All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 25 2005 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has called on the Motor Vehicles Department to demand proof of insurance from all trucking companies in Connecticut.The request came after survivors of a fiery, 20-vehicle...
Sep 13 2005 // The owner of a Lee County, Ky. trucking company near Frankfurt has been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay over $43,000 in restitution for submitting false information to the company’s workers’ compensation...
Sep 5 2005 // State inspectors cracking down on trucking companies in the wake of a deadly crash in Avon in July mistakenly skipped thousands of interstate carriers, including some with troubling safety records.Gov. M. Jodi Rell told...
Aug 25 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is reportedly extremely disappointed that the federal agency overseeing motor carrier safety has approved new rules that would allow commercial truckers to drive more with less...
Aug 1 2005 // Oceanwide Inc., a Montreal, Quebec-based provider of Web-based cargo insurance management software, announced that International Marine Underwriters (IMU), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group’s specialty segments,...
Jul 26 2005 // Rosa Bajdor of Miami was arrested today and charged with transacting insurance without a certificate after whe was discovered paying an accident claim without a license. Bajdor’s husband, Peter, was also implicated...
Jun 3 2005 // The Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance Group announced that Scott Hendricks has been promoted to divisional president of the firm’s trucking division. Hendricks has been with Great American since 1994. Prior...
Apr 18 2005 // Up Until Now Trucking Firms Performed the Checks But the FBI is Taking Over the JobThe truck drivers who haul cargo labeled as flammable, combustible, radioactive or poisonous are now going to be scrutinized as closely as...
Apr 18 2005 // Seeking better coordination of insurance programs so that people on California and Mexican highways are protected, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi lead a delegation to Mexico on April 11 to participate in trilateral...
Apr 8 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced the launch of its new “Ocean Companion” endorsement, which attaches to the company’s Property Choice policy for medium-sized businesses. It”...
Apr 8 2005 // Seeking better coordination of insurance programs so that people on California and Mexican highways are protected, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced Friday he will lead a delegation to Mexico on Monday to...
Apr 4 2005 // Transactions between retail agents and brokers they place business through just became more labor intensive. I recently testified as an expert in a federal case involving a reputable agency’s failure to conduct...
Apr 4 2005 // Transactions between retail agents and brokers they place business through just became more labor intensive. I recently testified as an expert in a federal case involving a reputable agency’s failure to conduct...
Mar 31 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that non-construction laborers and freight, stock, and material movers recorded the largest number of occupational injuries and illnesses in Texas in 2003,...
Mar 28 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, has created the ACE Logistics Industry Practice. This specialized practice will focus on providing comprehensive insurance coverage and...
Mar 21 2005 // Transactions between retail agents and brokers they place business through just became more labor intensive. I recently testified as an expert in a federal case involving a reputable agency’s failure to conduct...
Mar 21 2005 // Transactions between retail agents and brokers they place business through just became more labor intensive. I recently testified as an expert in a federal case involving a reputable agency’s failure to conduct...
Mar 10 2005 // Wal-Mart and other retailers are lobbying Congress to extend the workday for truckers to 16 hours, something labor unions and safety advocates say would make roadways more dangerous for all drivers.Rep. John Boozman, an...
Mar 7 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Jeffrey L. Heath Inc., dba Heath XS, is now offering excess trucking and transportation including all types of excess auto, except LPG, haz-mat, livery and buses.Dollars: Policy limit is $4 million with...
Feb 21 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Jeffrey L. Heath Inc., dba Heath XS, is now offering excess trucking and transportation including all types of excess auto, except LPG, haz-mat, livery and buses.Dollars: Policy limit is $4 million with...