Business Management Investors are profiting from lawsuits against trucking companies January 9, 2023 Investors are profiting from legal claims by “investing” in cases involving other people or “loaning” pending plaintiffs advances on damages. Either way, the purpose is to realize a large return…
Business Management Don’t get sued in these Judicial Hellholes December 20, 2022 Where you are sued can put you in the hole from the get-go. Generous jurisdictions and unfavorable rules and rulings can expose you to an extraordinary verdict. The American Tort…
Business Management Preparing your drivers for deposition December 5, 2022 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…
Business Management In-cab cameras: Safety tool or legal liability? October 24, 2022 Do in-cab cameras increase a fleet’s liability exposure, or protect it from nuclear verdicts? That was the discussion during an American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition panel this week.
Business Management Plaintiff attorneys are coming for your fleet data April 19, 2022 Many fleet managers falsely believe that, if they don’t aggregate and analyze data, they are immune from being preyed upon by legal plaintiffs. The thinking is, if they don’t self…
Business Management Pandemic response dominates this year’s Top 10 legal issues for private fleets June 17, 2021 As businesses take steps to return to normal following broad economic shutdowns put into place to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, they will be facing many new challenges related to employees.
Business Management New tool to help fleets fight back against nuclear verdicts May 11, 2021 A new data-based tool is being launched to help fleets fight back against sophisticated plaintiff attorneys and the nuclear verdicts they aggressively pursue. Steve Bryan, who founded Vigillo then sold…
Business Management Preparing for the dreaded call March 16, 2021 You may be overlooking a vital linchpin of your accident defense. And you’re not alone. The person who takes “the call” and speaks with your driver following an incident can…
Business Management When safety is punished January 20, 2021 Safe practices are being punished when companies’ post-accident safety analysis is exposed for use against them in lawsuits. It shouldn’t be this way, and doesn’t have to be. The problem…
Business Management Trucking continues fighting ‘must-win’ battles, as pandemic dominates news October 26, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – What started as a year of so much promise for the trucking industry has gone off the rails, but the industry now enjoys greater appreciation and recognition…
Business Management Private fleets warned of Top 10 legal threats to their businesses September 9, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s (PMTC) annual conference went digital this year, but a familiar face was there to kick things off with a rundown…
Business Management Explaining the U.S. hours-of-service changes June 23, 2020 The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced changes to the hours-of-service regulations that impact the driving time available. It has revised the rules in four areas The…
Health & Safety Grain haulers in B.C. sought for dumping partial loads at roadside June 4, 2020 CLEARWATER, B.C. – The Central Interior Traffic Services (CITS) and provincial partners are looking for grain haulers who’ve been dumping partial loads at roadside pullouts on Hwy. 5 between Valemount…
Regulations Defending truckers comes naturally thanks to family roots March 31, 2020 Those growing up in a trucking family often say they have diesel flowing in their veins. For Jodi Burness, the expression may be closer to reality than for others. While…
Business Management When and how to defend your CVOR October 21, 2016 MILTON, Ont. – One of the easiest ways to ensure your CVOR stays clean is to always carry a valid CVOR certificate in the truck. But that seemingly simple requirement…
