Business Insurance

Commercial auto for every vehicle that works.

A personal auto policy can exclude a claim that happened while the vehicle was being used for business. Commercial auto closes that gap for owned, hired and employee-owned vehicles.

If a vehicle is used for your business, the personal policy on it may not respond when it matters. Carriers can and do decline claims where a vehicle was in business use at the time of an accident, and the exposure extends further than most owners expect — including to employees driving their own cars on company errands.

Hired and non-owned auto

This is the cover most businesses do not know they need. If an employee drives their own car to collect supplies, make a delivery or visit a client, and causes a serious accident, the injured party can pursue your business as well as the driver. Their personal policy is primary; yours is what stands behind it.

Hired and non-owned auto extends your liability cover to vehicles the business does not own — rentals as well as employee cars used for work. It is inexpensive relative to the exposure and belongs on almost any commercial programme where staff drive at all.

Fleets, filings and the vehicles in between

Rating depends heavily on what the vehicle does. A pickup carrying tools between local job sites is rated very differently from a box truck running scheduled routes, and both differ from a tractor unit requiring federal filings. Describing the operation accurately at the outset avoids the far worse conversation at claim time.

Where filings are required, they need to be in place before the work starts. We handle those alongside placement rather than treating them as an afterthought.

What it covers

The parts of a commercial auto insurance policy


Liability

Injury and property damage the business is responsible for arising from a vehicle.

Physical damage

Collision and comprehensive on the vehicles themselves, including hail.

Hired and non-owned

Extends liability to rentals and to employee vehicles used for business errands.

Uninsured motorist

Protects your drivers when the at-fault party has no cover or too little of it.

Tools and equipment

Contents carried in the vehicle, which usually belongs on an inland marine policy alongside.

Filings

State and federal filings where the operation requires them, arranged with placement.

Working with us

What we do differently


We are an independent agency, so we place your commercial auto insurance across several carriers rather than fitting you to one company's product. That means a genuine comparison, and someone to call who is not a call centre.

  • Add hired and non-owned cover if any employee ever drives for work
  • Describe radius, cargo and vehicle use accurately — it drives both rate and cover
  • List every vehicle, including personal trucks used on job sites
  • Insure tools carried in vehicles separately; auto physical damage will not cover them
A commercial vehicle being serviced at a Dallas workshop
Common questions

Commercial Auto Insurance, answered


Can I use my personal auto policy for business driving?

Ordinary commuting is usually fine, but regular business use, carrying tools or goods, or deliveries can fall outside a personal policy — and the claim can be declined after the fact. If a vehicle works for the business, it should be rated that way.

What is hired and non-owned auto cover?

It extends your business liability to vehicles the company does not own: rental cars, and employees using their own vehicles for work. Without it, an accident on a company errand can reach the business with no policy responding.

Do I need commercial auto for one vehicle?

Yes, if that vehicle is used for the business. There is no minimum fleet size — a single van or truck used commercially belongs on a commercial policy.

Are my tools covered inside the van?

Not by the auto policy, which covers the vehicle itself. Tools and equipment need inland marine cover, which also follows them onto job sites.

Does commercial auto cover hail?

Yes, under comprehensive — the same as a personal policy. Given North Texas hail, comprehensive is worth carrying on commercial vehicles even where they are older.

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