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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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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reports that results of a survey of 130 fleets and more than 130,000 drivers shows
U.S. speed limits are rising nationwide, especially in wide-open Western states, reflecting the more-harried lifestyles of a fast-paced nation, according
According to a Bloomberg News report, the number of people killed in large-truck crashes increased for the fourth straight year,
A bill that provides millions of dollars in tax credits to the trucking industry has been approved by the U.S.
Plunging fuel prices and an improving U.S. economy is a two-pronged piece of good news for the trucking industry, according
In November, Ryder Corporation hosted a U.S.–Mexico Border Security Summit to initiate information sharing between customers, business partners, and government


US Postal Service reports $2B loss
The U.S. Postal Service ended its fiscal third-quarter with a loss of $2 billion, compared with a loss of


OSHA urges greater flexibility in truck driver coercion definition
Congress directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to prohibit carriers, shippers, receivers and transportation intermediaries from coercing


CNBC airs series on truck safety
Cable business station CNBC aired a four-part investigative series, “Collision Course,” about trucking accidents on the nation’s highways in


Actor Tracy Morgan “still struggling” with health after crash
Tracy Morgan’s attorney said the comedian is “still struggling” with his health two months after breaking several bones in


Members appointed to bridge authority for Detroit-Windsor span
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Canada Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt recently announced appointments to the International Authority that


OOIDA says data doesn’t justify open border
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) says the U.S. Department of Transportation’s three-year cross-border trucking pilot program does not


Military skills test waiver program now available in all 50 states
U.S. DOT’s waiver program that helps experienced veterans and active duty personnel transition into civilian jobs as commercial truck


Anne Ferro to step down from FMCSA, lead AAMVA
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Anne Ferro will step down from the federal agency to become president


FedEx indicted in drug shipment case
The U.S. Justice Department has indicted shipping giant FedEx for delivering prescription drugs and other controlled substances to illegal


Canadians balking at U.S. proposed agricultural inspection fee hike
An American proposal to hike the fees Canadian truckers pay for agricultural inspections when they cross the U.S. border


NTSB advising states to review oversized permits after bridge collapse
A 2013 bridge collapse in Washington State has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to urge state transportation


Pilot Flying J ordered to pay $92M fine
Pilot Flying J owners Jimmy and Bill Haslam have agreed to pay $92M in fines for cheating customers out







