Providing a Workplace Free of Known Hazards
Motor carriers are in a hazardous industry and face four types of loss exposures: financial, property, liability, and personnel. Financial exposures include ...
09/18/18
What is a Retro Rating Plan?
Learn about the characteristics of a retro rating plan and why it's a strong option for certain insurance buyers.
09/18/18
Transitioning from Fixed Cost to Loss Sensitive: Retrospective Rating Plans are a Great Option
Retrospective (Retro) rating insurance plans can have many advantages for employers. They are a hybrid risk financing plan in which an organization buys insurance ...
09/17/18
OSHA Silica FAQs
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a set of 53 frequently asked questions for the construction industry. The questions are ...
08/28/18
Working Safely with Silica Exposures
Last year, The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) launched their Work Safely with Silica website. Designed as a one-stop source of information ...
08/14/18
Preventing Work Zone Crashes
With the increase in the volume of traffic, number of vehicle miles traveled, and deteriorating infrastructure, road construction is a year-round occurrence. ...
08/14/18
Summer Driving Hazards
Summer driving presents many challenging conditions for drivers. Avoiding potential losses requires drivers to recognize the hazards that can lead to a vehicle ...
07/17/18
Heat-related Illness
A heat-related illness, such as heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or sun stroke, occurs when the body cannot cool itself sufficiently and blood rushes to the skin's ...
07/10/18
Time to Discuss Summer Driving Hazards
It cannot be overstated: a motor carrier’s operations staff is essential to preventing vehicle crashes. Dispatchers, driver managers, load planners, and safety ...
07/03/18
Sleep Habits
Driving a truck for a living and working irregular hours puts a tremendous burden on the body and makes getting quality sleep a challenge. This can be overcome by ...
06/29/18