Darren Beard

Darren joined IMA as the Director of Transportation Risk Control in September, 2021. Darren provides a practical approach to managing all aspects of fleet risk including owned and non-owned fleet vehicles, self-performed trucking as well as outsourced transportation, and logistics risks. Darren’s expertise includes interstate and intrastate DOT regulatory compliance, commercial motor vehicle fleet safety, non-regulated fleet safety, fleet safety technology, transportation related injury prevention, warehousing and logistics safety and results based safety training. Darren is responsible for the development and execution of client-specific service plans; providing solutions and support to assist clients in reducing their total cost of risk; managing insurance carrier loss control relationships; provide regulatory compliance guidance; perform safety culture assessments and workshops; developing risk control management practices related to transportation and warehousing; providing safety and compliance training; and providing other related reference material and/or guidance documents as needed. Prior to joining IMA, Darren had 10 years of experience in the insurance industry providing transportation risk control consultation to clients in the trucking, construction, maritime, energy, and manufacturing industries. Darren’s prior 20 years of transportation industry experience was with nationwide transportation companies serving as a regional safety manager and was ultimately promoted to the role of corporate manager of DOT and OSHA regulatory compliance.