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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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With severe winter road conditions hindering transportation across the U.S., state transportation agencies have proven they can be creative in
The Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations’ Future Truck program has been looking at the future
A recent U.S. DOT Office of the Inspector General audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) found the
Recent heavy winter storms across the nation have underscored the need for all drivers, including truckers, to take extra precautions
Scheduled for March 10-13 at the Music City Center in Nashville, the event is expected to draw more than 300
Truckers, once drawn to the job for the freedom of the open road, are rapidly becoming the most monitored employees
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