Ensure (and accept) a full risk management review of your fleet

David Goruk, Northbridge Insurance’s manager of Ontario and Atlantic risk services, still remembers his first visit to a small mom-and-pop trucking operation in Southwestern Ontario. After a quick review of…

Nova Scotia looks to block truckers from ‘gaming’ insurance system

Nova Scotia has approved Facility Association’s approach to rating commercial auto in a way that trucking operators cannot “game the system” and get Nova Scotia’s lower premium rates when they…

Ontario owner-operators face insurance disadvantage, broker says

Owner-operators may face an unfair disadvantage when it comes to securing commercial auto insurance, an Ontario broker suggests. In Ontario, individual truck drivers who decide to start their own trucking…

NDP member calls for truck insurance relief

An NDP member of Ontario’s provincial legislature has introduced a broad-reaching motion that calls on steps to help owner-operators with surging insurance costs and an underlying driver shortage. “[Premier] Doug…

Ontario MPP questions truck insurance costs

TORONTO, Ont. – An Ontario MPP is questioning the insurance premiums that small businesses and owner-operators are forced to pay if they want to hire truck drivers with limited experience…

Battle rising insurance costs with data and safety cultures

TORONTO, Ont. – Insurance premiums continue to push higher, driven up by everything from massive legal verdicts to the increasing price of collision repairs, but there are still things fleets…

Truck insurance costs on the rise — when coverage is available

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Canadian fleets and owner-operators are facing higher truck insurance premiums as insurers re-evaluate the risks they’re willing to cover. Aggregate haulers are facing some of the biggest struggles.