In Virginia, there was a tractor-trailer wreck.

An insurance look: Tractor-trailer accident in Virginia

The road is not the safest workplace. Wrecks happen. Truckers, who spend a ton of time on the road, are at risk for getting into wrecks, what with the many miles they log on the highway. Today we’re going to take a brief news story out of Virginia about a tractor-trailer wreck. We’ll explain what happened while also discussing several questions the article left us with from an insurance perspective.

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It's important your towing business has a mobile-friendly website.

Why your towing business needs a mobile-friendly website – and how to fix it

It’s pretty apparent in today’s society that people rely on their smartphones. Forgetting a phone charger or not having Wi-Fi can really ruin someone’s day. But why does this dependence on smartphones matter to your towing business? Because of your website. If your towing business has a website, it needs to be mobile-friendly. We’ll explain why.

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Make sure the homepage of your tow business's website is optimized.

8 tips you need to know for your towing website’s homepage

https://ducttapemarketing.com/homepage-optimization/So, the goal of having a website for a tow truck business is to get people to visit it…right? You want people to find your site and decide that you’re the best towing business around – that’s called marketing your tow truck business. And to do that, you need to get Google to like your homepage. Now, no one knows exactly what Google’s “secret formula” is, but there are a few best practices that you can use for the homepage of your tow business website. Check out these tips.

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Marketing a tow truck business

Marketing a tow truck business

An interview with Jared Fischgrund of OMG Tow Marketing

For a towing business to be successful, they need to have customers. But that still leaves the question – how do you get customers in the first place? Marketing. Since marketing is such an essential part of a towing business’s survival, we caught up with Jared Fischgrund, Tow Marketing Director for OMG Tow Marketing. OMG Tow Marketing is a marketing agency that specializes in helping towing businesses market their businesses. We had the chance to get his expert input on marketing a tow truck business.

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box truck insurance

An insurance look: Box truck overturns in Florida

When you work in the trucking world, wrecks happen. And they can happen to anyone, no matter how experienced the driver. No trucker wants to experience a crash, but it’s important to be prepared with the right insurance coverages. We’ll take a look at how insurance can come into play by looking at a news story about a box truck.

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A car carrier got into a wreck in North Carolina.

An insurance look: Car carrier crashes in North Carolina

Wrecks happen. They just do. And that’s what insurance is for. It’s so important for businesses that do auto transport to have the right car hauler insurance. We’ll take a look at a news story from last week about a car carrier, and we’ll examine it from an insurance angle, exploring what coverages would be helpful and what questions we have.

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How to get dump truck insurance

How to get dump truck insurance

If you have a dump truck business, you’ve got lots on your plate. Running a business isn’t easy, and one thing that you need to consider is your insurance. It’s crucial that you protect your business financially, after all. Maybe you’re wondering how to get dump truck insurance. Not to worry – we’ll explain! And good news – we can make the insurance process easy.

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A school bus and a dump truck were involved in a wreck recently.

An insurance look: Dump truck collides with school bus

Whenever the words “school bus” and “wreck” are in the same sentence, it’s scary. A school bus is supposed to be a safe place, a secure way to transport children to and from school. But unfortunately, that doesn’t mean they’re immune to crashes, much as we wish they were. Thankfully, in the wreck we’re going to take a look at in this article, no children were on the bus at the time of the crash and the adults involved experienced only minor injuries. We’re glad to hear that there were no severe injuries as a result of the dump truck and school bus crash. Let’s take a look at how insurance could come into play with this accident.

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Get event insurance.

Event insurance: Do I need insurance for my event?

If you’re planning a big event and/or shindig, you’ve got a lot on your plate. There are a lot of moving pieces and a lot of things to juggle, from getting a venue to booking a caterer to sending out invitations. You might be worried that something could go horribly wrong to derail the event, or that an accident at the event could lead to a lawsuit. At any rate, you’re considering special event insurance. But what kind of events can you get insurance for? We’ll go over some of the events that you can consider event insurance for.

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It's important for auto body shops to consider workers' comp.

4 reasons for auto body shops to get workers’ comp insurance

Auto body shops aren’t without their risks, and that includes risks that directly involve your employees. They’re the ones who are working with the cars and spending a lot of time in the shop itself. And that’s why workers’ comp is one of the insurance coverages that auto body shops need to consider. But why is workers’ comp really necessary? Why do you as the owner if the auto shop need to go on the hunt for workers’ comp? We’ll explain four reasons that auto body shops and workers’ comp go hand in hand.

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