Latest Trucking Headlines
All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Navigating the Trucking Downturn – What’s Brewing Podcast (Episode 1)
Jul 1 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. This episode reveals three factors causing havoc on the trucking industry, particularly for independent truckers, and how they should balance cost-cutting...
The Rise of Strategic Cargo Theft and Steps to Prevent It
Jun 26 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Cargo theft reached an all-time high last year — up 57% across North America alone.[1] Most commonly, these thefts are the result of an ongoing misdirection...
Dali Cargo Ship Leaves Baltimore for Virginia, Nearly 3 Months After Bridge Collapse
Jun 26 2024 // The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to...
New Hampshire Weighs Suspension of Trucker Found Not Guilty in Deadly Crash
Jun 25 2024 // Days before the five-year anniversary of a crash that killed seven motorcyclists, relatives and friends urged New Hampshire officials not to allow the trucker involved back on the state’s roadways. A jury in 2022...
Trucking Company Fined $65K for Refusing to Give Ohio Employee the Sabbath Off
Jun 21 2024 // Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as Wheeler Trucking Inc. and Wheeler Logistics, Inc. will pay $65,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a race and religion lawsuit...
Houthi-Stricken Cargo Carrier’s Crew Abandons Ship Due to Fire
Jun 17 2024 // Crew members of a bulk cargo carrier struck by Houthi missiles abandoned ship Saturday after they couldn’t get fires on board under control, the US military said. The Iranian-backed militants struck the Verbena, a...
Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions
Jun 10 2024 // The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions made a secret cargo transfer onto another ship, a sign of the lengths to which Moscow is going to undermine the effectiveness of American...
Witness Testifies on Seeking Sen. Menendez’s Help on Insurance, Trucking Probes
Jun 10 2024 // A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling a jury he believed he had a $200,000-to-$250,000 deal in 2018 for the Democrat to pressure...
Russian Oil Finds New Site for Controversial Cargo Switching
Jun 4 2024 // Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in the Mediterranean sea, a sign of how hard it will be to clamp down on an activity that has alarmed...
New Hampshire Won’t Reinstate License of Trucker Acquitted in Deadly Crash
Jun 4 2024 // New Hampshire safety officials last Thursday upheld the license suspension of a commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists but said another hearing will be held to determine how...
Sentry Expands to Marine Cargo With Falvey Partnership
Jun 3 2024 // Sentry Insurance announced it has partnered with Falvey Insurance Group to offer admitted and non-admitted marine cargo capacity to Falvey’s broker partners. Falvey is a niche leading MGA offering several property...
California Trucker Death Led to Workers’ Comp Investigation That Found $2M in Underreported Payroll
Jun 3 2024 // An investigation that began after an employee was found dead in a company owned semi-truck led to the arraignment of a California man on three felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. Heigo Kubar, 84, of Fresno,...
Markets/Coverages: Rokstone, Allianz Commercial Partner for $10M Marine Cargo Facility
May 21 2024 // Allianz Commercial and Rokstone, the Aventum Group’s international re/insurance MGA, announced a collaboration for a US$10 million facility to write marine cargo business worldwide with immediate effect. This...
California Trucker Death Led to Workers’ Comp Investigation That Found $2M in Underreported Payroll
May 17 2024 // An investigation began after an employee was found dead in a company owned semi-truck led to the arraignment of a California man on three felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. Heigo Kubar, 84, of Fresno, was...
Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Facility for Cargo and War-on-Land Risks in Ukraine
May 14 2024 // Insurance broker WTW announced a partnership with Ukrainian insurer, VUSO, to provide a London-market-backed facility covering cargo and, crucially, war-on-land risks. This exclusive facility – which WTW describes as a...
Newark Wants Cargo Ship Firefighters’ Deaths Handled Under Workers’ Compensation
May 2 2024 // The city of Newark is asking a federal court to dismiss negligence and wrongful death claims against it by the families of two firefighters who died last July while battling a fire on a cargo ship, The city maintains that...
Freight Train Derailment, Fire Forced Interstate 40 Closure Near Arizona-New Mexico Line
Apr 29 2024 // A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route. Initial passersby posted video and...
FMCSA Final Rule: Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility
Apr 29 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule effective Jan. 16 that introduces new requirements across five areas of financial...
Broker Howden Launches Red Sea Cargo War Insurance as Ship Risks Surge
Apr 17 2024 // Howden has started offering war risk cargo insurance to cover vessels sailing through the Red Sea against drone and missile attacks as geopolitical tensions escalate in the region, the UK-based insurance broker told...
Freight Railroads Ask Courts to Throw Out Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Trains
Apr 17 2024 // Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is arbitrary, capricious and an illegal abuse of discretion. The...
