Partners in Business tip: Update your insurance basics annually

Sep 23, 2020

The Partners in Business program is sponsored by TBS Factoring.

Talk to your insurance agent every year to adjust your physical damage coverage according to the changing value of your equipment. Also review any changes in your average miles and freight. You don’t want to be over- or underinsured.

The Partners in Business program is produced by Overdrive and the consultants at ATBS, the nation’s largest owner-operator business services firm. The program is sponsored by TBS Factoring Service.

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