Your
Primary Liability Policy is made up of several components:
1. Bodily injury liability provides protection if you injure
or kill someone while operating the truck. It also provides
for a legal defense if another party in the accident files
a lawsuit against you.
In the event of a serious accident, you want enough insurance
to cover a judgment against you in a lawsuit, without jeopardizing
your personal assets.
Bodily injury liability covers injury to people, not your
vehicle. Therefore it's a good idea to have the same level
of coverage for all of your trucks.
2. Uninsured motorists coverage pays for your injuries caused
by an uninsured driver, or in some states, a hit and run
driver, in a crash that is not your fault.
3. Property damage liability protects you if your car damages
someone else's property. It also provides you with legal
defense if another party files a lawsuit against you. It
is a good idea to purchase enough primary liability insurance
to cover the amount of damage your car might do to another
vehicle or object.
Interstate truckers will need the appropriate state form
endorsements which extend coverage to the regulatory agencies.
Policy limits, for operations with trucks over 10,000 gross
vehicle weight have a required limit of $750,000. This limit
is set by the FHWA on interstate travel and, generally, matched
by the various States.
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