Insurance

Idelic launches Idelic Insurance Agency to offer coverage for commercial fleets

The company provides customizable insurance for commercial fleets based on their adoption and results from using the Idelic Program, which includes Safety Suite and Driver Safety Playbook that provides proactive risk insights.

January 23, 2023

Insurance experts offer insights on how to lower carriers' rates

Investments in safety technology play an important role in illustrating a carrier's desire to decrease loss frequency, but experts say it's useless if fleets don't analyze that data to find insights on areas that need improvement.

September 26, 2022

New insurtech company offers instant access to all-risk cargo insurance

It’s estimated that over 60% of cargo on the road goes uninsured daily, racking up $15+ billion worth of damages that cannot be recouped.

July 28, 2022

Kenworth truck about to pass under the Gregson St overpass on I-85 in Durham, North Carolina.

Key personnel insurance is a business safety net for unexpected life events

A Key Person policy pools risk with other policy owners, allowing fleets to cover risk of losing an essential employee for pennies on the dollar.

March 30, 2022

Employee crushed by pallet

How fleets are working to mitigate rising insurance costs

On this week's 10-44 webisode, ATRI's Dan Murray talks about the findings of the group's latest study looking at rising insurance costs and what fleets are doing to combat those costs.

March 4, 2022

Mack rolls out new program to help with EV adoption

To help ease the transition to EVs, Mack Trucks and Mack Financial Services developed their Vehicle-as-a-Service (Vaas) program to get a better handle on EV acquisition expenses and supporting services including insurance.

February 8, 2022

220208 Mack Lr Electric Eco Cycle

Tell your story first: Using driver data to lower insurance costs

Something as simple as failure to wear a seatbelt sets off red flags for insurance underwriters.

December 6, 2021

Driver buckling seatbelt

Trucking industry imperiled by spike in nuclear verdicts

Large court-ordered verdicts are fueling higher prices for Truckers Auto Liability Insurance and reducing access to Excess Liability Insurance – two critical types of coverage because of the severity of many trucking accidents.

November 11, 2021

truck accident crash

Biden announces plans for port, border-crossing improvements to help supply chain

Using funding from the recently passed infrastructure bill, Biden outlined ways the administration plans to clear bottlenecks at ports and update State Freight Plans to ensure best practices across the board.

November 11, 2021

NFI truck at Southern California port

Secret to lower insurance costs is in driver data

The biggest hurdle when approaching a renewal is showing an underwriter that the fleet is utilizing (not just gathering) data to prevent and document incidents.

October 26, 2021

wrecked 18-wheeler

Driver shortage trucking's top concern for fifth straight year

Labor shortages, not just drivers, are a prominent theme in ATRI's annual Top Industry Issues list.

October 24, 2021

we're hiring sign

8 tips to save on fleet costs

Keeping track of costs can be harrowing, especially the incidental ones.

October 4, 2021

Semi truck on highway

Misleading legal ads contribute to nuclear verdicts

A lack of policy and enforcement of existing regulations is allowing some attorneys to manipulate advertising in ways that usurps and trivializes the justice system.

June 29, 2021

Attorney advertisements were first legalized in 1977 in the U.S. Supreme Court case Bates v. the State Bar of Arizona.

How do safety execs combat 'Reptile' litigation?

Executives from Payne Trucking, Boyle Transportation and Smith Transport share the approaches they use to combat legal risks in trucking.

June 23, 2021

truck leaning on side at wreck site

Texas fleet uses tech to prove safety record to insurers

REC was able to demonstrate, over a data collection period of three months, the ability to use information to make an impact on safety.

June 1, 2021

Despite zero at-fault accidents the year before, Regional Express Carriers (REC) was looking at a 60% insurance rate spike.

Experts say fleets should prioritize camera evidence for safety

Telematics, ELDs and event recorders help safety conscious Stewart Transport prioritize driver performance and safety.

April 18, 2021

Stewart Transport

Flatbedder gets creative to prevent workplace falls

The system meets DOT requirements for a fixed feature. It can be left up when traveling down the road but not for cargo securement.

April 3, 2021

NoFalls safety feature for prevention falls and slips

Tech insurance startup seeking to streamline process for fleets

Koffie Labs bills itself as "a digital insurer purpose-built for the next generation of trucking and transportation, and "the first insurtech to integrate safety technology into underwriting, pricing and loss control."

February 28, 2021

Mike Dorfman and Ian White

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artificial intelligence interacts with a human

The internet's smartest chatbot might never be OEM certified

ChatGPT knows a lot, but it doesn't know a lot about diesel engine maintenance (yet).

ATA President and CEO Chris Spear

ATA's Spear talks congestion, driver shortage, more at Congressional hearing

Freightliner SuperTruck II

Freightliner debuts second SuperTruck

FirstFleet trailers

FirstFleet creates nextgen in-cab driver experience

Mechanic tearing down an engine

Trucksmiths embracing change

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2023 Fleet Technology Trends Report

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