All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 17 2010 // Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has commended a state trucking association for donating to the state unit charged with investigating cargo theft.The Georgia Motor Trucking Association has donated $16,000 to the Georgia...
Feb 16 2010 // Internet Truckstop, an Internet-based load board in the transportation industry, now provides CargoMate as part of its decision support offerings for members.CargoMate, available exclusively at Truckstop.com, allows...
Jan 12 2010 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. reports it has enhanced its ocean cargo insurance offering and related loss control capabilities.This product provides worldwide coverage on goods in transit via vessel, air or land,...
Jan 11 2010 // Lockton has promoted Peter Hall to the role of Managing Director of its 16-strong Cargo practice. His appointment “is recognition of his 20 years’ experience servicing clients in the global cargo insurance...
Jan 4 2010 // A cargo ship and a chemical tanker have both been hijacked by pirates in the perilous waters off the coast of Somalia, bringing to four the number of ships seized in the past week, officials said Saturday.The multiple...
Dec 31 2009 // Former employees of Tulsa, Okla.-based Arrow Trucking Co. have sued the company after it suddenly suspended operations and laid off workers.The federal lawsuit claims Arrow violated laws that govern mass layoffs and...
Nov 15 2009 // The Obama administration, bowing to safety advocates, has agreed to reconsider a rule that allows long-haul truckers to drive for up to 11 hours straight.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pledged to revisit...
Oct 29 2009 // The Obama administration has agreed to reconsider a rule that allows long-haul truckers to drive for up to 11 hours straight, bowing to safety advocates who say longer hours could lead to greater fatigue and more...
Oct 27 2009 // Connecticut-based specialty insurer AIX Group Inc.,has launched a Preferred Logistics program in partnership with International Excess Program Managers.The custom program offers insurance solutions for small to mid-sized...
Oct 14 2009 // Chartis, formerly AIG, announced the formation of a new logistics unit by its Global Marine and Energy insurance division. The logistics unit’s offering will include include freight liability and cargo insurance....
Sep 30 2009 // By networking existing databases and adding secure reporting and analytic functions, two insurance industry organization hope to create a nationwide information sharing system on cargo crimes.The rating and statistical...
Sep 7 2009 // A new analysis of government data reveals that more than 28,000 motor carrier companies that operate 200,000 trucks have violated federal safety regulations.The trial bar association, the American Association for Justice...
Aug 31 2009 // A new analysis of government data reveals that more than 28,000 motor carrier companies that operate 200,000 trucks have violated federal safety regulations.The trial bar association, the American Association for Justice...
Aug 28 2009 // A new set of policy forms is now available to insurers that write motor truck cargo insurance to cover cargo exposures of transportation brokers who subcontract with motor carriers to make shipments.The new...
Aug 24 2009 // The trial began this week in Oregon in a civil complaint that accuses trucking giant C.R. England Inc. of gross negligence.The suit, which will be heard in Portland’s federal courthouse, is being brought by Andrea...
Aug 10 2009 // Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada gather today to present a united front to try to limit the spread of the H1N1 swine flu, but there is less unity on simmering trade issues.U.S. President Barack Obama,...
Aug 3 2009 // Hundreds of tractor-trailer and bus companies ordered to shut down because of federal safety violations ranging from suspended licenses to possible drug use have stayed on the road by using different names, investigators...
Aug 3 2009 // Police say a tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.Niagara County sheriff’s deputies say 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks...
Aug 3 2009 // A northeast Wisconsin trucker has won another legal battle involving an insurance claim he filed after hitting a deer in 2002. Court records say what started as a $7,500 claim has since mushroomed to nearly $250,000 in...
Jul 8 2009 // The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) said it has revoked the operating authorities of nearly 85 trucking, towing and other transportation companies in the state for failing to file appropriate documents with...