trucking News

10 Things to Know About the Trucking Industry

1. Intermodal is the transfer of products using multiple forms of transportation — trucks, railroads or ocean carriers. In 2012, intermodal container volumes rose by 5.9 percent over the previous year with 13.1 million moves, according to the Intermodal Association …

New Mexico Jury Awards $58.5 Million In Tanker Accident

Jurors who wanted to send a message to the trucking industry awarded $58.5 million to the estate and family of a Carlsbad, N.M. man fatally injured in a 2010 accident when his vehicle collided with an oil industry tanker. The …

ACE Accident & Health Introduces Accident Policy for Motor Carriers

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has launched a new occupational accident policy with optional contingent liability coverage. Designed for motor carriers, the policy provides occupational accident coverage to drivers under contract with the motor …

National Interstate Expands Tow Truck Insurance Into Additional States

National Interstate Insurance Co., a provider of transportation insurance since 1989, is expanding its tow truck insurance product into the Midwest, North Central and Pacific Northwestern states. The product is offered exclusively through a network of appointed agents/brokers and general …

National Interstate Broadens Trucking Insurance Programs

Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Insurance Co. announced it is expanding its trucking insurance program by targeting heavy haul, crane and rigging operations. The program offers coverage for auto liability, physical damage, workers’ compensation and general liability, and is available in …

Great American Insurance Promotes Bickley to Divisional Vice President

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group has promoted Darrell Bickley to divisional vice president of its Trucking Division. He is based in Cincinnati. Bickley joined the Trucking Division in 2004 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility with the …

Kansas Researchers: Most Large Truck Crashes Caused by Driver Error

Two Kansas State University civil engineers working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes that involve large, cargo-carrying trucks, say the majority of such accidents are driver-related. Sunanda Dissanayake, associate professor …

Great American’s Trucking Division Expands Key Executive Roles

Great American Insurance Group, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has expanded the responsibilities of three key executives in its Trucking Division, Randal Smith, currently serving Great American as vice president of the Trucking Division’s Western Profit Center, will now assume the …

AmWINS Transportation Underwriters, Inc. Announces New Texas Long Haul Trucking Program

Burlington, NC, 04/26/12 -AmWINS Transportation Underwriters, an A+ XV Admitted Carrier, is proud to be 1 of only 3 MGAs with access to a new long haul trucking program for TX trucking operations. The new program limits up to $1M …

Trucker Harassment Class-Action Suit Backfires

They were learning to become truck drivers but wound up in a nightmare. In detailed accounts to a federal agency, dozens of female employees of an Iowa-based trucking company, one of the largest in the nation, told of being propositioned, …