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Old 04-16-2008, 09:50 AM   #1
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Insurance for a dump truck?

Looking at buying one for a year or two to use around the house. Anybody done this and found cheap insurance for them? My main company does not cover dumps period.

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Old 04-16-2008, 05:43 PM   #2
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I was going to add a rollback to my fleet... until I got the insurance quote. Then I looked at what it did to my Worker's Comp. Much worse. They would have re--rated my entire operation and fleet as a towing company. The put towing companies in the same class as mines and foundrys. You can't get any higher up the scale, cost-wise.

These things can be very dangerous, especially when operated by the less-capable. I can't imagine anyone writing it on a non-commercial policy.

We just had an accident close by a couple weeks ago. Two dumps were offloading side-by-side. The wet load in one stuck at the top and it pulled the truck over sideways. It crushed the cab of the other dump, killing the driver.
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Old 04-18-2008, 06:26 AM   #3
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Thanks, they can be pretty dangerous, I know a few guys running around with one ton dumps I will talk to them.
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