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Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Shop for insurance
If you're looking to get a truck loan, don't automatically include insurance in the contract. Take a moment to shop around to get the best insurance rates.
October 14, 2020
Partners in Business
Partners in Business tip: Update your insurance basics annually
Talk to your insurance agent every year to adjust parts of your insurance policy — here’s why.
September 23, 2020
Business
S2 Transport: A hotshot small-fleet stepping stone to bigger things
S2 owners have high hopes for the future based on their complementary skills, as they plan for their drivers' above-average income present and future.
July 31, 2020
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
Business
Hotshot truckers’ insurance costs — only a little less expensive
Liability insurance rates vary among hotshot truck owners. Learn more about the insurance market for hotshot trucking on Overdrive today.
July 28, 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
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
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