All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 22 2012 // A slow trend toward economic recovery in the U.S. may mean good news/bad news for insurance agents and brokers who handle commercial accounts with cargo and supply chain vulnerabilities.The good news is growth in sales and...
Oct 8 2012 // A slow trend toward economic recovery in the United States may bring good news and bad news for insurance agents and brokers who handle commercial accounts with cargo and supply chain vulnerabilities.The good news is...
Oct 5 2012 // CNA, a global business insurer, is now using CargoNet and the National Equipment Register (NER) — two national information sharing systems designed to help policyholders combat the growing problems of cargo and heavy...
Sep 24 2012 // It’s important to know all of the details when looking to insure risks with a cargo exposure. Because no two risks are the same, the underwriter will look to the agency to provide those details to fully understand...
Sep 24 2012 // Cargo theft, a multibillion dollar industry, continues to threaten supply chain security around the world. It can occur while goods are stored or in transit — by train, truck, air or ocean. Regardless of how a company...
Sep 13 2012 // Verisk Crime Analytics has launched national information sharing systems designed to help Canadian insurers and their policyholders combat the growing problems of cargo and heavy equipment theft. Verisk Crime Analytics is...
Aug 7 2012 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has launched a new occupational accident policy with optional contingent liability coverage. Designed for motor carriers, the policy provides occupational...
Jul 25 2012 // Trucking companies in Georgia that run afoul of safety rules can simply shut down and reopen with a name change.The barriers to starting a trucking company are low, according to a review by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution...
Jun 26 2012 // Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Insurance Co. announced it is expanding its trucking insurance program by targeting heavy haul, crane and rigging operations.The program offers coverage for auto liability,...
Jun 6 2012 // Markel is now a member of CargoNet in an effort to assist policyholders in cargo theft prevention, response, and recovery. CargoNet, which provides information about supply chain risk, is a division of the Verisk Crime...
Jun 1 2012 // The European Commission and the U.S. Transport Security Administration have agreed to recognize each other’s air cargo security regimes, a move that will cut costs for carriers, an EU executive said on...
May 16 2012 // Great American Insurance Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has expanded the responsibilities of three key executives in its Trucking Division,Randal Smith, currently serving Great American as vice president of the...
May 7 2012 // West African pirates have freed a gasoline tanker they hijacked last week, after stealing some of the cargo, the ship owner said on Friday, in a fresh example of a growing trend in the region to hold vessels briefly to...
Apr 26 2012 // Burlington, NC, 04/26/12 -AmWINS Transportation Underwriters, an A+ XV Admitted Carrier, is proud to be 1 of only 3 MGAs with access to a new long haul trucking program for TX trucking operations.The new program limits up...
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...