In British Columbia recently, a horse and buggy driver received a simple citation for texting while conducting a tour down city streets. Distracted driving really can happen anywhere.
But while all distracted driving is dangerous, some distracted driving is more dangerous and therefore more costly to those involved.
When you’re interviewing for a fleet manager position, you know immediately how well they understand the industry. It’s in the words they use. You hear it in the confidence they show when answering questions. You can see from their resume whether they’ve been in fleet management positions before.
As Hurricane Florence took aim at the East Coast, residents, businesses, and governments struggled to prepare for the aftermath. As citizens stripped store shelves of water, bread, and other non-perishables, governments changed the direction of major roadways, and roads became impassable, the entire trucking industry was affected.
As a smart business leader, you’ve taken the steps to get insurance for your moving company. You know that you have enough coverage. But lately, you’ve been looking into other insurance carriers.
You’ve explored getting better insurance for moving company trucks. Still, you’re hesitant.
12 years. That’s how long the average truck has been on the road today. Many are closer to 20. Each year a fleet will only replace 1 truck for every 70 trucks in service.
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Each year, commercial trucks travel nearly 400 billion miles combined. That’s a lot of miles we’re putting on our trucks and our drivers.
Semi-truck insurance generally costs between $13,000 and $23,000 per year per power unit. But this is a simple answer that we give without knowing many of the details about your business that can affect your semi-truck insurance rates, such as:
Many details about your business affect your rates, so you could be at the lower end or the upper end of that range – or not within the range at all. Insurance rates differ so much from business to business, which is why it’s essential to get semi-truck insurance quotes.
| Number of Semi Trucks | Average Insurance Cost per Year |
|---|---|
| 1 rig | $13,000 – 23,000 |
Disasters can come in the form of hurricanes, tornadoes, or forest fires. Other disasters are man-made, like vandalism, arson, electrical fire, or even terrorism.