ATLANTA – Georgians who find themselves on state unemployment insurance benefits free themselves from those benefits nearly a month sooner than the national average. Georgia has the lowest duration in the South for people requesting state unemployment benefits and nearly the lowest in the nation – second only to North Dakota, which has a significantly less-dense labor market. Continue Reading

For now, according to insurance providers, fleets shouldn’t worry about higher premiums as a result of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new Compliance-Safety-Accountability (CSA) program going into effect. Speaking at the 2011 Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting, a panel of insurance providers said the typical factors–motor vehicle records, accident history, past claims/loss experience–would determine a carrier’s Continue Reading

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published its final rule that eliminates the need for Canadian insurance companies to maintain U.S.-issued policies. The FMCSA supported the rule in part because Canada does not impose similar standards on the U.S. The rule, which will take effect on Continue Reading

Paperwork for for-hire carriers just got reduced, thanks to a final rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). As a result, they will no longer need to maintain a minimum in cargo insurance, and beginning in March 2011, carriers and freight forwarders will no longer have to file evidence of Continue Reading

Canadian truckers crossing into U.S. borders may no longer have to purchase additional insurance through U.S. carriers if a new amendment proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) passes. Currently, carriers based in Canada must maintain an additional policy with a U.S. based insurer or Continue Reading