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Business Income Insurance: Your Frenemy

SETH KAIMAN
HNI Account Manager

Topics: Construction Transportation Manufacturing

Annual Roadside Inspection Blitz is Coming June 4-6

DON JERRELL
HNI Associate Vice President

In less than a week, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will conduct its annual 72-hour roadside inspection and law enforcement blitz. Are your drivers ready for the inspection blitz, to be held June 4-6?

Topics: Transportation Safety / Compliance

How to Lose a New Employee in 5 Days [Onboarding 101: The Series]

SHERI WEAVER
HNI Training and Quality Assurance Manager

Weak employee onboarding could spell disaster for a new recruit — and for the long-term health of your business. Here's a five-day plan for a terrible first week of work for a new employee. Let's hope these steps aren't part of your onboarding process!

Topics: Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Are you ready for FREEDOM?

MIKE NATALIZIO
HNI CEO

Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared a few blogs about private health exchanges and defined contribution health plans. Today we’re pleased to announce the launch of Freedom, HNI's private exchange choice platform that delivers “benefits that fit.”

Topics: HR / Employee Benefits

Is Your Team Ready to Take the Field?

JILL WITTING
HNI Vice President and Relationship Manager

It takes an entire team to win the game – are you ready to take the field?  As a baseball fan, I can’t help but make an analogy about my line of work to America’s favorite pastime.  So who’s on your team?

Topics: Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Freight Claims: 5 Liability Exceptions Under the Carmack Amendment

Determining who is liable for freight claims usually falls under the Carmack Amendment, a law applied to motor carriers by Congress in 1935 that was adopted to achieve uniformity in rules governing interstate shipment.

The Carmack Amendment applies to shippers and carriers involved with interstate shipments of all commodities, with an exception for farmers, fisherman, and a few other categories.

Topics: Transportation

Michigan No Fault: Confusion with Commercially-Insured Private Passenger Vehicles

KATERI SCHUTT
HNI Account Manager

Michigan has enacted new requirements for insurance companies to electronically provide the Secretary of State (SOS) with the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) for all vehicles they cover by no-fault insurance.  This is being used by the state to flag uninsured vehicles when their plates come up for renewal.

Why Strong Employee Onboarding Matters [Onboarding 101: The Series]

SHERI WEAVER
HNI Training and Quality Assurance Manager

Employee onboarding is the getting-to-know-you period for a new worker and his or her employer. And it's as much about the employee getting to know the
employer as it is about the employee learning how to do a job!

Topics: Transportation Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

How to Develop a Fool-Proof Corrective Action Process

JODI MATHY
HNI Senior Claims Consultant

The cliche that "rules are meant to be broken" really doesn't apply to rules about workplace safety. Policies are in place to keep workers safe and your business running as efficiently as possible. What's more, rules about safety help control risk and costs for your firm!

Topics: Safety / Compliance Leadership / Strategy HR / Employee Benefits

The FMCSA's Agenda and What Motor Carriers Should Be Aware Of

DON JERRELL
HNI Associate Vice President

At the National Tank Truck Carriers annual conference last month, Anne Ferro, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, touted the results of CSA and outlined her agenda for the coming months. Here's a look at the key points motor carriers should be ready for:

Topics: Transportation Safety / Compliance