Topic Commercial Auto
Why the risk for small car drivers is growing
July 2, 2020 by Adam MalikSmall cars may be even more dangerous to drive these days just because they are sharing the road with an increasing number of larger vehicles, which have dominated new auto sales in recent years. The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety…
What changes are being made after fatal B.C. logging road bus crash
June 26, 2020 by THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – A report into a bus crash that killed two University of Victoria students says travel should be restricted to daylight hours on a narrow logging road that it wants improved by the provincial government. The report makes 43…
Truck fire in Nova Scotia turns propane cylinders into projectiles
June 25, 2020 by THE CANADIAN PRESSDEBERT, N.S. – A cleanup is underway in Debert, N.S., after a transport truck carrying over 1,000 propane cylinders caught fire. Nobody was injured in Sunday’s blaze on the Plains Road, which turned a large number of the nine-kilogram cylinders…
Brokers urged to stay on top of coverage changes as businesses re-open
June 22, 2020 by David GambrillBrokers are advised to be aware of the “second wave” — and that doesn’t refer to the anticipated increase in the number of novel coronavirus infections in the fall. No, brokers are now being cautioned about the new wave of…
Road tests for certain types of driver licenses set to resume in B.C
June 10, 2020 by THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER – The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is resuming on-road testing for commercial licences but drivers waiting for passenger vehicle tests must hold on a little longer. In line with B.C.’s COVID-19 restart plan, the corporation says commercial road…
How telematics impacts auto insurer’s risk
May 29, 2020 by Greg MeckbachAuto clients who think they are paying too much should consider telematics, the co-founder of LowestRates.ca suggests. With telematics, or usage-based insurance, the client normally installs an app on their smart phone or hardware into their vehicle diagnostic port, the…
Why thousands of unsafe commercial vehicles remain on Ontario roads
December 6, 2019 by Greg MeckbachMore than half of Ontario’s commercial vehicle carriers have not been inspected by the province’s transportation ministry in the past two years, and the number of vehicles inspected each year has dropped big-time. These were among the findings in the…
Will roadside marijuana tests be upheld in court?
May 7, 2019 by Jason ContantThe ability to properly test marijuana impairment with roadside devices remains front and centre seven months after legalization, with at least one possible legal fight brewing. “I think our big issue in Canada, whether it’s a roadside test or from…