All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 12 2001 // A recent survey of Americans conducted by the Insurance Research Council found that 57 percent of those surveyed believe that increasing the number of hours a truck driver is allowed to drive with no break is unsafe. More...
Nov 20 2000 // GAINSCO has reported a third quarter loss of approximately $7.6 million. As a result, the company has concluded it will be necessary to increase estimated ultimate liabilities by approximately $10 million, primarily for...
Oct 30 2000 // The provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement have been in place for several years, but Mexico and the U.S. have yet to simplify cross-border shipping by implementing a feasible cross-border insurance system...
Oct 23 2000 // NAFTA Still Hobbled By Stafety Concenrns, Cross-Border Insurance IsuesThe provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement have been in place for several years, but Mexico and the United States have yet to simplify...
Oct 20 2000 // The U.K. subsidiary of Germany’s Gerling Group announced that it had launched “Oilsure,” an Internet-based trading system for oil cargo insurance with an initial capacity of $50 million, through...
Sep 27 2000 // Sept. 27, 2000 9:50 a.m. CDT
Sep 25 2000 // Cargo insurance, the grandfather of all international property coverage, is about to enter the Internet age with the announcement that CNA Maritime has established “Ocean Marine Manager network interface,”...
May 18 2000 // Kingsway General Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Kingsway Financial Services, has acquired the renewal rights for AXA Canada subsidiaries’ long-haul trucking portfolio in Canada. The portfolio, made up of fleet...
Apr 26 2000 // The Department of Transportation has proposed new rest requirements for truck drivers in an effort to reduce the number of accidents caused by exhaustion.The American Trucking Association opposes the new rules, saying such...