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Overdrive Radio
Even with fuel up and rates down, one owner-op's growth determination
Listen: Florida-based Kenyette Godhigh-Bell's journey to -- and future plans for -- her motor carrier authority, and a somewhat familiar dynamic in the marketplace for freight this winter.
January 29, 2021
Voices
‘Please, truckers, let your voices be heard’: For independents, insurance rates just keep rising
As liability insurance rates continue to rise for many owner-operators and small fleets, readers sound off about proposed legislation that could impact rates.
July 29, 2020
Overdrive Extra
Liability insurance hike: Guess who would benefit?
The Invest in America highway bill would increase carriers’ minimum liability insurance requirements from $750,000 to $2 million. Details here on Overdrive.
June 30, 2020
Voices
POLL: Independents, what are you paying annually for liability insurance?
With insurance rates on the rise each of the last five years — particuarly so for own-authority owner-operator businesses with short histories — this poll asks non-hazmat respondents just how high it’s gotten. What do you pay annually?
June 24, 2020
Channel 19
Investing in a fellow trucker — team owner-ops pay it forward in a time of need
Team owner-ops pay it forward for a fellow truck driver; meanwhile, out-of-control insurance costs on the rise for independents... again? More on Overdrive.
June 23, 2020
Channel 19
Trucking insurance agent to hotshot trucker — the curious case of Steve Libertore
Also on Overdrive: Shifting shopping/equipment auction volume via a fast-rising freight index, one broker's late-model equipment suggestion for the long haul.
May 27, 2020
Voices
POLL: Have you renewed your liability insurance in the last few months?
If you have, did premiums go up, down, or stay about the same? Weigh in here.
May 19, 2020
Business
Insurers pause policies, halt cancellations for owner-operators who can’t pay premiums due to virus slowdown
Trucking insurance providers are temporarily suspending cancellations for small fleets and owner-operators amid the coronavirus pandemic. More on Overdrive.
April 15, 2020
Channel 19
Yes, the human element still exists in liability insurance pricing … sometimes
Rick and Lisa Weddle describe an accident involving their big rigs and the human element that sometimes still exists when dealing with insurance. Details here.
February 28, 2020
Business
Get your own authority: How to tackle the basics of filing, insurance, more
A step-by-step guide to filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation for motor carrier authority to run as an independent owner-operator. This guide updates 2014 and 2019-published guides as more owners continued to transition to authority in 2021.
November 25, 2019
Business
Trucking groups write Congress to oppose mandates for speed limiters, auto braking, insurance increase
A coalition of 31 trucking industry groups penned a letter to Congress in opposition of legislation that would mandate underride guards, speed limiters and automatic emergency braking systems on heavy-duty trucks, as well as a bill that would increase liability insurance minimums to nearly $5 million.
September 17, 2019
Business
Congress eyes trucking insurance changes, mandating automatic emergency braking
Two trucking-focused bills were introduced in the House this week. One aims to boost the required liability insurance coverage required of trucking companies, and the other would mandate that new trucks come equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.
July 18, 2019
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