Insurance claims for big rigs have skyrocketed taking carrier insurance costs…
Insurance claims for big rigs have skyrocketed taking carrier insurance costs with them. In 18 months, the average accident claim has risen from $23 to $44 million. (Blame the lawyers – hence the heading) Insurance used to cost ~8.4 ¢ per mile in 2018. Last year carriers received “double digit increases” and this year expect more of the same…and that is the carriers where safety is a priority.
One piece of good news: A federal judge halted California’s attempt to regulate trucking companies’ use of independent drivers under the state’s new “gig economy” law, extending a temporary bar on enforcement of the measure while an industry challenge plays out in court.
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