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Bluewire helps defend fleets against reptile litigation

May 13, 2021 Hollywood action movies follow a predictable script for disarming bombs. Seconds before the ticker reaches zero, a protagonist cuts the blue wire and saves the day.  Solving legal problems is not so simple, especially for motor carriers who over the last decade have seen the litigation environment turn “nuclear.” In a June 2020 report, the American Transportation Research Institute charted a 967% increase in the average size of verdicts from $2,305,736 to $22,288,000 between 2010 and 2018. The good news, if there is any, is that rising litigation and insurance costs have created entry points for businesses to bring a fresh approach. For example, loss ratios have forced commercial truck insurers to exit the market but “insurtech” companies have come in with programs and technology to squeeze out savings for fleets.

Truck inspections expected to rise this year

Mar 17, 2021 Roadside inspections dropped 23% last year across the U.S. during the first year of COVID-19 according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Experts expect to see a rise in inspections this year as Covid restrictions ease. As COVID-related restrictions ease around the country, law enforcement officials anticipate a truck inspection rebound in 2021 from last year’s sharp decline. The highly contagious disease brought about nationwide restrictions following the onset of the pandemic last March, including at commercial vehicle enforcement agencies, which led to a big drop in inspections throughout the U.S. when combined with other factors at the state level. 

Small-fleet owners charged for e-log tampering in wake of fatal crash

Small-fleet owners charged for log app tampering, lying to crash investigators Two former owners of a since-closed trucking company, Westfield Transport out of Massachusetts, have been indicted on charges of falsifying the fleet’s log records, instructing drivers to falsify their logs and lying to investigators in the wake of a fatal crash that killed seven in June 2019.  The two men face up to 30 years in prison and fines of up to $1.5 million if found guilty. Dunyadar Gasanov, aka Damien Gasanov, 36, was indicted on one count of falsification of records, one count of conspiracy to falsify records and one count of making a false statement to a federal investigator. Dartanayan Gasanov, 35, was indicted on one count of falsification of records. Authorities allege that, in the weeks leading up to the crash, the Gasanovs falsified their drivers’ logbooks and instructed at least one other employee at Westfield to falsify logs, too.

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