Episode 18: Truck Crashes - Preventing the Preventable

All motor carriers unfortunately deal with the concern of crashes and how to prevent them. Industry can sometimes be challenged with how best to assess preventability when evaluating crashes, and some wonder whether they even should be making these assessments given the litigious environment in trucking today. FMCSA has understood the value and necessity of preventability by establishing their Crash Preventability Determination Program and through its safety rating process. Bert Mayo and David O’Neal join the TN Truck Thought Podcast to discuss preventability from a safety, government, and insurance standpoint. 

Topics include: 

        · Defining preventability 
        · What carriers need to consider when looking at determining preventability 
        · Defensive Driving 
        · Why do carriers make preventability determinations 
        · Motor Carrier approaches in making preventability determinations and what                         information to consider using 
        · When carriers should consider using committees in evaluating crashes 
        · How do insurers look at crashes, preventability, and risk exposure 
        · How to approach dealing with the driver in assessing preventability 
        · The Government’s role in preventability and how its Crash Preventability                                 Determination Program works 

Industry specialists featured: 
        · Host, P. Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting 
        · Co-Host, Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting 
        · Guest, Bert Mayo, Vice President of Risk Solutions at TrueNorth Companies 
        · Guest, David O’Neal, Senior Associate at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting 

TN Truck Thought is a monthly podcast featuring some of the brightest minds in trucking. Our carefully selected panel of industry experts get to the bottom of the most challenging and controversial issues facing the industry today. In each episode, we take a deep dive into all things trucking, including: what's new in government and research, as well as practical and theoretical discussions on issues like the rise of nuclear verdicts, how to overcome this crazy supply chain, or the driver shortage. The TN Truck Thought Podcast is hosted by Sean Garney and Steve Keppler of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting and produced by TrueNorth Companies.

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