Address truck driver eligibility for insurance coverage in employment agreements

Fleet insurance policies, a type of master policy issued by an insurance underwriter, provide blanket coverage to employees or other eligible groups. And those enrolled in the policy must abide…

Westland Insurance buys Andrew Agencies

Westland Insurance has continued to expand its footprint with the acquisition of Andrew Agencies, a provider of trucking, cargo and other types of commercial insurance. Andrew Agencies has a significant…

National Truck League has new ownership

Westland Insurance has purchased National Truck League Insurance Brokers, a London, Ont.-based specialty insurance broker focusing on the transportation industry. “The acquisition of National Truck League further establishes Westland’s leading…

Take a holistic approach to reducing insurance costs

Insurance costs are burdening the trucking industry. In response, you need to take a holistic approach that focuses on “total risk cost” by controlling what is within your control. A…

Why it’s time to cozy up to your insurer

Many fleets are seeing insurance premiums soar but to prevent that, it’s time to get to know your underwriter and to involve them in improving your weaknesses. That was the…

Ontario trucking employers to save 5.6% in WSIB premiums next year

Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is rolling back rates next year, by an average of 5.1%, with trucking employers saving even more. This after holding rates steady in…

Experienced? Be prepared to prove it, or it’ll be worthless.

Jaspal Singh Bal can’t get a job. He has 22 years of experience as an AZ driver, the most recent five as an owner-operator. A clean driving record – no…

Gallagher adds national transportation practice

Gallagher Insurance Brokers has launched a new national transportation practice this year, which will focus on offering specialized transportation insurance products in an ever-challenging market. “When brokers are specialized,…

Technology, training help cut insurance costs

Preventing accidents, reducing claims, avoiding inspections, education and coaching, document training, maintaining vehicles and empowering drivers are ways to obtain a competitive edge with insurers, transport and insurance executives revealed.

ATA joins coalition to combat predatory towing

A coalition of organizations in the U.S. is taking aim at towing fraud and staged vehicle accidents. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is among the groups, along with the American…

How to avoid nuclear verdicts

The best way to avoid a nuclear verdict – a term used generally to describe court judgements in excess of $10 million – is to stay out of the deposition…

Alberta carriers struggling with skyrocketing insurance rates

Insurance premiums have increased exponentially over the past decade for Alberta fleets, impacting the bottom lines and hiring practices for carriers. Whether large or small, carriers across the province have…

TTSAO carrier, insurance group members to meet Nov. 25

HAMILTON, Ont. – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) will host a joint carrier/insurance group meeting Nov. 25 to discuss insurance and training issues. Steve Newton of Challenger…

Border issues, rising insurance costs discussed at TCA’s Canadian event

TORONTO, Ont. – Being unable to reposition empty trailers on the other side of the border is a long-running frustration carriers and other supply chain participants would like to see…

Telematics can help control rising insurance costs

MONTREAL, Que. – The most effective way fleets can control their insurance costs in a hard market is to leverage telematics to drive out risky driving behaviors. That was the…