All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 11 2011 // CNA has launched an enhanced version of its motor truck cargo legal liability form that provides cargo liability coverage for motor carriers whether on the road, loading or unloading, or stopped at terminals. Available in...
Aug 2 2011 // RENO, Nev. _ A Nevada trucking company has countersued Amtrak and Union Pacific, claiming they failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the site where one of its drivers plowed into an Amtrak train last month,...
Jul 18 2011 // Agreements resolving the dispute over long-haul, cross-border trucking services between the United States and Mexico have been signed, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.Mexico will lift retaliatory...
Jul 4 2011 // An increase in claims from cargo theft and freight physical damage is expected to lead to higher insurance rates in the commercial auto class, a welcome development for some insurers after years of prices going...
Jun 20 2011 // RLI Corp.’s marine division has joined CargoNet, a network that battles cargo theft through data sharing between private industry and law enforcement. “Cargo theft in the U.S. is a billion-dollar a year...
Jun 20 2011 // Sophisticated technology, less staff at stores and more gang activity are all contributing to more U.S. stores being hit by organized crime, according to a survey by an industry group.Of 129 retailers, primarily national...
May 26 2011 // California tops the nation as the state with the most cargo thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, which recently issued its “2010 National Cargo Theft Report.”NICB identified 747 cargo...
Apr 28 2011 // London-based specialist Lloyd’s insurer Marketform announced that experienced London Market underwriter Gary Cooke will join the company effective June first, as head of Marine Cargo Underwriting.“After two...
Apr 22 2011 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has introduced a marine policy designed specifically for modern warehouse logistics operations involved in the transport and storage of their customers’ property.The...
Apr 11 2011 // Long-haul trucks from Mexico would be allowed to operate throughout the United States for up to three years under a pilot plan aimed at reviving a politically sensitive trade program stalled for years.The U.S....
Apr 4 2011 // The federal government is no longer requiring that about 76,000 of the nation’s for-hire truckers carry cargo liability insurance.Over the objections of shippers and transportation brokers, the Federal Motor Carrier...
Mar 28 2011 // The federal government is no longer requiring that about 76,000 of the nation’s for-hire truckers carry cargo liability insurance.Over the objections of shippers and transportation brokers, the Federal Motor Carrier...
Mar 21 2011 // State lawmakers have approved a model law for the trucking and courier industries that sets guidelines for who is an independent contractor and who is an employee. The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL)...
Mar 7 2011 // State lawmakers who deal with insurance issues have approved a model law for the trucking and courier industries that sets guidelines for who is an independent contractor and who is an employee.The National Conference of...
Mar 2 2011 // Carolina Casualty Insurance Co. has extended All Risks, Ltd.’s binding authority nationwide, effective March 1, 2011. All Risks, Ltd. has the authority to write trucking risks nationwide with a fleet size of eleven...
Feb 7 2011 // The Obama administration on Jan. 6, 2011, proposed a new inspection and monitoring regime to permit long-haul trucks from Mexico on U.S. highways after years of delays over safety concerns and political wrangling.The...
Jan 24 2011 // The Obama administration on Jan. 6 proposed a new inspection and monitoring regime to permit long-haul trucks from Mexico on U.S. highways after years of delays over safety concerns and political wrangling.The...
Jan 21 2011 // Shipments of bulk cargo such as iron ore on the Great Lakes jumped by one-third last year, a hopeful sign for a region battered by the recession, an industry spokesman said Jan. 19.The Lake Carriers Association credited a...
Jan 6 2011 // CNA has promoted Mark Bernas to assistant vice president of Ocean Cargo division. In this role, Bernas will manage the growth and profitability for Ocean Cargo. He replaces Charles Maurer who recently retired from CNA...
Dec 29 2010 // Heavy rains and flooding in Australia’s key coal-producing Queensland state have impacted mining operations and brought parts of the coal infrastructure, including rail and ports, to a standstill, operators said on...