Keeping people’s goods secure is your livelihood. But how do you protect yourself if you’re a transport or storage business? We’ve got you covered with business insurance coverage tailored for transportation businesses and storage businesses.   

Whether you warehouse goods for others or manage third-party logistics operations, there are some insurance risk coverages you should consider, including:

No matter if you operate your business from a truck depot, a dispatch center, you own several warehouses or operate a refrigerated warehouse, commercial property insurance can keep you protected from property losses, such as theft, vandalism, fire, and damage to tools or equipment you need to continue operating your business.

Learn more about commercial property insurance

Commercial general liability insurance can cover you against claims for injury or property damage to others arising from your transportation or warehousing activities. For example, if improper maintenance of a storage facility damages the neighboring building or injures someone, you may be covered. You’ll be able to keep your business protected and move forward with reassurance.

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Being on the road is part of the job when you run a moving company, drive a taxicab, transport cargo for customers or tow their vehicles when they break down. You need business insurance that fits your needs and keeps your commercial vehicles on the road. From commercial tow trucks and box trucks to taxis and limousines, you’ll be able to drive business growth with confidence with tailored commercial vehicle insurance.

Learn more about commercial vehicle and trucking insurance

Downtime is expensive. Protect your business from breakdowns. Vital equipment that isn’t covered under your property insurance can be protected with equipment breakdown coverage. This can include things such as a refrigeration compressor motor for cold storage warehouse. Don’t let equipment breakdowns spell disaster for your business.

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Good business is where you find it. Sometimes that means conducting business across national borders. As a Canadian company, you may find yourself expanding into the United States. That’s why Intact Insurance offers you ironclad protection with coverage that addresses cross-border gaps and limits within your Canadian business insurance policy.

That means if your warehouse in the U.S. is damaged in a fire, and your local American insurance policy only partially covers the damage, this coverage can possibly bridge the difference in damage limits.

Intact Insurance prides itself on helping Canadian businesses grow and flourish and our cross-border warehousing coverage was designed to help you expand without fear.

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Warehousing insurance and transportation insurance is an expansive coverage category and can be applied to numerous industries and situations. If you operate any one of these businesses, you need to consider investing in the right coverage:

• Commercial warehouse operator
• Public storage warehouse owner
• Taxi fleet owner
• Limousine fleet owner
• Long-haul trucker and trucking company owner
• Refrigerated and cold storage warehouse operator
• Towing company operator or tow truck driver
• Courier business owner
• Residential moving company or professional mover

Please note that this list is not exhaustive. Talk to a broker to see what kind of insurance coverages your transportation or warehousing business may need.