Opinion ID: 729639
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Heading: Bob-tail Insurance

Text: 7 Bob-tail in trucking parlance is the operation of a tractor without an attached trailer. Reeves v. B & P Motor Lines, Inc., 82 N.C.App. 562, 346 S.E.2d 673, 675 (1986); 4 Sorkin, Goods in Transit, § 45.01. For insurance purposes, however, it typically means coverage only when the tractor is being used without a trailer or with an empty trailer, and is not being operated in the business of an authorized carrier. 4 Sorkin, Goods in Transit, § 45.02. Bob-tail/deadhead 3 insurance is also known as non-trucking use insurance. Id. See also Reeves, 346 S.E.2d at 675-76 (interpreting endorsement denominated as Truckmen--Insurance for Non-Trucking Use (Bob-tail only) defined as used in business of any person to whom rented and excluding coverage whenever lessor is in the business of the lessee). Owner-operators who lease trucks, tractors and trailers with drivers to authorized carriers frequently carry limited liability or bob-tail/deadhead insurance. 4 Sorkin, Goods in Transit § 45.02.