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Trucking insurance is a specialized package of coverages built around the unique risk profile of commercial motor carriers — from single owner-operators running regional routes to multi-truck fleets moving freight coast to coast. Unlike a standard commercial auto policy, a trucking program addresses…

Who Needs This Coverage

  • Owner-operators and independent truckers (Class A CDL)
  • Small and mid-size motor carriers and for-hire freight haulers
  • Flatbed, tanker, refrigerated, and specialized freight operations
  • Local and regional delivery fleets
  • Dump truck, concrete mixer, and construction material haulers

What's Covered

  • Primary trucking liability (bodily injury and property damage to third parties)
  • Motor truck cargo — legal liability for freight in your custody from pickup to delivery
  • Physical damage — collision, comprehensive, fire, and theft for tractors and trailers
  • Bobtail/non-trucking liability when operating without a dispatched load
  • General liability for terminal premises and yard operations
  • Trailer interchange and non-owned trailer physical damage

Frequently Asked Questions

How much trucking liability does the FMCSA require?

FMCSA minimum limits depend on commodity class. General freight requires $750,000; household goods movers require $750,000; hazardous materials haulers require $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 depending on the hazmat classification. Most shippers and freight…

What is bobtail insurance and do I need it?

Bobtail (non-trucking liability) covers a tractor-trailer operator when driving the cab without a trailer or when operating outside the scope of a motor carrier's dispatch — personal errands, repositioning between loads. If you are leased to a carrie…

Can I get trucking insurance as a new-venture operator?

Yes, though options are more limited and premiums are higher for accounts with no prior operating history. Many E&S carriers write new-venture authorities with restrictions on driver age (typically 23+), radius, and commodity class. A clean CDL histo…

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