Trucking insurance guides

Practical answers before you shop trucking insurance.

Simple guides for owner-operators, fleets, new authorities, cargo coverage, and commercial truck insurance pricing.

Trucking Insurance News3 minutes

Understanding Recent Exemptions for Drivers with Epilepsy

Important updates regarding driver qualifications and epilepsy exemptions that trucking companies should be aware of.

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Equipment & Safety5 min read

Top 5 Devices Every Trucker Needs in 2026

A practical look at the five devices that matter most in a truck right now — dash cams, ELDs, telematics, TPMS, and smart reefer monitoring — and how each one can affect your insurance file.

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Trucking Income6 min read

How Much Are Truckers Making Right Now?

A practical 2026 snapshot of truck driver pay, owner-operator gross revenue, freight rates, operating costs, and what it means for trucking insurance decisions.

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Regulatory Update4 min read

FMCSA Denies 52 Driver Exemption Requests Tied to Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

FMCSA denied 52 exemption applications related to epilepsy and seizure disorders for interstate CMV driving. Here is what trucking companies should know for hiring, driver files, and insurance underwriting.

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Regulatory Update3 min

FMCSA Grants Seizure-Related Driving Exemptions: What Trucking Companies Should Review

FMCSA approved exemptions for 12 drivers with epilepsy or seizure disorders to operate in interstate commerce. Trucking companies should review driver files, medical documents, and underwriting questions tied to safety history and compliance.

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Compliance & Underwriting4 min read

FMCSA Renews Seizure-Disorder Driving Exemptions: What Carriers Should Know

FMCSA renewed seizure-disorder exemptions for 13 interstate CMV drivers. Here’s what trucking companies should know for hiring, medical files, and insurance review.

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Regulatory Updates4 min read

FMCSA Grants Driver Exemptions for Seizure Disorders: What Carriers Should Review

FMCSA has approved exemptions for 63 drivers with epilepsy or seizure disorders to operate in interstate commerce. Here’s what trucking companies should know and what insurance documents to have ready.

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Trucking Insurance News4 min read

FMCSA Moves Forward on CMV Marking Paperwork Review: What Carriers Should Know

FMCSA is moving a commercial motor vehicle marking information request to OMB review. Here is why motor carriers, freight forwarders, and intermodal equipment providers should care, and what insurance paperwork and operations details to have ready.

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Industry News3 min read

FMCSA Renews Hearing Exemptions for Interstate CMV Drivers: What Carriers Should Know

FMCSA renewed hearing exemptions for 28 interstate CMV drivers. Here is what trucking companies should know for driver qualification files, underwriting, and safety questions.

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Regulatory Update4 min read

FMCSA Seizure Exemption Notice: What Trucking Companies Should Check

FMCSA approved epilepsy and seizure-disorder exemptions for 14 drivers. Here is what trucking companies should know for hiring, file review, and insurance prep.

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Driver Qualification4 min read

FMCSA Renews Hearing Exemptions for Interstate CMV Drivers: What Trucking Companies Should Know

FMCSA renewed hearing exemptions for 38 interstate CMV drivers. Here’s what that means for carriers, owner-operators, and fleets, plus the insurance and driver-file questions to review.

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Driver Qualification3 min read

FMCSA Reviews Hearing Exemption Applications for CMV Drivers

FMCSA announced applications from 11 individuals seeking an exemption from the hearing requirement so they can operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce. Here’s what trucking companies should know and what to prepare for insurance and hiring reviews.

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trucking insurance news3 min read

FMCSA Reviews Seizure Exemption Applications for CMV Drivers

FMCSA announced exemption applications from 12 drivers with epilepsy or seizure disorders who want to operate CMVs in interstate commerce. Here’s what trucking companies should know for driver qualification files, underwriting, and renewal reviews.

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New Authority5 min read

Truck Insurance for New Authority

What new trucking authorities should know about filings, liability, cargo, physical damage, and getting ready for carrier review.

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Fleets5 min read

Fleet Insurance for 11 to 25 Trucks

A practical guide for small and growing trucking fleets with 11 to 25 trucks preparing for insurance review or renewal.

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Cargo4 min read

Cargo Insurance for Reefer Loads

What refrigerated trucking operations should know about reefer cargo exposure, spoilage concerns, and cargo limit conversations.

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Owner Operators4 min read

Owner Operator Insurance Cost

Why owner-operator truck insurance cost varies and what solo truckers can prepare before requesting a quote.

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Requirements5 min read

Truck Insurance Requirements by State

A practical overview of why state, filings, cargo, radius, and authority type affect commercial truck insurance requirements.

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Pricing5 min read

How Much Does Commercial Truck Insurance Cost?

A practical guide to commercial truck insurance pricing, why quotes vary, and what trucking companies can prepare before shopping.

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Owner Operators4 min read

Owner Operator Truck Insurance Checklist

A simple checklist for owner-operators preparing liability, cargo, physical damage, bobtail, and non-trucking insurance information.

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Fleets5 min read

Fleet Trucking Insurance Renewal Tips

How fleets can prepare for renewal shopping with cleaner schedules, driver lists, loss runs, and market presentation.

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Cargo4 min read

Motor Truck Cargo Insurance Basics

What motor truck cargo insurance is, why brokers ask for it, and how freight type and limit selection affect the quote.

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New Authority5 min read

New Authority Trucking Insurance: First Steps

What new trucking authorities should prepare before getting filings, liability, cargo, and physical damage coverage.

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