Commercial Truck

In the 2024 trucking downturn, independent contractors must navigate challenges by balancing cost-cutting measures with personalized insurance coverage. The focus is on key protections such as occupational accident and physical damage, emphasizing the importance of tailoring insurance to individual needs for safeguarding independent contractor businesses.

The critical issue of driver speeding. Highlighting the detrimental consequences of speeding, including a significant role in 29% of traffic-related deaths in 2021, the post emphasizes the far-reaching impact on both drivers and fleet carriers.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering reinstating Accident Recordkeeping Requirements, aiming to enhance safety assessments and reduce accident severity. Despite comments being accepted until October 10, 2023, industry support suggests the requirements may become a rule. To prepare, fleets can build a robust accident tracking and analysis tool.

Transporting cargo is more complex than just getting it from one location to another. Reduce your risk by implementing safety and cargo protective practices.

Today's cargo thieves have masterminded a more hands-off method of pilfering loads, and they're doing it digitally.

Finding a place for drivers to park, rest, refuel and relax is not easy, and costs time and money.

Protecting your fleet and maintaining steady operations today means implementing risk management practices to combat rising costs and reduce claims.

Having a proactive safety culture, doing more than what's dictated by federal and state regulations, and partnering with your insurance carrier's Loss Control team are best practices for motor carriers to mitigate risk.

To significantly reduce the odds of violations and to ensure equipment is safe to operate, these best practices can help fleets educate and motivate their drivers to perform their required safety checks daily.

The driver shortage continues to be a major challenge for fleets across the country.