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Commercial Truck Insurance
With more than 40 years of experience, you can trust Coast Transport to meet your commercial truck insurance needs. We work with nationally known carriers, A+ rated carriers from A.M. Best. We offer customized insurance policies, flexible payment options, and excellent customer service and will find out all available discounts for qualified drivers.

Commercial Trucks We Insure
Whether you’re looking for owner operator insurance, motor carrier insurance or private carrier insurance we have access to carriers that provides commercial truck insurance for all types of trucks and trailers of all sizes.

Here are a few interesting statistics on trucking accidents:
• 123,918 trucks were involved in non-fatal accidents in 2008.
• Out of the 41,000-45,000 traffic deaths that occur in the US every year, less than 9% involve commercial trucks.
• 3,944 fatal trucking crashes occurred in 2008.
• Large trucks are more likely to be involved in fatal crashes than passenger vehicles.
• Most fatal truck accidents occur in rural areas during the daytime.
• Every 16 minutes a person is injured or killed in accidents involving semi-trucks, tractor-trailers or 18-wheelers.

Common Causes of Trucking Accidents
Unsafe acts caused by both passenger vehicles and large trucks can cause accidents, injuries and sometimes even death.
• Traveling too fast
• Improper lane change
• Highway or roadway unfamiliarity
• Fatigue
• Distractions
• Illegal maneuvers
• Improperly secured load
• Aggressive driving
• Alcohol/Drug/Prescription drug use
• Poor surveillance
• Tire tread separation or tire blowouts
• Overdriving current weather conditions
• Lack of trailer control/Jackknifing

With more and more people in our cities and towns, more on the roads every day, there is greater demand for consumer goods that trucks bring to our stores and our doors. The motor carrier industry is growing, and will continue to grow, and that means more large trucks on the road, sharing the pavement. If you operate one truck, or a thousand, the likelihood of your truck, your driver, your company being involved in a serious accident, is ever increasing. As important as it is to arm yourself with every safety tool possible, like training, driver selection, driver incentives, zero tolerance, and written policy; it is equally important to insure your operation with the best providers available to help protect and defend you when that loss occurs.