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Looking Ahead: Prospective Trucking Trends for 2019 Blog Post Image

Looking Ahead: Prospective Trucking Trends for 2019

December 04, 2018

The last two years have been quite eventful for the trucking industry. Advancements in technology and increased demands for freight services have contributed to more growth in the industry, while stricter regulations and a declining driver population have brought their own challenges. The American
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Trucking Companies Move to Using Driver-Facing Cameras

November 27, 2018

Technology is rapidly becoming more and more integrated into the trucking industry. From logistics planning to GPS tracking, to the newly implemented electronic logging devices (ELDs), these advances are making big improvements to driver safety, tracking and efficiency. Most recently, a new trend i
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The Year Thus Far: Trucking in 2018

November 20, 2018

Trucking is an industry that can fluctuate wildly, influenced by changes in the economy, weather events, advancements in technology, regulation changes and more. This year has been an eventful one for the industry, ripe with both challenges and improvements. Let’s look back at what 2018 has brought
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How Trucking Companies Can Combat the Driver Shortage

October 23, 2018

Recent news has brought more public attention and awareness to a major issue affecting the transportation industry; there is a shortage of truck drivers. For the last few years, the transportation industry has been closely watching driver retention rates fall. A driver shortage in the transportatio
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Why the Trucking Industry has Seen Lower Profit Margins

September 25, 2018

The trucking industry, as a whole, is one of the biggest industries in the United States, representing over 80% of the nation’s entire freight bill, according to industry data from the American Trucking Association (ATA). In 2016, the industry generated $738.9 billion in gross freight revenues (pri
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The Most Important Safety Rules for Trucking Operations

September 18, 2018

Long-haul trucking may sound like a simple job to those who aren’t familiar with the trucking industry. Load up a truck, hop into the cab and head off to your destination; what could be more simple than that? However, the reality of a trucking job is a lot more complex than that. Few other jobs req
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Our United Specialty Program for the Trucking Industry

September 04, 2018

Most business owners in the trucking industry understand the importance of having comprehensive commercial liability insurance to minimize and manage the involved risks. However, not all trucking insurance companies and programs are equal, and it’s important for agents to ensure they are properly a
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The Challenges Faced By Today’s Trucking Company Owners

August 07, 2018

The trucking industry, while mainly composed of small and medium-sized businesses, is one of the biggest industries in the United States. According to the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) American Trucking Trends 2017 report, trucking generated $676.2 billion in 2016, which is 79.8% of the nat
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New Bill Could Potentially Improve Trucking Safety

July 10, 2018

The California Senate recently voted to advance a bill that would deter shippers from utilizing trucking services from ocean ports to other destinations that engage in the “rampant exploitation” of truck drivers. Approximately 25,000 truck drivers currently move goods between the 11 ports in Califo
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What the Truck Driver Shortage Could Mean for the Industry’s Liabilities

June 13, 2018

Long-haul truck drivers are an aging population. According to the American Transportation Research Institute, 56 percent of truck drivers are over the age of 45, and only 4.9 percent of drivers are under the age of 24. Younger drivers just aren’t joining the industry at a rate that is even close to
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