If you own a truck or a trucking business, you understand how frustrating it can be to buy truck insurance. You may believe it’s an exercise in futility to get multiple quotes, but there are quite a few compelling reasons to do exactly that.
Tips
Getting the right truck insurance for your business can feel like a monumental task. Maybe you’re not quite sure where to start. This section of our blog has articles that feature tips for buying truck insurance and tips for understanding various coverages. Insurance might seem overly complicated and impossible, but we strive to make insurance as easy as possible. That’s why these articles break down various topics into easy-to-understand tips and explanations.
The “Tips” section also includes articles that focus on ways to improve safety at your business. Though you face many risks as a trucking business, there are things you can do to minimize those risks and lessen the chance of something bad happening. The articles take various topics and create manageable steps that you can follow to boost safety at your business. The safer your business is, the fewer claims you may have. And that can help your insurance rates.
So, take some time to check out the topics that appeal to you.
Why YouTube is a Helpful Resource for the Trucking Industry
Trucking is an ever-changing business with standards and regulations that seem to update faster than you can keep up with them. Whether you have just started your career as a long-haul driver or have been at it for a while, you can always learn something new.
Leverage Marketing to Boost Your Trucking Business in 2021
The trucking business might be a highly competitive niche, but you can still meet all your operational goals if you are informed. Among some of the most critical operations would be in the marketing department. The challenge is that the options in this category are many, and some are not suitable for your business.
Partner Spotlight on MVRCheck.com
For any business that has a fleet to maintain, federal Department of Transportation (DOT) compliance is essential. When fleet vehicles fall out of compliance, that can lead to costly fixes, changes and penalties, and truck insurance cost increases, all of which bite into the bottom line and reduce the profitability of the company involved.
How to survive a DOT compliance audit
If your company is subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), it’s likely that sooner or later you’ll deal with a DOT compliance audit. You don’t have to be a trucking company. Any outfit that operates vehicles over 10,000 pounds can be audited. This can include landscaping businesses, concrete companies and towing companies.
How the CSA website can be helpful for your business
Trucking is complicated. There are a lot of regulations you have to follow, and there’s a lot of safety-related data about your business that you need to keep track of. The FMCSA takes safety very seriously, so as a trucking business you need to be sure you’re playing by the rules. One resource that can help is the CSA website (Compliance, Safety, Accountability). What exactly can you find on the CSA website? We’ll explain eight things the CSA website can help you with.
What’s a percentile in the SMS?
If you’re in the trucking world, there are a lot of terms and numbers used by the SMS (Safety Measurement System) when it comes to talking about a carrier. Especially when it comes to safety records. Interpreting these things can be a struggle. For example, one major component of these safety scores is the percentiles.
What restrictions can be placed on a CDL?
If you are a commercial motor vehicle driver, you know all about the CDL. The licensing requirements are pretty strict. You know that you can get endorsements added to your CDL. But what about the opposite situation – what about the restrictions that can be placed on your license?
Why are bridge strikes and GPS connected?
Truck drivers are on the roads a lot, of course, and they use GPS (as we all do) to get around. There are also stories about trucks hitting bridges if they don’t have enough clearance. So, how are the two related? At first glance, they might not seem to be connected. However, there could be a connection. Here’s how that works and some tips for avoiding bridge strikes.