What to Do After a Truck Accident
What to do after a truck accident walks you through the critical steps your drivers and managers must take in those first minutes and hours after a crash, from securing the scene and protecting evidence to reporting claims and limiting your company’s liability. Use this guide to build a simple post-crash response plan.
Preventing a Nuclear Verdict in Trucking
Nuclear verdict prevention starts long before a crash. This guide exposes reptile-theory tactics, top carrier missteps, and the exact safety, compliance, and claims workflow that cuts severity. Deploy dashcams/telematics, tighten documentation, train supervisors, and harden post-crash evidence protocols. Lower settlement pressure, protect truck insurance premiums, and keep eight-figure awards off your balance sheet.
What Is Motor Truck Cargo Insurance? Coverage, Cost & Claims
Motor Truck Cargo Insurance protects the value of the freight you haul—covering damage, loss, or theft and helping you meet shipper contract requirements. Learn what’s covered (and what isn’t), how limits and deductibles work, common exclusions like unattended vehicles, and smart add-ons such as reefer breakdown and earned freight.
What Is a DOT Accident Report?
Motor carriers don’t file a DOT accident report themselves. Instead, crash data is automatically sent to the FMCSA through each state’s reporting system using the investigating officer’s police report. This article explains how those reports are transmitted, what qualifies as a DOT-reportable crash, and how the data affects your CSA scores and safety profile.
Commercial Truck Insurance Rates: 2026 Forecast
Discover how commercial truck insurance rates are calculated and what drives your premiums. Learn key factors like cargo type, driving history, route length and state-specific risks that affect costs, plus actionable tips to help you reduce your rates and boost your fleet safety.
The MCS 90 Form: Ultimate Guide
The MCS-90 form isn’t just another piece of DOT paperwork—it’s a critical safeguard for every motor carrier. Learn what the MCS-90 is, why it matters, and how it protects your trucking company from major financial losses while supporting your FMCSA operating authority.
7 Best Trucking Insurance Companies for Your Fleet in 2026
Discover top trucking insurance providers that balance coverage, cost, and service. Whether you’re a new operator or an established fleet, this guide evaluates key carriers across criteria like claims handling, policy options, and financial strength. Use it to confidently choose the right insurer for your trucking business.
The Carmack Amendment: Ultimate Guide
Carmack Amendment is the national rulebook for interstate cargo claims. Learn who’s liable (carrier vs. broker), how strict liability works, key deadlines (nine months to file; 30/120-day responses), limiting exposure with released rates, and defenses like S, L & C—plus how contracts and BOC-3 filings can expand or control your risk.
Mastering FMCSA Insurance Requirements
Meeting FMCSA’s insurance requirements is nonnegotiable for motor carriers. You need proof of liability coverage on file, and the standard filings—such as BMC-91X—play a critical role. Without recognized insurance, your authority can be revoked, and your operations shut down swiftly.
UIIA Insurance Requirements: Ultimate Guide
UIIA insurance requirements are the gateway to intermodal freight. By meeting the coverage standards set by the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement (UIIA), carriers secure access to ports and rail yards nationwide. Without this compliance, your trucks can’t participate in intermodal operations — making insurance the true key to keeping freight moving.
Florida Tort Reform
Florida Tort Reform Changes Tort reform has finally arrived as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping tort reform bill into law on March 24, 2023 and it has an immediate effective date. Let’s take a brief look at these new changes and then explore how this should help trucking companies. The Florida Tort Reform bill,…
What is Reefer Breakdown?
Reefer breakdown is a trucking industry term that describes an event when the refrigerated unit on a “reefer trailer” (refrigerated trailer) breaks down. What causes that breakdown can be a number of different things including lack of fuel, electrical issues, low oil, a mechanical issue with the unit, etc. Reefer breakdown represents one of the…
Cargo Theft Prevention: Ultimate Guide
Cargo Theft Prevention is critical for trucking companies facing rising theft risks. By combining secure parking, high-security locks, GPS tracking, and driver awareness, fleets can reduce losses and protect reputations. Learn proven strategies to prevent cargo theft, improve compliance, and keep your drivers and shipments safe on the road.
Winter Driving: Trucker’s Best Tips Ever
Winter driving tips are everywhere, but this could save your life, so don’t tune out! It’s that time of year again! Fun in the snow and ice throughout much of America and in other parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Typically, I would write a nice little 5 or 10 point winter driving tip list to…
No Celebrating Holiday Cargo Theft
Weekends are historically bad for cargo theft, but holiday weekends are notoriously awful. Thanksgiving weekend is historically a hotbed of cargo theft activity. Freightwatch International reported that last year’s holiday cargo thefts averaged about 3 per day, which is about a 27% increase compared to non-holiday weekends. Last year’s Thanksgiving weekend led to 18 reported…
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