Crunch… it’s a sound no one likes to hear, especially when you’re driving a commercial vehicle. Unfortunately, accidents do happen, even to the best drivers. In 2011 the FMCSA noted more than 5 million accidents reported to police with 273,000 involving large trucks. Safety can play a big role in helping you avoid these accidents, … Continue reading “Report Claims Quickly and Get the Most from Your Policy”
A form of Insurance designed to protect Owners and Operators’ businesses from a wide variety of liability exposures. These exposures could include liability arising out of accidents resulting from the premises or the operations of an insured, products sold by the insured, operations completed by the insured, and contractual liability. General Liability insurance is the … Continue reading “General Liability – What is General Liability, Who Needs It, What does it Cover?”
Operators of commercial vehicles, such as truckers, need a number of insurance products. Automobile Physical Damage insurance covers the damage to, disappearance, or destruction of actual automobiles and/or their equipment, such as tractors, trailers or semitrailers, trucks, or private passenger types of vehicles. Equipment does not include personal effects (clothes, eyeglasses, etc.) Covered autos are … Continue reading “Comprehensive and Specified Perils”
Work Related Accidents Impact… You and your net worth Your time and focus The company you have built and its Stakeholders Employees and their families Lease Operators and their families Risk Management is Mission Critical What happens if an employee sustains a work-related injury or worse? What happens if a lease operator sustains a work … Continue reading “Protecting Your Business is Serious Business”
Unlike private passenger type vehicles commercial trucking physical damage is often insured on a “stated amount” basis. Physical damage premiums for private passenger type vehicles are ordinarily determined based on the original cost of the vehicle and its age. This is practical largely because these vehicles depreciate in an easily predicted fashion. Heavy commercial vehicles, … Continue reading “What is the Stated Amount of Physical Damage?”
Operators of commercial vehicles, such as truckers, need a number of insurance products. Automobile Physical Damage insurance covers the damage to, disappearance, or destruction of actual automobiles and/or their equipment, such as tractors, trailers or semitrailers, trucks, or private passenger types of vehicles. Equipment does not include personal effects (clothes, eyeglasses, etc.) Covered autos are … Continue reading “What is Physical Damage Insurance?”
It seems that one of the more consistent areas of needed improvement for truckers, whether large fleet, small fleet or owner operators, is in the approach to claims reporting. This writer, who actively receives claims, has seen the gambit in claims reporting from well documented detail to virtually no information provided at all. So what’s … Continue reading “Truck Accident Claims Reporting and Handling”
You may not believe how many truck operations purchase their truck insurance coverage on the basis of lowest price. This practice, however, is not just the company’s fault, but also the fault of many truck insurance agents who supply coverage on the basis of lowest price. It is not only unbelievable, but also a dangerous … Continue reading “Truck Insurance – Cost and Quality”
Knowing what’s happening in the industry helps Western Truck Insurance Services remain a reliable resource to both clients and prospects. As a result, we are always eager to learn how things are going and what you think about DOT enforcement activities, fuel prices, and the effects of laws, rules, and regulations on your business. As … Continue reading “How to Get the Best Deal on Your Truck Insurance”
Most Important Benefits to Get With Truck Insurance Truckers need to insure their vehicles, and for most, they simply look for the most cost-effective policy at the most reasonable price. It is vital to get good coverage, but as you are speaking with various truck insurance brokers, there are other qualities to look out for. … Continue reading “Beyond Truck Insurance – Great Benefits that Matter Most.”
