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Major Truck Losses Fall, but Human Factors Still Shape Insurance Risk
Major Truck Losses Fall, but Human Factors Still Shape Insurance Risk
28 Oct 2026: Paige Estritori
The latest National Truck Accident Research Centre major incident findings give transport operators a cautiously positive signal: large heavy vehicle loss numbers eased in 2025, but the underlying causes still point squarely to operational discipline. For businesses managing truck insurance, the practical takeaway is not simply that the road environment has improved. It is that insurers, brokers and fleet managers are likely to keep focusing on preventable risk, especially driver attention, speed, following distance and the quality of safety systems. - read more
Severe Weather Is Becoming a Bigger Truck Insurance Test
Severe Weather Is Becoming a Bigger Truck Insurance Test
16 Sep 2026: Paige Estritori
Fresh insurance industry attention on severe weather preparation is a timely reminder for transport operators that storm, flood, hail and bushfire exposure is not just a seasonal inconvenience. For owner drivers, fleet managers and transport businesses, extreme weather can affect vehicle availability, freight commitments, depot safety, claims documentation and renewal pricing. - read more
Heavy Vehicle Law Reform Is Now an Insurance Test
Heavy Vehicle Law Reform Is Now an Insurance Test
09 Sep 2026: Paige Estritori
The updated Heavy Vehicle National Law framework is no longer just a future compliance milestone. With the new regime now in force across HVNL-participating jurisdictions, transport operators should treat safety management, driver fitness, maintenance discipline and record-keeping as live insurance issues, not merely operational requirements. - read more
What NSW Levy Reform Could Mean for Transport Operators
What NSW Levy Reform Could Mean for Transport Operators
02 Sep 2026: Paige Estritori
Renewed movement on New South Wales emergency services levy reform is worth watching for transport businesses, even if the direct effect on truck insurance may not be immediate or uniform. The broader issue is affordability: when statutory charges are loaded onto insurance, they can influence whether businesses buy adequate cover, reduce limits, or leave parts of their operation exposed. - read more
Why Fatigue Management Is Again a Truck Insurance Issue
Why Fatigue Management Is Again a Truck Insurance Issue
26 Aug 2026: Paige Estritori
Recent heavy vehicle compliance activity has again put fatigue management near the top of the risk agenda for Australian transport operators. While enforcement is usually framed as a road safety issue, it also has a direct insurance dimension. Insurers assessing truck insurance risk increasingly look beyond the vehicle itself and ask how well the business controls driver behaviour, scheduling pressure, maintenance downtime and record-keeping. - read more

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