Proposed changes to CSA all about ‘prioritization’

CSA Prioritization Review. That’s the name of the website for proposed changes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) CSA safety program. And that says it all. The FMCSA’s…

Don’t get sued in these Judicial Hellholes

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…

Preparing your drivers for deposition

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…

Plaintiff attorneys are coming for your fleet data

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…

‘Less than nuclear’ verdicts hemorrhage trucking industry

The American Transportation Research Industry (ATRI) released its study of “less than nuclear” verdicts and claims on Nov. 18. The result provides insights as to the evaluation of these…

What we can learn from trucking’s Top 10 concerns

Driver availability comprises six of the top eight issues – driver shortage (1), driver retention (2), driver compensation (3) (see a trend here?), truck parking (5), detention/delay (7), and infrastructure/congestion…

Preparing for the dreaded call

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…

When safety is punished

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…