Day 2: Food Contamination Insurance for Restaurants

As a restaurant owner, you know that food safety is of the utmost importance. However, even with the strictest protocols in place, accidents can happen and food contamination can occur. This can lead to serious consequences for your business, including loss of customers, damage to your reputation, and potential legal action. That’s why it’s crucial […]

12 Days of Insurance: Benefits of Insurance With Deerfield Advisors

Houston, the holiday season is upon us! What a fun time of year. We are so excited, as I’m sure you are as well, to celebrate with friends and family throughout the upcoming weeks. We at Deerfield Advisors want to make sure the holidays stay exciting, even in unforeseen circumstances. So, without further ado, we […]

FMCSA Overview

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulates the safety of Commercial Motor Vehicles, or CMVs. It is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Transportation whose primary mission is “to prevent crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses,” according to its Facebook page. What is a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)? A CMV […]

Lets Talk About Driving

Are you a good driver? Do you know that the Safety Measurement System Results from the FMCSA website could affect your insurance rating? The SMS is a recompilation of public information of your trucking business to evaluate your safety compliance with regulation. This information includes driving violations, crash history, fatigue, driver fitness, drugs and alcohol […]

How Important Is Cargo Securement?

How many times have you witnessed a truck/trailer (small or large), with loose or improperly secured cargo? A piece of loose cargo can easily bounce off the vehicle and present a hazard to other motorists or pedestrians. As truck operators, you are expected to safeguard the product transported. The motoring public expects a company or […]

Cargo Theft — Security and Responsibility

Cargo Theft is a common crime; a crime of opportunity. Cargo goods are easy to access and abundant across the country.  Statistics estimate that cargo theft cost the shipping industry about $25 billion a year. Cargo theft happens frequently in terminals, truck stops, warehouses, parking lots, and most commonly in trucks parked on the street. […]

Key FMCSA Resources & Definitions for Carriers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Transportation whose primary mission is “to prevent crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses”.¹  This mission translates into a large range of programs and thousands of pages of regulations and resources for carriers, drivers, and consumers. In this […]

It’s Official: The FMCSA Has Published Its Final ELD Rule, to General Acclaim

Adopting electronic logging devices is no longer an option for most interstate CMV operations. On December 16, 2015, the Federal Register published the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s final rule on Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting Documents. Proposed in early 2014 and revealed on December 10th by the FMCSA, the rule requires model year […]

FMCSA Essentials: Compliance, Safety, Accountability

The Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program is the cornerstone of the compliance and enforcement efforts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). CSA collects data on carriers’ safety performance nationwide and targets the FMCSA’s enforcement intervention resources at the most noncompliant and unsafe companies. Rather than rely on FMCSA’s team or law enforcement partners […]