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GovernmentBusinessSafety

More Alleged Participants Indicted in Staged Truck Accidents

An indictment in a New Orleans-area scheme to stage crashes with tractor-trailers names two law firms, two individual attorneys and multiple participants in a sweeping conspiracy.

December 11, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Samsara Partners With Northland Insurance on Telematics Use

Samsara is teaming up with Northland Insurance to offer the latter’s customers a discount on their premiums or subsidies for investments, the in-cab technology provider said.

November 25, 2024
BusinessSafetyPerspective

Perspective: ICHRAs and How They Can Help Small Companies

A relatively new benefits option allows transportation companies to control their expenses by reimbursing drivers for health insurance rather than buying it for them.

November 25, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Carriers Feel Insurance Premium Pinch as Cargo Theft Climbs

When it comes to cargo theft, thieves can — and do — steal anything.  As more cargo goes missing, insurance premiums for policies to cover the losses start edging higher.

October 22, 2024
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogisticsPerspective

Perspective: Cargo Integrity Plan Reduces Risk

Supply chain disruptions are becoming more common, but one factor that often gets overlooked in conversations about intermodal risk management is the importance of cargo integrity.

September 16, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Navigating Rising Trucking Costs

As known too well, there has been nowhere for trucking companies to hide from the rising costs of everything from maintenance to insurance.

August 9, 2024
GovernmentBusinessFor-Hire

Trucking Insurance Concerns Go Beyond High Premiums

Although high premiums have been a top concern, industry leaders and state regulators have taken action to curb other insurance challenges that greatly affect the industry at large.

August 9, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

How Carriers Are Taming Insurance Costs

Insurance costs have been ­steadily increasing post-COVID amid high inflation, increased labor and equipment costs, and larger settlements. Here's what fleets are doing to combat them.

August 9, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Trucking Weathers Another Increase in Cargo Theft for Q2

The trucking industry continued to weather an increase in cargo theft activity during the second quarter of 2024.

July 18, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics

Cargo Thefts Remained Unusually High in First Quarter

The trucking industry struggled through an unusually high number of cargo thefts during the first quarter, according to Verisk Analytics’ CargoNet report.

May 29, 2024