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Most every trucking company began with one person, one truck and a belief in a better tomorrow. But today, we face a challenge unlike any we’ve seen before, writes new ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen.

The trucking industry has been facing surging unfavorable verdicts and insurance costs as biases and policies drive up costs beyond economic reality, according to a panel of experts.

Nuclear verdicts are "just getting exponentially larger,” said Oriana Senatore, managing director and senior vice president of strategy at the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.

Nuclear verdicts against carriers and efforts by regulators to make sense of AI are currently creating a shift in the way that insurance policies are developed and nurtured.

The reversal of a $100 million verdict against Werner Enterprises gave trucking a big win in a legal environment in which “nuclear” verdicts and smaller settlements are raising insurance rates.

Program Aired: July 24, 2 p.m. ET Learn how fleets can avoid catastrophic legal outcomes in today’s litigious environment. We’ll explore key trends, proactive safety strategies, and share insights from Fleetworthy experts on building a legally defensible safety and compliance culture. 

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Werner Enterprises, reversing a $100 million jury verdict against the motor carrier upheld by an appellate court.

Two of Donald Trump’s former Cabinet secretaries are outlining a vision for American energy dominance that embraces all forms of power production — even sources Trump has ridiculed.

A Canadian motor carrier plans to file an appeal of an $82 million jury verdict in a fatal crash in Michigan for which it has admitted fault, on grounds primarily related to the amount awarded.

Program Aired: April 21, 2022. Managing compliance is critical in a landscape of nuclear verdicts and company-crushing audit violation penalties.