For the trucking industry, insurance is a big concern. It’s an absolute necessity to protect your business, and there are a lot of coverages and details that you need to know about. Along with that, there are coverages and details that your insurance agent needs to know about. Choosing your agent wisely should be your primary consideration. You need to choose someone who understands the trucking industry. In short, it’s important to choose a trucking agent – not just an insurance agent.
If you ever started a business before or investigated starting one, you already know it is not for the faint of heart. Getting into the trucking world is not any easier than starting any other business. Building a successful trucking operation doesn’t happen overnight and can take several years. There are several factors that go into it building a transportation business– and one of the major factors is insurance. Startups can grow to fleets as well as fall into the weeds. It is a complicated industry to venture into as a new business owner, so there are a few things that truckers striking out on their own need to know.
If you have a dump truck business, you know you need to have the right insurance. Your trucks and your business are your livelihood, so you need to make sure that your vehicles and your business are protected. But the only thing is that getting insurance for dump trucks sounds expensive. We’re going to explain what affects the cost of dump truck insurance for your business and give a few tips for lowering the cost of your dump truck insurance.
The transportation insurance world is complex. There’s a lot for insurance carriers to learn if they want to provide insurance coverage for motor carriers. With all the knowledge that needs to be learned, there has to be a way for agents, agencies, and even carriers to learn it. That’s where the Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation (MCIEF) can be a big help. We talked with Tommy Ruke, the founder of the MCIEF, to find out about how he got his start in the transportation insurance world and learn more about the MCIEF.
If you’ve got a tow truck business, you’re probably eager to see that business grow over time. And to do that, you want to get more trucks and more drivers. You really want your business to thrive, but there are a few things to consider as you work to grow your towing business. Here are six tips to think about as you’re expanding your business.
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.
If you have a dump truck business, you might wonder how you can protect your vehicles with the right insurance. Unfortunately, driving is not without its risks, and since your dump trucks are an extremely important asset to your business, you need to protect them. Those trucks were expensive! We’re going to do over some of the coverage you ought to consider for your vehicles when you 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.
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.
So, usually, we have a little introduction to articles where we take a real-life news story and examine it from an insurance angle. But with this one, it seems easier just to dive into the “what happened” section. Basically, a semi-truck exploded.
