After the crash: What transportation professionals should do to limit liability

According to the report, the number of collisions in which commercial motor vehicles were involved between 2016 and 2017 increased across the board. Specifically, since rising frequency of collisions means that claims and lawsuits pursued against motor carriers will increase, the accident investigat...

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Published in:Fleet Owner 2019-06
Main Author: Bentley, Beth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident investigation
Accident investigations
Alcohol
Collisions
Commercial vehicles
Defense
Experts
Fatalities
Forensic engineering
Law enforcement
Liability
Liability insurance
Litigation
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Roads & highways
Transportation planning
Trucking
Trucking industry
Vehicles
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Summary:According to the report, the number of collisions in which commercial motor vehicles were involved between 2016 and 2017 increased across the board. Specifically, since rising frequency of collisions means that claims and lawsuits pursued against motor carriers will increase, the accident investigation process and the development and preservation of evidence that will help motor carriers and drivers with their defenses is of increasing importance. The advantage of retaining an independent adjuster local to the area where the collision occurred is they can often go to the scene of the collision (which may be several states away from the motor carrier’s headquarters) while the driver and law enforcement is still present.
ISSN:1070-194X