2011 // The U.S. government should ban truckers from using cellphones while driving except in emergencies, transportation safety investigators said on Tuesday.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation came...