truck insurance renewal

Truck Insurance Renewal – What to Expect

Renewing your truck insurance can be very overwhelming and perhaps frustrating. However, you’ll have to deal with renewals once a year if you’re a trucker or run your own fleet. Many in the trucking industry have negative feelings towards renewals due to hefty insurance bills and premiums. Due to the rising costs, the renewal process is very important and you must weigh all your options.

In this article, we’ll discuss the renewal process and what you can expect.

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box truck insurance

What’s Box Truck Insurance?

Box trucks are widely used by many businesses and play an essential role in the supply chain. This is how it works, they pick up cargo from a warehouse and deliver it to the designated delivery location.

Like any commercial vehicle, box trucks haul expensive equipment and goods that require adequate protection. Not only does the cargo need protection, but the truck itself, the driver, and the trucking company does as well.

Box truck insurance can protect you financially if an incident or accident were to occur. Failing to be properly insured can put you in a costly situation where your left with enormous debt.

In this article, we’ll explain what box truck insurance is, what it covers, and why you need it. Let’s begin.

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What is the Driver Fitness BASIC?

There are a lot of regulations that truckers have to follow, and the FMCSA has a Safety Measurement System (SMS) that includes seven BASICs. The BASICs address different safety areas for trucking businesses. One of those categories concerns the fitness of drivers to operate commercial vehicles. It’s called, quite appropriately, the Driver Fitness BASIC. We’ll explain what this BASIC is, how it’s measured, and how motor carriers can improve in this safety category.

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Clearinghouse queries

What truck businesses should know about Clearinghouse queries

Clearinghouse is still big news in the trucking world. There are a lot of parts to it and aspects about it that anyone who employs CDL or CLP drivers needs to understand. One of these things is Clearinghouse queries. Trucking employers are going to have to query the Clearinghouse about their drivers, but what exactly does that mean? We’ll explain what queries are and go over what you need to know about querying the Clearinghouse.

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New ventures and insurance

What new ventures should know about their insurance rates

Trucking is not the easiest industry to get into. It’s not just starting up the business itself. It’s the insurance. Truck insurance can be a challenge. There are a lot of coverages you have to think about, of course, but it’s also the cost. Truck insurance is expensive, especially for new ventures. This is why it’s important for business owners of new ventures to understand some of the things that affect their truck insurance rates. It’s all part of navigating a cost-effective way to start a business.

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Safety ratings for motor carriers

What are the three safety ratings a motor carrier can get?

Motor carriers are subject to a lot of regulations, something that anyone who’s spent in the trucking world knows all too well. The FMCSA regulates commercial motor vehicles, and motor carriers have to comply with relevant laws and regulations. A lot of questions can come out of these regulations, and one question motor carriers might be is what safety ratings from on-site investigations are and what they mean. We’ll explain.

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Hazardous Materials Compliance BASIC

What’s the Hazardous Materials Compliance BASIC?

The FMCSA’s goal is to make the roads safer – they regulate the trucking industry with safety as a top priority. Trucks are subject to many different laws, regulations, and requirements. Inspections can be stressful, but they are inevitable. Trucking safety is important, and that includes the proper handling of hazardous materials. That’s why there’s an entire BASIC (Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category) about it, and it’s called, unsurprisingly, the Hazardous Materials Compliance BASIC. We’ll go over what you need to know about this particular BASIC.

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How to improve in the Vehicle Maintenance BASIC

How to improve in the Vehicle Maintenance BASIC

The trucking world comes with a lot of regulations, especially when it comes to maintaining the truck itself. You and your drivers need to make sure you’re taking care of your vehicles and following all relevant federal regulations. There is even an FMCSA BASIC Category (Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Category) called Vehicle Maintenance. We’re going to go over what the Vehicle Maintenance BASIC is and how you can improve in this category.

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