R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
As a professional truck driver, what do you feel are the hallmarks of a good trucking company? A study conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) of a large number [...]
AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Eastern Atlantic Ins. Co.
A press release! Few things are as dull as a press release. But this one is special to us here at Eastern Atlantic. Two years ago we were assigned a “negative” outlook after having been [...]
AOBRD Deadline: December 16, 2019
If you are still using AOBRD’S after December 16, 2019 you will cease to be compliant with the ELD mandate. Which do you have? An AOBRD or an ELD? Just in case anyone doesn’t know: An AOBRD, [...]
OWNER-OPERATORS – START UP!
Tired of making money for someone else? Do you yearn to earn just for you? Or, do you just want to be your own boss? The last few years have been good to startup new ventures. Freight has [...]
LOST – ON THE FRONTLINES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
She was sitting in the back seat of a nondescript SUV at a rest stop on an interstate like any other in the US. She looked like she wasn’t more than 14 and hadn’t eaten in a while. Her head was [...]
HELLO, I’M SUING YOU – OR, HOW A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE CAN FAIL
Whether you’re an owner-operator or run 50 trucks, you’ve had to deal with certificates of insurance, also known by their acronym COI. Shippers won’t let you load without seeing your proof [...]
APRIL IS DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH*
The National Safety Council (NSC) and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) have joined a nationwide effort to promote driver and pedestrian safety and reduce crashes and [...]