Coverage overview

Truck Insurance Coverage Options

Explore cover by insurance need and by truck configuration. Each operation is assessed around its vehicles, cargo, routes, drivers and specialist equipment.

Start with the actual operating risk

  • Vehicle and trailer configuration
  • Cargo and loading activities
  • Local, long-haul or cross-border routes
  • Fitted machinery and specialist operations
  • Claims history and risk controls

Core insurance products

Choose cover by insurance need

Fleet Insurance

Fleet insurance for South African businesses operating multiple trucks, trailers or commercial vehicles.

Commercial Vehicle Insurance

Insurance options for business-use vans, bakkies, rigid trucks and other commercial vehicles.

Heavy Commercial Vehicle Insurance

Specialist insurance for heavy trucks, tractor units, trailers and demanding transport operations.

Truck and Trailer Insurance

Coordinated cover for tractor units, rigid trucks, owned trailers and accepted non-owned trailers.

Goods in Transit Insurance

Cargo insurance for goods carried by road under disclosed ownership, contracts, routes and security controls.

Truck Liability Insurance

Liability cover for accidental third-party property damage and selected transport operational exposures.

Third-Party Truck Insurance

A liability-focused cover option for accidental damage caused by an insured truck to third-party property.

Comprehensive Truck Insurance

Broad truck insurance combining accepted own-damage, theft and third-party liability protection.

Truck Breakdown Cover

Roadside assistance and selected emergency services for eligible truck breakdowns.

Credit Shortfall Cover

Cover for an eligible finance shortfall after a financed truck is written off or not recovered following theft.

Truck Driver Accident Cover

Personal accident benefit options for eligible truck drivers and declared crew following covered accidental injury.

Truck Insurance South Africa

Truck insurance options for South African owner-drivers, fleets and specialist transport businesses.

Vehicle configurations

Choose cover by truck type

Specialist vehicles create different loading, equipment, liability and recovery exposures. Select the closest vehicle type for focused guidance.

Horse and Trailer Insurance

Insurance for horse-and-trailer combinations used in long-distance freight, container work and general haulage.

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Refrigerated Truck Insurance

Insurance for refrigerated vehicles carrying food, meat, dairy, pharmaceuticals and other temperature-sensitive goods.

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Flatbed Truck Insurance

Insurance for flatbed trucks transporting steel, timber, machinery, building materials and oversized goods.

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Tanker Truck Insurance

Insurance for tankers carrying fuel, chemicals, water, food-grade products and other bulk liquids.

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Dump Truck Insurance

Insurance for dump trucks and tippers operating in construction, mining, quarrying and earthmoving.

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Box Truck Insurance

Insurance for enclosed trucks used in retail delivery, furniture removals, courier work and distribution.

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Rigid Truck Insurance

Insurance for single-chassis commercial trucks with the cab and load body forming one vehicle.

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Articulated Truck Insurance

Insurance for truck-tractor and semi-trailer combinations used in long-haul and heavy transport.

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Concrete Mixer Truck Insurance

Insurance for concrete mixer trucks operating between batching plants and construction sites.

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Logging Truck Insurance

Insurance for trucks transporting logs, poles and timber from plantations to mills and processing facilities.

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Car Carrier Insurance

Insurance for transporters carrying new, used, auction, dealership and customer vehicles.

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Refuse Truck Insurance

Insurance for waste collection, refuse removal, recycling and municipal-service vehicles.

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Crane Truck Insurance

Insurance for truck-mounted cranes used in construction, lifting, equipment delivery and material handling.

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Lowbed Trailer Insurance

Insurance for lowbed and low-loader trailers carrying plant, construction machinery and heavy equipment.

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Abnormal Load Truck Insurance

Insurance for vehicles transporting oversized, overweight or unusually configured loads under permit.

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