Owner Operator Trucking Insurance: A Complete Guide (2026)
Owner-Operator Trucking Insurance: A Complete Guide (2026) Getting the right insurance is one of the most important financial decisions an owner-operator makes. The wrong coverage leaves gaps that can wipe out a trucking business after a single claim. The right coverage keeps you on the road, satisfies FMCSA and shipper requirements, and protects your income […]
What Is a Highway Certified Insurance Agency? A Guide for Motor Carriers and Freight Brokers
What Is a Highway Certified Insurance Agency? A Guide for Motor Carriers and Freight Brokers If you work in brokered freight, you may have started seeing the term “Highway Certified Insurance Agency” come up in conversations about carrier compliance and load booking. This guide breaks down what the designation means, why it was created, and […]
Trucking Safety Tip of the Month: Cargo Theft
In 2016, there were 1,614 incidents of cargo theft, heavy commercial vehicle theft, and supply chain fraud in the United States. This month’s Trucking Safety Tip of the Month post aims to educate the trucking community on the pervasiveness of cargo theft and how to prevent it. 5 Steps Toward Preventing Cargo Theft According to CargoNet, […]
Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry 2017
On October 23rd, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) published the results of the 2017 Top Industry Issues survey. ATRI developed the “Top Ten” list using a formula assigning quantitative values to respondents’ rankings of issues facing the industry. The report presents the findings of the 2017 annual survey, […]
Sustainable Idling Alternatives to Warm Your Cab
Research estimates that an idling truck consumes approximately one gallon of fuel per hour. Collectively, more than six billion gallons of gasoline and diesel are lost to idling every year. While one of the main reasons for idling is to power in-cab accessories (i.e., heating and air conditioning), there are alternative power sources. Alternatives to Idling […]
Top Policies for Running a Safe Trucking Operation
We have said it before, and we will say it again: A safe trucking business is a profitable trucking business. For any trucking operation, it is important to provide employees with materials that enhance your business’ safety culture. Not only will this keep costs down, but it will help keep employees safe. Here are a […]
Trucking Safety Tip of the Month: Inadequate Surveillance
The results of the Large Truck Crash Causation Study indicate that roughly 14 percent of large-truck crashes occur due to commercial motor vehicle drivers’ inadequate surveillance. At Truck Writers, we realize that roughly 80 percent of crashes involving a truck are caused by passenger vehicles. However, as our country works toward zero deaths, we need to work […]
How to Lower Your Truck Driver Turnover Rate
The trucking industry has over a 100 percent turnover rate for truck drivers. To put it into perspective, imagine you run a trucking operation with 50 drivers. A 100 percent turnover rate means you will need to bring in 50 new drivers in a one year time period just to maintain the same number of 50 […]
How to Prepare for Operation Safe Driver Week 2017
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) started Operation Safe Driver Week in an effort to help reduce the number of crashes, fatalities and injuries attributed to unsafe driving behaviors. This year, Operation Safe Driver Week is happening October 15-21. 2016 Operation Safe Driver Week Results In 2016, CMV safety enforcement officials issued warnings or citations to […]
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: 2016 Trucking Industry Contributions
Today marks the middle of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) 2017. While it’s quite hard to fathom everything truck drivers do for our country, this post is going to try to illustrate the trucking industry’s impact on our economy. 2016 Trucking Statistics The American Trucking Association released its ATA American Trucking Trends 2017 in mid-August. The […]