Meat, trailers among the goods cargo thieves increasingly targeting

TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian cargo thieves are mostly stealing grocery and household items, but meat products are also becoming a primary target, according to a new report from Northbridge Insurance.

Plan ahead before delivering to “judicial hellholes”

BRAMPTON, Ont. – You may not be able to avoid delivering freight into judicial hellholes in the US, but there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of…

Northbridge exec discusses emerging risks and the need for innovation

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Two key trends affecting the Canadian transportation industry today are the disparity between the US and Canadian economies, and the weakness of the Canadian dollar. That was…

Leaders: Evolving in a changing world

Silvy Wright of Northbridge Insurance shares her perspective about the transformation of the transportation industry with Lou Smyrlis and the audience of the Surface Transportation Summit

Markel merged with sister insurance companies

TORONTO, Ont. -- Markel Insurance and its two sister companies Lombard Insurance and Commonwealth Insurance have been combined to operate as one entity, Northbridge Insurance.

Understand sleep apnea before the regulations arrive

Roadside inspectors have traditionally been limited to examining the lines of a logbook when trying to measure the threat of driver fatigue, but a recent push in the US could see truckers screened for...

Focus on fatigue management and wellness can pay dividends

The trucking industry is no stranger to tickets for drivers who exceed their allowable hours of service, but the recent note on one carrier's CSA 2010 profile demonstrates a new kind of focus on drive...

Expect real returns on your targeted training investments

Those who crunch numbers for a living might see training as a "cost" of doing business.There is no question that the price of the related programs can be measured in terms like trainer salaries, training material, and the fuel used for an...

APTA presents transportation awards

MONCTON, N.B. -- In his 30 years behind the wheel, Fredericton truck driver Stewart Finnamore has logged six millio...

Markel announces speaker lineup for Let’s Talk seminar series on profitability

TORONTO, Ont. -- Markel Insurance Company has announced its speaker lineup for the 2008 Let's Talk seminar series o...

Markel announces Let’s Talk seminar lineup for 2008 (January 09, 2008)

TORONTO, Ont. -- Markel Insurance Company will address profitability and cargo handling during two Let's Talk tours...

Markel launches seminar series on developing a claims response protocol

TORONTO, Ont. -- Markel Insurance is offering a cross-country seminar series to educate fleets on how a claims resp...

Defensive driving 101

GUELPH, Ont. - I'm on my way to Markel's Training Centre in Guelph for a one-day defensive driving course when I hear reports of an overturned tractor-trailer blocking the collector lanes of the 401 n...

Ask the Experts: There’s more to pre-trip inspections than meets the eye

There's been a lot of buzz in the industry lately surrounding the implementation of new regulations governing pre-trip inspection standards.

The VIP treatment

GUELPH, Ont. - Complimenting Markel's FACTS defensive driving course is the company's Visibility Improvement Program (VIP) which aims to enhance visibility, thus reducing collisions.