Latest Auto Headlines
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Louisiana Truck Driver Charged After Deadly 2023 Pileup
Mar 19 2024 // RESERVE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide for his role in a fiery highway pileup that left eight dead last year after a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense...
Six Defendants to Stand Trial for Michigan Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Mar 18 2024 // Six defendants will stand trial on charges alleging the group operated an auto insurance fraud scheme targeting Michigan residents involved in automobile collisions, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Anita Fox,...
How to Maintain Your Truck’s Gross Weight Compliance
Mar 14 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Many of the top issues facing the trucking industry this year all roll up into one prime source: the economy.[1] In 2022, the cost of operating in the...
Virginia Governor Faces Decision on Bad Faith Bill Opposed by Auto Insurers
Mar 13 2024 // Property/casualty insurers are urging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto a “bad faith” insurance claims measure that they contend will “open the floodgates of litigation against insurance...
Nine Killed in Wisconsin Highway Crash Involving Semitrailer and Van
Mar 11 2024 // DEWHURST, Wis. (AP) — Nine people were killed Friday in a crash involving a semitrailer and a van at a western Wisconsin highway intersection. Preliminary reports about the early morning crash indicated the semitrailer...
Kansas Truck Washing Company Cited After Worker Dies From Harmful Gases
Mar 11 2024 // Federal investigators determined a Liberal, Kansas truck washing company failed to protect workers from hydrogen sulfide gas as they entered over-the-road tanker trailers to clean them out, causing one worker’s fatal...
Car Strikes Truck, Sends it Dangling Off Bridge in Kentucky
Mar 4 2024 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A tractor-trailer that was knocked dangling off a bridge over the Ohio River — prompting a dramatic rescue of the driver — was struck by a vehicle that had crossed into opposing traffic,...
North Korea Broke Into South Korean Chip Equipment Firms: Seoul’s Spy Agency
Mar 4 2024 // North Korea’s hacking groups have broken into at least two South Korean manufacturers of chipmaking equipment, as the country looks to evade sanctions and turn out its own semiconductors for weapons programs, South...
Why Totaled Auto Losses Are Hard to Pin Down
Mar 4 2024 // The auto insurance market is tough and varied. Totaled auto losses are up, down or relatively stable, depending on the data source. Ever since the personal auto segment recorded a combined ratio of 112 in 2022 – a figure...
Boat Rental Protection, Direct-Action Truck Bills Moving Forward in Georgia Assembly
Mar 1 2024 // Georgia legislation that could have a significant impact on insurance litigation and losses for transportation-related businesses are moving forward in the state General Assembly. The Georgia House of Representatives late...
NTSB Report Casts Doubt Truck’s Steering Locked in Crash That Killed Arizona Cyclists
Mar 1 2024 // A newly released report on a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a group of cyclists last year near Phoenix, Ariona, casts doubt about the driver’s claim that the vehicle’s steering locked up. The National...
Profit Recovery Will Vary Among U.S. Personal Auto Carriers: Fitch
Feb 29 2024 // Fitch Ratings said it expects underwriting results for U.S. personal auto insurer to continue to improve this year but the pace to profitability will vary. Auto insurers Progressive and GEICO were the only two of 10...
Over 44,400 Lives Lost Due to US Vehicle Crashes in 2023
Feb 28 2024 // There were about 44,450 motor vehicle fatalities in the United States in 2023—down from 2022 but still very high—according to a preliminary analysis released by the National Safety Council (NSC). Fatalities were down...
Six Charged in Alleged $1M Auto Insurance Claims Scheme in Massachusetts
Feb 27 2024 // Six people have been indicted in connection with the alleged filing of fraudulent insurance claims through their auto body repair business in Everett, Massachusetts. Four of the defendants were arraigned this week in...
Europe Automakers Will Not Challenge 2035 Fossil-Fuel Car Ban, Industry Group Says
Feb 27 2024 // Europe’s automakers will not challenge the European Union’s decision to effectively ban fossil-fuel vehicles as of 2035 no matter who wins this year’s European parliamentary elections, the head of the...
Georgia Sheriff’s Chief Aide Resigns After Indictment on Auto Insurance Fraud
Feb 22 2024 // The former chief of staff for an Atlanta-area sheriff has resigned after he was indicted on auto insurance fraud charges. Braxton Tyree Cotton, 42, top aide to Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens, claimed in 2023 that his...
Autonomous Truck Market Surging, Study Finds
Feb 21 2024 // The demand for autonomous trucks is estimated to increase from $3.3 billion in 2023 to reach $6.9 billion by 2028, according to a new study by BCC Research. Leveraging 2022 data as a baseline, the study projects estimated...
Texas Car Dealership Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $145K
Feb 20 2024 // An Amarillo, Texas-based car dealership will pay $145,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...
Inszone Acquires Entertainment Specialist Truman Van Dyke in California
Feb 20 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired entertainment insurance agency Truman Van Dyke Co. Truman Van Dyke was founded by Truman Van Dyke Sr. and Truman Van Dyke Jr. Van Dyke Sr. transitioned from a silent film actor to an...
Officials Say California Family Arraigned for Auto Insurance Fraud Filed 40-Plus Claims
Feb 19 2024 // Shannon Ninio, 60, of North Hills was arraigned for insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she and her husband, Moshe Ninio, allegedly stole customers’ personal information and...
