Transportation & Logistics Services Insurance

Hauling goods means navigating risk on and off the road. We’ve developed a transportation insurance policy to help you avoid problems at the outset and cover you if something goes wrong along the way.

Auto Haulers' Insurance

A truck with a car hauler trailer carrying a load of vehicles on a empty road.
A truck with a car hauler trailer carrying a load of vehicles on a empty road.

Hauling vehicles calls for specialized training, but even the best drivers can run into trouble on the road. When you’re charged with transporting vehicles, the right insurance for auto haulers can help you stay on track.

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Container Transportation Insurance

A freight container being loaded onto a truck at the docks.
A freight container being loaded onto a truck at the docks.

Hauling containers between ports and railyards brings some unique risks. From suspending containers while loading and offloading to proper securement, you can meet hazards all along the way. Here’s why and when you might need intermodal truck insurance.

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Dry Vans Insurance

A red dry van with an enclosed trailer driving along the highway.
A red dry van with an enclosed trailer driving along the highway.

Your insurance for your dry vans should be broad enough to respond in a range of situations that could arise between point A and point B, but also deep enough to ease the costly burden of a covered loss.

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Flatbed Trailers Insurance

A long haul semi-truck carrying freight on a flatbed trailer.
A long haul semi-truck carrying freight on a flatbed trailer.

When you run a flatbed fleet, there’s more to consider than your trailers. Flatbed trailer insurance can help cover your vehicle, your cargo, and your drivers if things go awry along the way.

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Livestock Transportation Insurance

A transportation truck carrying live turkeys in a caged trailer.
A transportation truck carrying live turkeys in a caged trailer.

Transporting livestock comes with a unique set of risks. We’re here to help protect your livelihood with coverage to help keep your farm going.

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Oversize Trailers Insurance

A white truck carrying a wide oversized cargo of heavy machinery.
A white truck carrying a wide oversized cargo of heavy machinery.

Wide, long, or bulky loads call for special care. Find out how and when the right oversize trailer insurance coverage can come to your aid.

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Passenger Transport Services Insurance

A row of parked yellow school buses.
A row of parked yellow school buses.

Whether you operate a school bus, limousine, or another transportation service, carrying passengers presents a unique set of challenges. We’ve made it easy for passenger transport service providers by bundling the crucial coverages into a single policy.

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Tankers Insurance

A tanker truck driving on a road.
A tanker truck driving on a road.

Hauling dry cargo can be difficult but transporting dangerous goods or hazardous material can be risky. From driver safety to cargo security to environmental protection, your tanker insurance policy needs to respond in a variety of scenarios – find out what coverage you may need, and when.

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Temperature-Controlled Trailers Insurance

A semi-truck with a reefer trailer attached, exiting a warehouse parking lot.
A semi-truck with a reefer trailer attached, exiting a warehouse parking lot.

Whether you’re keeping flowers cool and fresh or preserving paint at room temperature, hauling perishable or delicate goods calls for a reliable reefer. Insurance for temperature-controlled trailers needs to cover a range of scenarios that could threaten your cargo and disrupt your work.

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What can we do for you?

Whatever your operations involve – long-haul or local-radius, living cargo, vehicles used in a trailer-interchange agreement – we can help keep you moving with the right coverage.

What can you expect from your policy?

Our underwriting team understands the transportation and logistics sector, and we will expand and adapt our offerings as our customers’ needs grow. This means we’ll be able to get you up and running again quickly after an unexpected incident.

We hope you never experience a loss, but if you do, you can count on our dedicated claims team to help get you back to business. We’ll work together with your broker to get the claims process underway as soon as your claim is reported, and we’ll always keep you in the loop. If any questions or concerns should arise, don’t fret – we’re here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You can enjoy the perks of your policy well before you experience a loss. Our Risk Services team works hard to help keep your operations running safely, smoothly, and consistently with detailed bulletins, workplace risk assessments, and services like on-site driver training and safety management programs.

We take your coverage a few steps further

Unparalleled industry expertise, professional guidance, and innovative approaches to managing risk help our Northbridge Risk Services experts stay one step ahead of the crowd. Each year, our team conducts over 5,000 risk assessments and service calls for businesses across Canada. Our onsite assessments are complemented by a selection of in-depth training programs and educational tools to help companies excel in their industries.

Our Risk Services team offers technical publications to help you gain a better understanding of the potential exposures in your industry, and they can provide personal guidance to help fine-tune your daily operations. Find out more about what our experts can do for your business here.

Northbridge Insurance Transportation Safety Award

Launched in 2021, our Northbridge Insurance Transportation Safety Award was created to recognize carriers with industry-leading management practices. Having helped transportation companies navigate risks on and off the road for over 70 years, we understand the commitment required to build a culture of safety.

Every year, we select finalists and regional winners based on several factors. These criteria include the carrier’s achievements on our Transportation Best Practices Profile, an excellent track record in crash trends, collisions per million miles, high-cost type collisions, visibility-related collisions, and proactive industry involvement. Carriers who have been policyholders for at least two consecutive years, have proven management and company-wide safety commitment, and shown great collaboration as a Northbridge Insurance partner are eligible for this award.

Learn more about our 2023 national winner and finalists!

Resources for Transportation & Logistics Services

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Many businesses depend on the transportation of goods and services, rain or shine. If your business is one of those, you’re aware how the changing

Truck trailer with cargo load.

Eight tips to protect cargo

Protecting your freight and your business from cargo theft is a challenge. Not only does theft of cargo result in financial losses due to stolen

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