Strategies, Challenges, and Answers

If The Truck Is Big, Is More Insurance Required?

August 14, 2023 by

Las Vegas is a popular convention destination.  The largest convention venue in town is the Las Vegas Convention Center, which touts over 4.6 million square feet of convention space.  Event planning professionals keep busy, helping their clients set up, present and then take down the displays that fill these convention spaces.   One such event planning […]

Filed Under: 49 CFR 387.9., Financial Responsibility, Minimum Limits, NAC 706.288, NRS 485.3091, Rental Cars, Truck Lease

Bobtail Insurer Did Not Wait Too Long To Disclaim Coverage

July 9, 2019 by

In a POST earlier this year, we recited the general rule that when a truck is pulling a load for a motor carrier, the motor carrier’s policy is responsible to provide insurance.  The inverse of that general rule is that when the truck is not in the business of a motor carrier, normally the non-trucking […]

Filed Under: Bobtail Insurance, Financial Responsibility, Non-Trucking Insurance, Operating Agreement, Owner Operators, Truck Lease, Trucking Insurance

Bobtail Insurance Provides Limited Coverage

February 15, 2019 by

Truckers and trucking companies do business under many different contractual arrangements.  Some truckers drive as employees of a single trucking company.  Those drivers operate the company’s truck and pull the company’s trailers.  However, a common business model involves a person who owns and operates his or her own truck (known as an owner-operator).  These owner-operators […]

Filed Under: Bobtail Insurance, Operating Agreement, Owner Operators, Truck Lease