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March 2010

The Trucking Business Community: Am I Insured?

You probably have played the “What if” game; you know, you come across a situation or incident on your cross-country traverse, and the thought that gathers in your mind is, “What if that were to happen to me? What would I do–and does my insurance cover it?” Suddenly insurance is no longer a boring topic.

In this post I’m discussing four very important insurance coverages with which you should be familiar. The first, Cargo Insurance, like auto liability, is also required by federal regulation:

Trucking Industry Faces a Long-Term Driver Shortage

There’s work to be done in the trucking industry if you’re in the market for a job.

An Update on Jason’s Law

Earlier in February, New York Rep.

Virginia Starts Reopening Shuttered Rest Stops

In the Commonwealth of Virginia, lots of folks, and most certainly many truck drivers, were understandably upset when then Governor Tim Kaine shut down several rest stops in the summer of ‘09 to save the state money.

MATS Hosts Driver Health Awareness Walk on March 26

It’s been more than two months since January 1st has come and gone. . . so how are those New Year’s “lose weight” resolutions holding up? 

January Tonnage Numbers Continue to Show Promise

Remember hearing about freight conditions improving the last two months of 2009, rising to their highest levels since February 2009? January 2010 reports are even better.

Retail Diesel Prices Jump For the First Time in Five Weeks

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, for the week of February 22, the national average price of diesel was $2.83 per gallon. That‘s exactly what it was one month ago. But prices are on the rise again, jumping almost 8 cents in one week.

The Trucking Business Community: To Fuel or Not To Fuel, Pt. 1

It sounds like an old vinyl record with a scratch, but the one area you can make the greatest impact improving your bottom line is how your operation controls fuel costs. It is by far your highest operating cost but it can be controlled. In this and the next post I’m going to cover ideas; some I’m sure you’ve heard before, but it never hurts to review them from time to time. And I might just have something you’ve not thought of previously.

The Trucking Business Community To Fuel or Not To Fuel, Pt. 2

There are other activities you can do to improve your bottom line when it comes to reducing fuel consumption:

The Trucking Business Community Am I Insured? And for what? IV

As I’ve discussed in the past three posts, there are types of trucking insurance coverage for just about any eventuality. This last discussion will include coverage when you don’t own the equipment you are using, or if you are performing repairs or maintenance on equipment owned by others. It’s good information to know no matter which side of the fence you are on—the owner of the equipment or if you are the repair facility or pulling someone else’s trailer.