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Winter Safety for Business: Protect Your Operations and Vehicles
Insurance Safety Tips for Winter: Protecting Your Business, Vehicles, and Workforce Winter is here, bringing icy roads, snowstorms, and freezing temperatures that can create hazardous conditions for businesses, drivers, and workers. At SaberLines Insurance, we understand the challenges that come with the season and want to help you prepare for a safe winter. Here are…
Read MoreHow to Start a Hotshot Trucking Business
How to Start a Hotshot Trucking Business: A Step-by-Step Guide Starting a hotshot trucking business offers an exciting opportunity to enter the high-demand world of expedited freight. Hotshot trucking involves using a pickup truck and flatbed trailer to transport time-sensitive loads quickly. Given its minimal upfront costs compared to traditional freight trucking, it’s therefore an…
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Make Sure You’re Covered with the Right Trucking Insurance! The open road is calling, and your trucking business is ready to roll! 🚛💨 But before you hit the gas and start making deliveries, it’s crucial to ensure that you’re fully protected with the right coverage. Peace of Mind on the Road Trucking insurance isn’t just…
Read MoreBusiness Insurance: Pandemic-Related Coverage and California Business Interruption During COVID-19
BUSINESS INSURANCE: California Business Interruption/Loss Of Income Insurance During COVID-19 Business Interruption Plans and Pandemic Exclusions Normal business interruption plans do not cover losses from contagious diseases like COVID-19 or pandemics. These plans were not designed to address pandemic-related coverage, according to a report sent by major insurance organizations to California’s congressional delegation on Thursday.…
Read MoreCoronavirus Impact: Trucking Declines as Diesel Prices Fall 3.1 Cents – Transportation & Livery
China And Coronavirus Hurts Trucking, Decreases Cost Of Diesel In US Diesel Prices Drop Amid Coronavirus Impact on the Economy The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on various industries worldwide, including the trucking industry. According to the Energy Department’s report released on March 2, the average U.S. diesel retail price fell by 3.1…
Read MoreLivery Insurance 101: Ride Sharing Platform Uber Wins Big Ruling In Brazilian High Labor Court
Livery Insurance – Ride Sharing Insurance- Drivers Status The Brazilian High Labor Court ruled Wednesday that no work arrangement exists between Uber and its Sao Paulo drivers. This is major news in the industry for livery insurance. Brasilia’s Federal judge ruled that Uber drivers are able to disconnect from the app at any time and hold a…
Read MoreChadwick Of Kelt Found Fraudulently Financing Commercial Trucking Premiums From Tepco – Trucking Insurance 101
Trucking Insurance – Insurance Premium Financing Fraud: In Spokane County Superior Court this week, Edward J. Chadwick, of Yakima, Wash., was charged with first-degree theft. Chadwick was an insurance producer, and owned a trucking insurance agency called Kelt, selling trucking insurance primarily to transport companies. He was indicted after an investigation by the Criminal Investigations Unit of Washington…
Read MoreTrucking Insurance – Livery Insurance: Insurance Premium Hikes Are Causing Big Disruptions In The Flow Of Trucking Business
Trucking Insurance – Livery Insurance: Premium Increase. Substantial trucking insurance costs impact the trucking company and create a financial burden for businesses already facing the downturn in freight demand. Since losses payout of $10 m or more for Insurers, brokers warn that liability policy costs have increased and will continue to increase.Last year, trucking companies reported double-digit…
Read MoreTruck Drivers – New DOT Drug Screening Impositions Making Their Way Into Trucking
Truck Drivers Drug Screening: In WASHINGTON, DC, truck drivers will soon face oral fluid monitoring for illegal substances under a new U.S. regulation. Health, and Human Services Agency the Department of Health and Human Services. Oral Fluid Specimens in Federal Drug Testing New U.S. rule mandates oral fluid drug tests for truck drivers, with…
Read MoreBest Trucking Insurance Tips – Livery Insurance: Insurance Loss Runs & How To Calculate Loss Ratio.
Trucking Insurance – Livery Insurance: Loss History. What’s Loss Ratio? Loss Ratio (LR) of an Insured is the total actual paid insurance claims (including Claims expenses) on an insurance policy; compared to the actual total premium collected by the insurance carrier, for the same period. Loss Runs Report Normally LR is measured over a period of…
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