Latest Trucking Headlines
All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Trucking Firm Suing New Hampshire in Crash That Killed Boy
May 24 2010 // A trial is underway in New Hampshire in a lawsuit brought against the state Department of Transportation by a Canadian trucking company involved a February 2007 crash that killed a 6-year-old boy. Fidele Tremblay claims...
2010 A Revolutionary Year for Truckers Insurance
May 12 2010 // The year 2010 might be considered revolutionary, as it is ushering in more changes for those who provide insurance for truckers than the industry has seen in a decade. Motor carriers, defined as anyone who uses a vehicle...
Oklahoma Trucker Wins Great American’s 2010 ‘Big Rig Giveaway’
Apr 8 2010 // A single dad from Oklahoma is the latest winner of the “Big Rig Giveaway,” sponsored by Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group. Ron Terrill was on the road driving for a national motor carrier...
U.S. to Make Trucking Firm Repeat Violators Install Electronic Recorders
Apr 6 2010 // A new federal regulation will require trucking companies that repeatedly violate driver time limits to install electronic recorders that track how long drivers are at the wheel. But the recorders will only be required for...
Alabama Trucking Firm in Kentucky Fatal Crash Flunked Safety Rating
Apr 2 2010 // An Alabama trucking company involved in a crash that killed 11 people in Kentucky had a poor safety rating from federal regulators, repeatedly failing roadside inspections. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
Trucking Led To $480 Million in Calif. Workers’ Comp Payments
Mar 15 2010 // Injuries in the trucking industry led to more than $480 million in workers’ compensation medical and indemnity payments, according to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. The group, which released a...
Tractor-Trailer Cargo Thefts on the Rise in Pennsylvania
Mar 4 2010 // Authorities say thieves are increasingly targeting tractor-trailers in Pennsylvania to steal their loads of electronics, food or drink, later abandoning the trailers at the side of the road. Sometimes the culprits steal...
A Rundown of Anti-piracy Tactics Employed by Bulk Cargo Ships
Mar 1 2010 // Somali pirates are likely to increasingly target ships taking coal and other commodities over the Indian Ocean because smaller bulk vessels are an easier target than large oil tankers and trade to Asia is booming. A 75,000...
Georgia Truckers Support Cargo Theft Investigation Unit
Feb 17 2010 // Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has commended a state trucking association for donating to the state unit charged with investigating cargo theft. The Georgia Motor Trucking Association has donated $16,000 to the Georgia...
New Per Load Cargo Insurance Program Now Available From Internet Truckstop
Feb 16 2010 // Internet Truckstop, an Internet-based load board in the transportation industry, now provides CargoMate as part of its decision support offerings for members. CargoMate, available exclusively at Truckstop.com, allows...
Hanover Insurance Enhances Ocean Cargo Product
Jan 12 2010 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. reports it has enhanced its ocean cargo insurance offering and related loss control capabilities. This product provides worldwide coverage on goods in transit via vessel, air or land,...
Lockton Promotes Hall as Managing Director for Cargo
Jan 11 2010 // Lockton has promoted Peter Hall to the role of Managing Director of its 16-strong Cargo practice. His appointment “is recognition of his 20 years’ experience servicing clients in the global cargo insurance...
Cargo Ship and Tanker Hijacked off Somali Coast
Jan 4 2010 // A cargo ship and a chemical tanker have both been hijacked by pirates in the perilous waters off the coast of Somalia, bringing to four the number of ships seized in the past week, officials said Saturday. The multiple...
Former Employees Sue Oklahoma Trucking Company; File Claims with State
Dec 31 2009 // Former employees of Tulsa, Okla.-based Arrow Trucking Co. have sued the company after it suddenly suspended operations and laid off workers. The federal lawsuit claims Arrow violated laws that govern mass layoffs and...
Trucker Safety Rule on Hours to Be Reconsidered
Nov 15 2009 // The Obama administration, bowing to safety advocates, has agreed to reconsider a rule that allows long-haul truckers to drive for up to 11 hours straight. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pledged to revisit...
Obama Administration to Reconsider Trucker Safety Rule on Hours
Oct 29 2009 // The Obama administration has agreed to reconsider a rule that allows long-haul truckers to drive for up to 11 hours straight, bowing to safety advocates who say longer hours could lead to greater fatigue and more...
AIX Group Offers Preferred Logistics Program
Oct 27 2009 // Connecticut-based specialty insurer AIX Group Inc.,has launched a Preferred Logistics program in partnership with International Excess Program Managers. The custom program offers insurance solutions for small to mid-sized...
Chartis Global Energy Forms Dedicated Unit for Logistics Firms
Oct 14 2009 // Chartis, formerly AIG, announced the formation of a new logistics unit by its Global Marine and Energy insurance division. The logistics unit’s offering will include include freight liability and cargo insurance....
Insurance Industry to Create National Database to Combat Cargo Crime
Sep 30 2009 // By networking existing databases and adding secure reporting and analytic functions, two insurance industry organization hope to create a nationwide information sharing system on cargo crimes. The rating and statistical...
Arkansas Among States Said to Be Lax on Motor Carrier Safety
Sep 7 2009 // A new analysis of government data reveals that more than 28,000 motor carrier companies that operate 200,000 trucks have violated federal safety regulations. The trial bar association, the American Association for Justice...
