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Commercial Truck Insurance

How truck insurance premiums are calculated

You may find that truck insurance premiums vary when you call for one particular driver over another, or when you call different insurers. This is because premiums are worked out with a number of factors in mind. These include age and driving record of the driver, previous coverage, the routes covered and the cargo carried. [...]

Truckers don’t report minor collisions

Apparently, up to 30 per cent of commercial truck accidents aren’t reported by their drivers. Generally these are accidents where they haven’t been at fault and the truck driver assumes that the other driver will make a claim on their insurance policy if they need to. This is bizarre as it’s very unlikely that the [...]

Winter’s the time to check your truck insurance

As winter approaches, it’s really important to dig out the relevant files and check that any trucks your business owns are covered for insurance. The number of road incidents soars during the winter months, mainly due to weather based driving difficulties. Common causes of problems are ice on the road and drivers not slowing down [...]

Tips on choosing and using truck insurance

Shopping around for truck insurance is not something you want to do at the end of a busy week. Yet it’s essential that people get the right kind of cover for their vehicles, be it their work truck or their family or 4×4 cars. As with most things in life these days, a lot of [...]

Safe lorry driving brings down insurance costs

Driving safely on the roads and being able to prove it is an important way in which fleet operators can minimise the costs of their truck insurance. Safety is, of course, the paramount concern of the transport industry. Currently, around 8% of road traffic accidents involve trucks and lorries, but they are responsible for over [...]

Health and Safety

Tips for safer trucking

If you drive trucks for a living you’ll know that it’s of paramount importance to stay safe while you’re on the road. As the driver, you are responsible for the vehicle’s safety and being safe will protect you and the goods you are carrying. The better you drive, the fewer accidents you are likely to [...]

Truck Driver Safety

Being safe on the roads whilst Driving your trucks is one way to keep Truck Insurance and Policies down. Safety is among the top concerns in the transport industry. From conformity to road safety rules to following best practices laws, safety on the road is important to guarantee problem-free transport of products and passengers. Reviewing [...]

LGV

The green future of HGVs

August 30, 2011 By LeonB

While there’s always a lot of news about new low emission cars on the market, it’s less common to read about the latest developments in technology which are making HGVs greener vehicles. Since HGVs are on the go so much, it’s vital for them to be as fuel efficient and eco friendly as possible. The [...]

Driving a Larger goods vehicle (LGV)

February 3, 2011 By admin

An LGV, is the Western european Union term for products motor automobiles ( i.e. Vans / wagons ) with a maximum permitted mass ( MAM ) or gross mixture mass ( GCM ) of over 3,500 kilograms ( 7,716 lb ). There are 2 sub-categories : N2 for autos up to 12,000 kilograms ( 26,455 [...]

Reliable network + Good data = Best Premiums

May 17, 2011 By admin

Data cabling is one of the most important but possibly neglected areas of IT in the modern office environment, as many IT problems can been sourced back to poor cabling. The 21st Century office is in fact only as good as the data cabling which provides high speed broad band that in turn enables modern communication to work to an optimum for business. Cabling must be undertaken by professionals as its complex work that allows business to flourish and profit margins to be met. [Read More...]

Prioritising Business Finance

March 25, 2011 By admin

When a business finally starts gaining profits, the biggest issue faced by the business owner is to start prioritising business finance gained in this respect. It should be decided whether to invest the gained profits back into the business or to spend the money on other private expenses. The ongoing success of your business largely depends on how you prioritize your business finance.

It is very important to allocate business finance in the best way possible if you want to get maximum benefit out of it. The money gained through the business should firstly be allocated to the most important expenses of the business like; loan payments, insurance payments, payroll services, rent, taxes, inventory, etc. [Read More...]

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