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How telematics may help Alberta truckers’ rates

February 9, 2023 Philip Porado

With an eye toward improving driving habits, Facility Association (FA) announced the launch of a telematics program for truck drivers in Alberta, effective May 1, 2023. It said the program’s objective is to help drivers and operators correct poor driving

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Facility’s new approach to prevent truckers from “gaming the system”

June 6, 2022 by David Gambrill

Nova Scotia has approved Facility Association’s approach to rating commercial auto in a way that trucking operators cannot “game the system” and get Nova Scotia’s lower premium rates when they drive more extensively in other Canadian provinces. Essentially, a “surcharge

A woman crosses the street in front of vehicles parked as part of the trucker protest, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Are Freedom Convoy truckers covered?

February 8, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

When commercial trucks are used in protests, some insurance professionals suggest their equipment may no longer be covered.   The question has been raised while the ongoing ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa stretches into its second week. Protestors demanding an end

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Truckers say vaccine requirement for crossing border will exact economic toll

January 12, 2022 Christopher Reynolds - THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL – Truckers are warning that a Jan. 15 deadline requiring them to be vaccinated in order to enter Canada will put additional strain on supply chains amid the latest COVID-19 surge and severe worker shortages. As of Saturday, truck

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Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after flood damage; rebuilds supply chains

December 21, 2021 The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s “hobbled” supply chains received a major boost with the reopening of the primary transport route for goods heading to and from Metro Vancouver, a spokesman for the trucking industry said. The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and

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Border-crossing vaccine mandate adds to driver shortages, supply chain concerns

November 17, 2021 Canadian Underwriter Staff

Brokers are struggling to support their transportation clients as a new border-crossing vaccine mandate adds to driver shortages and supply chain concerns for an industry that’s already grappling with a host of prolonged concerns, a broker has said. The recent

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How IBC proposes fighting insurance fraud in the trucking sector

May 31, 2021 by Jason Contant

Provincial governments should implement a database to verify the validity of a trucking carrier’s insurance as one way of helping to identify fraud in the sector, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is recommending. At the time of policy renewals, insurers

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NDP motion calls for Ontario truck insurance relief

April 30, 2021 John G. Smith

Ontario NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) has officially introduced a motion calling on the provincial government to tackle rising insurance costs faced by owner-operators. “Today is a victory for all the truckers in northern Ontario and across the province

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New Brunswick premier urges truck drivers to get a COVID 19 vaccination

April 14, 2021 Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s premier is urging truck drivers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible, but the head of a regional trucking association says it’s not that simple. Blaine Higgs told reporters Tuesday only about 800 of

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Why Facility Association is reducing its trucking deductibles

March 17, 2021 by Adam Malik

Facility Association has announced a reduction in deductibles for the trucking industry. In her remarks at Facility Association’s recent annual general meeting, FA’s president and CEO Saskia Matheson said the 25% deductible rule for high-valued commercial vehicles will be dropped

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RSA exec maps out the long haul towards better trucking rates

December 17, 2020 by David Gambrill

If you’re a commercial insurance broker or client looking for the end of high premiums for trucking fleets, insurers would like to hear from you about how to resolve a major systemic issue facing the trucking industry. “I would say

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October 16, 2020 Adam Malik, Managing Editor

Trucking was already going through challenging times. The pandemic isn’t helping. How brokers can help clients navigate their way through the insurance marketplace