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IN a recent presentation to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the American Trucking Association submitted several  concerns about the Comprehensive Safety Analysis [...]

 At an American Trucking Association’s meeting in Las Vegas last year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its 2012 top ten issues in the trucking industry, [...]

Toxicology 1. United States District Court, D. Kansas. Tammy Fanning  v. Sitton Motor Lines, Inc. and James F. Duke, Defendant. Case No. 08CV2464 CM/DJW 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116809, 2010 WL [...]

The following cases address the expertise of various reconstruction and the scope of accident investigator’s testimony. We often get requests about Lew Grill. There are two opinions [...]

Negligent Hiring & Entrustment 1. United States District Court, D. Kansas. Terry L. Frederick and Donna F. Frederick v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc., and Robyn L. Getchel  Case No. [...]

At the 2012 TIDA Annual Conference, Thomas C. DiSalvi, Scott W. McMickle and Christopher M. Vossler presented an informative session on Daubert and its Effect on Trucking Experts.   Thanks [...]

Alright, I get that most people don’t speak in public regularly; however, we ALL talk. When we want someone to understand us, we don’t mumble. We speak clearly. Clarity is  [...]

Before people started wearing jeans and t-shirts to church, we used to tell people to dress for a deposition like they would for church. That may no longer be the best idea, but a witness [...]

“Trial” lawyers take more depositions than they direct and cross examine witnesses because most cases settle, particularly when you have done your job in preparation. Lawyers do this [...]

The following is the list of recent top ten verdicts involving 18-wheelers.* Obviously, these don’t include the cases that settled. Even though the verdicts are high, who knows if the [...]