(Feature Image: Mixed fleet insurance) Running a civil or construction business rarely means dealing with just one type of asset. It’s common to have a mix of trucks, trailers, excavators and mobile plant working across different sites and conditions. From an...
(Feature Image: The Complete Insurance Package for Transport & Logistics Businesses) If you run a transport or logistics business, insurance is rarely a single decision. It is a structure that sits across your vehicles, freight, people, contracts and...
Businesses running trucks, plant and construction equipment deal with a wide range of insurance terms when arranging cover, reviewing policies or tendering for work. From certificates of currency and public liability through to machinery breakdown and business...
When several vehicles are involved in a truck accident, determining responsibility is rarely straightforward. Conflicting accounts, road conditions and the surrounding circumstances can all affect how fault is assessed. If you’re an owner-driver, fleet operator...
When a truck accident occurs, the immediate focus is usually on safety, traffic disruption and getting the vehicle moved. However, what happens in the minutes and hours that follow can also influence how smoothly your insurance claim progresses. If you’re an...
Fatigue management is not new territory for most transport operators. Standard Hours, BFM and AFM frameworks are already embedded into scheduling, driver oversight and internal audit processes. What receives less attention is how fatigue non-compliance is viewed once...
When a premium increases at renewal or an insurer asks additional questions about drivers, many operators look straight to recent claims. However, claims history is only part of the picture. In heavy vehicle insurance, underwriting decisions also take into account...
For every heavy vehicle operator in Australia, Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) sits in the background of daily decisions. It shapes how work is scheduled, how fatigue is managed and how vehicles are maintained. For most experienced operators, compliance is not...
For many transport operators, an NHVR investigation does not begin with policy wording. It begins with disruption. A vehicle may be off the road. Records are under review. Contracts are under pressure. While the regulatory focus sits with fatigue, maintenance and...
Chain of Responsibility (CoR) is now firmly embedded in Australia’s heavy vehicle framework. For operators, that means accountability extends well beyond the driver’s seat. Over time, the scope of that responsibility has widened. The legislation makes it clear that...
