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U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Trucking Project Extended for 2 More Years

Sep 1 2008 // In early August 2008 the U.S. Department of Transportation extended for two years the cross border trucking demonstration project, a reciprocal agreement that allows up to 100 Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate...

U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Trucking Project Extended for Two More Years

Sep 1 2008 // In early August 2008, the U.S. Department of Transportation extended for two years the cross-border trucking demonstration project, a reciprocal agreement that allows up to 100 Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate...

Somali Pirates Hijack Thai Cargo Ship with 28 Crew

Aug 20 2008 // Somali pirates hijacked a Thai cargo ship with 28 crew members onboard, the International Maritime Bureau said Friday.Pirates attacked the Thor Star on Tuesday, senior analyst Cyrus Mody said, in the latest of a string of...

Road Danger: Thousands of Medically Unfit Commercial Drivers Still Trucking on U.S. Roads

Aug 4 2008 // Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered...

Medically Unfit Truck, Bus Drivers Still on U.S. Roads, Study Finds

Jul 22 2008 // Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered...

Unitrin Specialty & Red Shield Insurance Company Form Marketing Venture

Jul 3 2008 // July 3 2008 – Unitrin Specialty and Red Shield Insurance Company announced today that the two companies have formed a marketing relationship that will benefit both company’s appointed agents in Oregon and...

Swett & Crawford Launches New Truckers Accident Program

Jul 1 2008 // Risk Reducers LLC, a division of Swett & Crawford, launched a new occupational accident transportation program to address the problem of job-related injuries suffered by independent truck drivers who are not covered...

AmWINS Introduces Commercial Auto, Trucking Programs

Jun 11 2008 // Burlington, N.C.-based AmWINS Transportation Underwriters launched several new insurance programs for the trucking and commercial auto industry. These national programs include coverage for truck broker’s contingent...

Safety Violations Found at Kentucky Truck Firm in Fatal Bus Crash

May 27 2008 // A Kentucky trucking company that was involved in a school bus crash that killed one student and injured 12 people has violated federal and state safety regulations, a newspaper reported.A review by the Kentucky Vehicle...

Trucking Under the Influence: Is a National Clearinghouse Needed?

May 23 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day.The American Trucking...

Trucking Under the Influence

May 19 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day. The American Trucking...

Weed, Whites, and Wine

May 19 2008 // “If you give me weed, whites and wine And you show me a sign I’ll be willin’ to be movin'”Those lyrics, from Lowell George’s song “Willin'” — recorded by Little Feat and Linda...

Trucking Under the Influence

May 19 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day. The American Trucking...

Insurance Industry: One Cog in the Cargo Theft Prevention Machine

May 19 2008 // While cargo theft can affect every sector of the supply chain, competing interests among the various players in the chain can get in the way of curbing thefts and catching the criminals responsible, according to a loss...

Trucking Under the Influence

May 19 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day. The American Trucking...

Catlin Syndicate Leads Coverage for Europe/China Rail Cargo Link

May 2 2008 // The Catlin Syndicate, the largest syndicate at Lloyd’s of London in terms of premium capacity, is leading the cargo insurance coverage for goods transported by an innovative new rail container service linking Europe...

Better Data Needed to Fight Cargo Thefts, Say Insurers, Law Enforcement

Apr 17 2008 // It’s like “Gone in 60 Seconds” with tractor trailers.Thieves steal billions of dollars of electronics, medicine, vehicles and other items from U.S. businesses each year by targeting trucks and other cargo...

RLI Opens Its Small Fleet Trucking Insurance to More Agents

Apr 3 2008 // RLI Transportation, a division of RLI Insurance Co., announced the expansion of its small fleet trucking program to include new retail agents.The program had previously been limited to existing, appointed agents. The...

Arkansas Truckers Cite Fuel Prices, Park for a Day

Apr 3 2008 // Arkansas truckers parked their rigs on April 1 to have their say in a national protest over high fuel prices that independent operators say is putting them out of business.Dale Burri of Greenbrier, a driver for J.B. Hunt...

Truckers to Review Snow-Removal Ideas in Wake of Connecticut Concerns

Mar 11 2008 // The country’s leading trucking industry group says it will seek new ways to help truckers in Connecticut and nationwide remove ice and snow from atop their rigs without endangering themselves.The American Trucking...