As a business owner, it’s important to not only have the right equipment and services but to protect your equipment and services, too. That’s why insuring your trucking company isn’t just suggested—it’s essential to safely and profitably operate your business. Despite increasing truck insurance costs, you can find the right type of coverage for your operations that will increase your confidence and reliability while decreasing risks.

Aside from basic liability insurance, there are other commercial truck insurance requirements that businesses old and new should meet. Here’s everything you need to know about insuring your trucking company.

We’re all pretty familiar with Murphy’s Law: something that can go wrong will go wrong. Right? Well, maybe not everything will go wrong in life, but there are certainly elements of risk with most things in business. Every company will have risks that could affect business somehow. Something could go wrong, and there could be problems—sometimes really big problems—from it.

I log a lot of windshield time. I’ve shared the road with more semis than I can count. But I had never been in a semi.

And that sounds like an important piece of the puzzle to be missing. And maybe a bit out of touch.

I log a lot of windshield time. I’ve shared the road with more semis than I can count. But I had never been in a semi.

And that sounds like an important piece of the puzzle to be missing. And maybe a bit out of touch.

I log a lot of windshield time. I’ve shared the road with more semis than I can count – taking note of load securement, equipment, logo and call-to-action for aspiring drivers. I have met with countless truck leaders, have interviewed their drivers, have digested the reg books alongside them and have even kicked off driver meetings. I’m very much in transportation.

But I had never been in a semi.

And that sounds like an important piece of the puzzle to be missing. And maybe a bit out of touch.

You might think that the more you spend on health care, the more your employees will value your contributions. But surprisingly, simply spending more doesn't get you a lot of additional recognition.

What matters more than how much you're spending is how your benefits are perceived by your employees.

With employee benefits being such a large investment for most companies and recruitment and retention on the line, it is critical that employees understand the value of their healthcare. So, what steps should you take to evaluate and accomplish this?

Are your Accounts Receivables being impacted by Covid -19?  Has your company’s cashflow been affected as a result of a downturned market?  Trade Credit Insurance could be the solution you are looking for.

What is Trade Credit Insurance in a nut shell?

Insurance that can protect a company against losses from non-payment or even very late pays to keep your company’s cash flow moving.

A note from our CEO: How we’re operating under COVID-19.

These are difficult and unusual times. As Risk Advisors, this is when our commitment to helping our clients DE-RISK gets put to the test.

We are as committed as ever to your success, and are working extra diligently to help you prepare and answer questions about things like health care, insurance, and risk.

What Is COVID-19?

The new coronavirus was first encountered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.  It is believed that it originated with animals and spread to humans at a live animal market in Wuhan.  In February 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) named it COVID-19.  As of March 2, the outbreak has affected an estimated 87,000 people around the globe, causing over 2,900 deaths.