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General liability for trucking operations.

Not everything happens on the road. General liability answers for injuries and property damage at your premises and during loading and unloading — and terminals check it at the gate.

  • $1M per occurrence typical
  • Loading and unloading exposure
  • Additional insured endorsements

General liability

Where the line falls

General liability answers for injuries and property damage at your premises or during loading and unloading. Shippers, warehouses, and terminals routinely require a $1,000,000 per-occurrence limit before they will let you on the property, and many demand additional-insured status on the certificate.

The line: you are off the truck

This side — General liability

The dock, the yard, a customer site, and the act of loading or unloading.

The other side

Once the truck is in motion, what happens is an auto liability question and a different policy answers it.

Primary auto liability

What it answers for

  • 01 Injuries to other people at your premises
  • 02 Property damage during loading and unloading
  • 03 Exposure at a customer site, a warehouse, or a terminal
  • 04 Additional insured status when a facility requires it on the certificate

Who asks for it

  • 01 Shippers, warehouses, and terminals, commonly at $1,000,000 per occurrence
  • 02 Facilities that require additional insured status before granting access
  • 03 Transportation agreements that name a general liability limit

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