Picture this: You’re driving along on the highway and glance up at an 18-wheeler. There’s no one in the cab. It may sound like science fiction, but the capacities of autonomous systems are accelerating rapidly, alongside their numbers—and heavy-duty truck
Trucking insurance was the family business for independent agent Kathy Miller, who now has 35 years of experience under her belt in this tough niche.
The new Unified Registration System, effective this October, mandates stricter enforcement of requirements that every “motor carrier” maintain a DOT number, pay the required fees to the Unified Carrier Registration—and more.
The government’s broad definition of “motor carrier” means regulation of the trucking industry may impact commercial clients you don’t even consider to be trucking insureds.
In December 2015, Congress passed the FAST Act to address safety issues within the trucking industry. Do you know what the new legislation means for your trucking clients?
Independent agent Duane Smith has been working in the transportation field since 1986. When his agency merged with two others in 2001, his property-casualty expertise helped the new firm start working with transportation accounts on a consultative basis.