Filing for your own operating authority is the easy part. The first 12 months of insurance are what catch new owner-operators off guard. Here's what to budget, what underwriters are pricing for, and where the real cost sits.
Underwriters pull your CSA score before they price your policy. A high Unsafe Driving or HOS percentile can swing your premium 15-40% — or get you non-renewed entirely. Here's exactly how it works.
Most fleet owners think the MCS-90 endorsement protects their business. It doesn't. It protects the public, and the insurance company can come back to you for every dollar paid out. Here's what it actually does, what it doesn't cover, and the gap it leaves wide open.
Nuclear verdicts against trucking companies are no longer rare. The median sits at $36 million and climbing. Here's what a $10M+ judgment actually does to your insurance — and the coverage moves fleet owners are making before one lands.
Brokers don't just match freight anymore. Some are dictating exact routes, fuel stops, and timing — and when something goes wrong on a route you didn't choose, the liability question gets ugly fast. Here's where your insurance fits, and where it doesn't.
Federal Pell Grants will cover CDL training programs as short as 8 weeks starting July 1, 2026. For fleet owners, that means a new pipeline of low-cost driver applicants hitting the market in late 2026. Here's what changes at hire, what your broker will ask at renewal, and what to do before your loss runs catch up.
A parking lot is the most common place a truck gets damaged and the most contested place a claim lands. Here's how liability actually breaks down between fleet, shipper, and driver, and which policy on your stack pays when the dust settles.
Sitting at a dock for hours costs more than driver pay. Detention and dwell time delays create real insurance exposure — cargo liability gaps, HOS-related accident risk, and claims your current policy may deny. This post breaks down exactly where those gaps are and what to do about them.
Trailer swaps happen every day in trucking. What most fleet owners don't realize is that the moment you take possession of another operation's trailer, their physical damage coverage doesn't come with it. Here's who pays, when, and what you need to have in place before you hook up.
When you add a short-term leased truck to your operation, your existing policy may not follow it the way you think. This post breaks down the coverage conflicts that show up with temporary leased equipment — and what fleet owners need to do before the truck leaves the yard.