TRANSPORATION News

Sentry Insurance to Provide DriveCam Program to Transportation Clients

Lytx, Inc. (formerly DriveCam, Inc.), a global driver safety and compliance product company, has signed an agreement with Wisconsin-based Sentry Insurance to provide Sentry’s transportation clients with the DriveCam powered by Lytx driver safety management product. Sentry will share a …

National Interstate Adds Workers’ Comp to Passenger Program

National Interstate Insurance Co., a provider of transportation insurance, will add workers’ compensation to its traditional insurance program for best-in-class passenger transportation operations on Oct. 1, 2012. Previously, this coverage option was only widely available to customers selecting an alternative …

ACE Risk Management Launches Specialty Transportation Segment

ACE Risk Management has created a national transportation industry segment to offer customized primary casualty coverage for this class. The coverage offered through ACE Risk Management’s specialty transportation segment is well-suited for fleets in excess of 1,000 units, including self-insureds …

Texas Takes 26.5% of ‘Roadchecked’ Commercial Vehicles Out of Service

During the recent 72-hour Roadcheck 2011 program, the Texas Department of Public Safety and other Texas law enforcement agencies inspected 7,993 commercial vehicles. Of the vehicles inspected, 26.5 percent were placed out of service for safety violations, the DPS reported. …