All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 8 2022 // Lloyd’s Europe reports the appointment of Bertrand Heugues as chief underwriting officer effective 14 July.He will be responsible for overseeing underwriting, delegated authority management, claims and the...
Jun 20 2022 // Russia’s state-run Sovcomflot has insured all its cargo ships with Russian insurers and the cover meets international rules, the chief executive said, after Western insurers withdrew cover.Western insurers halted...
Jun 7 2022 // InsurTech MGA Loadsure announced the launch of its new smart annual cargo product, Cargo Plus.The new offering is an annualized ocean cargo product that will deliver the financial convenience of a pay-as-you-go policy with...
May 27 2022 // The United States has confiscated Iranian oil held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece and will send the cargo to the United States aboard another vessel, three sources familiar with the matter said.It was unclear...
May 11 2022 // Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced the launch of xTrade Cargo, the first end-to-end digital trading platform dedicated to the oldest specialty class in the London market.This new initiative...
May 2 2022 // Craig Fuller monitors millions of transactions between U.S. truckers and their customers as chief executive of transportation data company FreightWaves — and he does not like what he is seeing.There has been an...
Apr 25 2022 // Craig Fuller monitors millions of transactions between U.S. truckers and their customers as chief executive of transportation data company FreightWaves – and he does not like what he is seeing.There has been an...
Apr 6 2022 // A Dominica-flagged cargo ship sank on Tuesday in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after being targeted by Russian missile strikes, the vessel’s flag registry said.The Azburg was believed to have...
Apr 5 2022 // President Joe Biden on Monday touted the importance of the U.S. trucking industry especially during the COVID-19 pandemic as the administration has worked to boost the number of truck drivers by drawing in more women and...
Apr 4 2022 // U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready and neither are their biggest potential customers.The uncertainties...
Apr 4 2022 // A rash of railcar thefts in the Los Angeles area may have given a different impression, but nationally the number of reported cargo thefts dropped by 15% in 2021 compared to the prior year, according to CargoNet’s...
Apr 1 2022 // Ukraine, a major producer of grain, oilseeds and steel products, will guarantee insurance payments to cargo vessels damaged in hostilities on its stretch of the Danube, according to the government decision published on...
Mar 29 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Miller, along with the MGA Tamesis DUAL.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Promotes Richardson to...
Mar 29 2022 // PORTLAND, Maine (AP) —A trucker was streaming Netflix when his tractor-trailer struck a car, killing a retired couple in Maine, according to a police report.The truck driver acknowledged streaming a Netflix show on his...
Mar 28 2022 // Falvey Cargo Underwriting Offers Cyber for CargoFalvey Cargo Underwriting announced its latest product offering, Cyber for Cargo, to help address broad cyber exclusions that apply to nearly all cargo insurance policies....
Mar 22 2022 // A Union Pacific freight train carrying lumber derailed in Southern California on Monday, sending 13 rail cars and three locomotives off the tracks.No injuries were reported after the derailment around 7:30 a.m. near Colton...
Mar 21 2022 // Dangerous, expensive disruptions to shipping and many of the world’s roughly 3,700 ports are on the rise along with global temperatures. These events will increasingly threaten the sea routes that convey 80% of...
Mar 17 2022 // A rash of railcar thefts in the Los Angeles area may have given a different impression, but nationally the number of reported cargo thefts dropped by 15% in 2021 compared to the prior year, according to CargoNet’s...
Mar 15 2022 // Stevens Transport, the largest refrigerated trucking company in Texas, will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Mar 11 2022 // Insurtech MGA Loadsure announced that it closed its $11 million Series A funding round, led by MMC Ventures. Other investors included Crowley, a global maritime, energy, and logistics company, and existing investor...