It seems like a reasonable question. One assumes that standard vehicle insurance would cover things like accidents if one has an accident during the course of actual work; that is, in the course of making a business-related and billable delivery. That much seems beyond debate.
But this convoy is in no way business-related -- it is, quite simply, an unnecessary joy ride across the country to make a political point, and if I was an insurance company based in Alberta, and one of my clients tried to file a claim for massive cab damage after sliding off an ice-covered highway during a blizzard somewhere east of Wawa, Ontario in late January because he was a part of this ridiculous convoy, I would be sorely tempted to deny the claim as it did not happen as part of normal business operations.
Thoughts? Anyone out there know how big rig insurance works?
It could be a lot worse than that, if that convoy has a pile-up and injures or kills motorists in other vehicles, and the insurance company refuses to cover the million-dollar civil suits.
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