Latest Trucking Headlines
All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Cover Whale Expands Trucking Offering to Include Fleets
Dec 23 2020 // Cover Whale, an insurtech with a specialty niche in the trucking and transportation segment, has expanded its trucking insurance products to include a fleet insurance program. Fleet managers and select insurance brokers...
Debris Leaks Out from Cargo Ship on Georgia Coast During Removal
Nov 25 2020 // Debris is washing up from a cargo ship stranded on the Georgia coast as a salvage team cuts it into chunks. The leaks are not unexpected as salvagers demolish the Golden Ray, a South Korean ship that overturned in St....
Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. Successfully Resolved Trucking Case in Florida Jury Verdict of Just Under $412M
Nov 17 2020 // Chicago, IL, November 13, 2020 – Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. (“PPCI”) successfully resolved a trucking case that went to jury trial in Florida resulting in a jury verdict of just under...
Newfront in California Adds Alliant’s Vanderyacht to Run Logistics Practice
Nov 2 2020 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Newfront Insurance has named Jason Vanderyacht a principal and logistics practice leader. Vanderyacht comes from Alliant, where as vice president. He was with Roanoke Trade before that. Jason...
Safety Technologies Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes: Study
Nov 2 2020 // Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which semis rear-end other vehicles, a new study has found. The Insurance Institute for Highway...
California Trucking Firm Owners Charged in Alleged $450K Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 22 2020 // Trucking company owners Hardip Singh, 44, and Amandeep Kaur, 36, were charged this week with multiple counts of insurance fraud after allegedly misclassifying employees as independent contractors in a scheme to underreport...
Minnesota Trucking Firm to Pay $165K to Settle Federal Retaliation Lawsuit
Oct 19 2020 // A Minnesota-based transportation company will pay $165,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation case, federal officials say. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Stan Koch & Sons Trucking...
Kansas Man Sues Trucking Firm, Driver Over Crash That Killed Wife, 4 Children
Oct 12 2020 // A Kansas man is suing a over a crash that killed his wife, three of his children and his stepdaughter. Jeffrey Williams, of Viola, is seeking more than $75,000 in damages in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Andrew...
Lawsuit Filed Against Trucker in Kansas Crash That Killed Mother, 4 Kids
Oct 2 2020 // The paternal grandparents of a 10-year-old Kansas girl killed in a crash last week are suing the truck driver involved in the collision, along with his employer. The Wichita Eagle reports that Mark and Carrie Brady are...
Coast Guard Expert Testifies Heavy Loads Left Cargo Ship Unstable
Sep 23 2020 // A U.S. Coast Guard analysis found that a cargo ship overturned after departing a Georgia seaport because of unstable loading that left its center of gravity too high, making the vessel susceptible to rolling over, an...
Georgia Port Foreman: No Issues Before Cargo Ship Overturned
Sep 18 2020 // A foreman who oversees dock workers at Georgia’s busy shipping terminal for automobiles said Tuesday he saw no problems as hundreds of cars and trucks were loaded onto the cargo ship Golden Ray shortly before the...
Trump Administration Eyes Pilot Program for 18-Year Old Interstate Truck Drivers
Sep 8 2020 // An 18-year-old can’t buy a beer in most U.S. states, but pretty soon he or she may be able to drive a commercial truck across state lines — and that has safety advocates alarmed. The Federal Motor Carrier...
Insurance Group Says Safety Technologies Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes
Sep 4 2020 // Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which semis rear-end other vehicles, a new study has found. The Insurance Institute for Highway...
New Commercial Trucking Coverage from Hudson Targets Independent Contractors
Sep 3 2020 // Hudson Insurance Group has released commercial trucking coverage for independent contractors that is now offered through retail producers in select states. Coverage includes occupational accident, contingent liability,...
As Texas Restaurant Industry Struggles, So Does Food Supply Chain
Aug 20 2020 // Before the coronavirus hit Texas earlier this year, Eric Silverstein celebrated one year of opening his newest restaurant, Bar Peached, in Austin. But ever since the pandemic led to business shutdowns and the...
State Media Reports 14 Missing After Cargo Ship and Tanker Collide Off Shanghai
Aug 20 2020 // BEIJING— An oil tanker carrying 3,000 tonnes of gasoline collided with a cargo ship near Shanghai on Thursday, leaving 14 people missing, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of the oil tanker...
IGI Appoints Neon’s James as Class Underwriter for Cargo in London
Aug 18 2020 // Specialist insurer International General Insurance Holdings announced the appointment of Brian James as class underwriter for Cargo. James will be based in IGI’s London office and will be responsible for developing a...
Mauritius Seeks Compensation from Owners of Cargo Vessel After Massive Oil Spill
Aug 12 2020 // Mauritius is seeking compensation from the owners of the cargo carrier that run aground and spilled oil off its coast, causing the island nation’s worst ever ecological disaster. More than half of about 1,000 tons of...
Australia Detains Cargo Ships for Alleged Labor Violations Related to COVID Lockdowns
Aug 12 2020 // Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to demands from seafarers to be sent home, some of whom have spent more than a year at sea. The ships, which are or will be...
Oil Leak from Cargo Ship Pollutes Mauritius Beaches as Insurers Assess Liability
Aug 11 2020 // The oil cleanup from a leaking cargo ship that ran aground off the coast of Mauritius continues while the government and insurance firms begin probing liability for the accident. The incident has befouled the white-sand...
