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These can’t-skip ingredients make up the recipe for effective fleet safety
Angel Coker A carrier was able to exonerate one of its drivers in an accident that occurred just two weeks after that truck received a video monitoring system installation. A driver-facing dash camera showed that the driver was not distracted or tired; the telematics...
Trial Success Story
Doug Marcello The Bottom Line Trial success in case involving Plaintiff’s claim that his legs were run over by my client’s truck causing the amputation of his leg. The Numbers Plaintiff demanded $1.420 million. Pre-trial offer $50,000. Verdict $37,000. The Facts...
Developing a Fleet Accident Response Plan
Developing a Fleet Accident Response Plan John Kuder Accidents cost you money. Worse yet, they get people hurt or even killed. Your best bet is to work to prevent accidents from happening. But what's your plan when (not if) one of your drivers is involved in a...
THE DISCOVERY FALLACY
Doug Marcello The LEAD: Ignoring your data, fearing discovery in litigation, can be fatal to your company. The data is there. Plaintiffs will get it. You must proactively cumulate and analyze it to promote safety and proactively prepare to defend any potential suit....
Roadcheck is May 16 – Download the Inspection Guide
What can you expect duging any roadside inspectin - but especially during the annual Roadcheck blitz? The inspectin guidelines are published and consistently used throughout North America. Download the guide here.
Preparing your drivers for deposition
Doug Marcello Your driver is to be deposed. They are to be thrust into a foreign world for which they have neither any experience nor concept. And out the other side of the process comes their “sworn testimony”, written in cement, as to the accident, training,...
Driver Survey Results
by David Hollis For the typical trucker who is in the driver's seat of their truck for most of their waking hours while on the road, having that seat be as comfortable as possible is a big deal. That's just one of the things we found out in our recent survey of what...
All 3G ELDs Do Not Comply with FMCSA Regs by 12/31/2022
Verizon is the last network to shut down their 3G network, the sunset date is December 31, 2022. The other major networks shut down their 3G earlier this year. If you have an ELD system that relies on 3G to operate, it will no longer be compliant. The carrier has 8...
The Art and Science of Electrical Diagnostics on Trucks
Click here and check out this article by Jim Park.
Preparing your Drivers for Deposition
Doug Marcello, a shareholder with the law firm of Saxton & Stump and chief legal officer of Bluewire, is a trucking defense attorney with a CDL. He had represented trucking clients across the country, having been specially admitted for cases in 35 states. Doug...