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How Much Does Box Truck Insurance Cost? A Complete Guide for 2025 (Written for Box Truck Owners by NITIC)
Running a box truck business comes with enough moving parts. Insurance shouldn’t be another stressful unknown on your list.
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Orders for the Class 8 trucks that literally keep the economy in motion were “phenomenal” in October, according to FTR
Daimler AG will launch production of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans in North America, Reuters reported. “We can cover the growing demand
More than one tow truck operator is killed every week by motorists, according to Allstate. Recently, Allstate Roadside Services teamed
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has renewed its call to ban the use of hands-free cell phones for all
Patrick Jones, executive director of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, says state and local governments now must take
The recent handling of automotive recalls by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has prompted a review from the
FMCSA establishes advisory committee on truck training
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced the formation of a 26-member advisory
ASA lobbies Congress for additional weight capacity
The American Soybean Association (ASA) wants Congress to increase truck weight limits on U.S. highways, according to an association
Safety groups endorse electronic collision devices
Four highway safety groups have petitioned the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require large trucks and buses to
DOE lowers diesel price forecast for 2015
In its most recent forecast, the Department of Energy lowered its forecast for 2015 U.S. diesel prices by two
Driver turnover rate up slightly in third quarter, says ATA
The turnover rate at large truckload carriers rose one percentage point to an annualized rate of 97 percent in
Port disputes on West Coast impacting U.S. supply chain
Work slowdowns and a looming strike at West Coast ports is now having a ripple effect on the entire
OSHA cites freight firm in August explosion in St. Louis
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Saia Motor Freight Line guilty of one
Wisconsin governor favors bonds over a gas tax increase
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he would rather rely on $1.3 billion in bond revenue to fund transportation improvements
New York clears the way for LNG refueling stations
New York’s State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has finalized regulations that will allow construction of liquefied natural gas
Safety advocate asks mayors to help slow it down
Road Safe America founder Steve Owings recently asked a committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to support a
Shuster says freight corridors a priority this year
Rep. Bud Shuster (R-PA), a key member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, says this is the year
ATA disappointed in President’s State of Union message
Leaders of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) expressed disappointment with President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech for