Truck accident litigation
By: Laura Ruhl Genson and Anita M. Kerezman, editors.
Contributors: Genson, Laura Ruhl.; Kerezman, Anita.; American Bar Association. Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: American Bar Association, [Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section]; American Bar Association
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9781590317600
Subjects: Trucking -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Liability for traffic accidents -- United States.
Other titles: Truck and trucking handbook.
Notes: Prev. ed.: Truck and trucking handbook :  a primer /  by Ruhl and Associates - Forensic, Inc. c2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of trucking / Daniel A. Fittanto; title: Commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Records retention / John W. Moore; title: Federal motor carrier safety regulations: transition of ICC to FMCSA / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Federal motor carrier safety regulations: DOT versus OSHA / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Federal motor carrier safety regulations: interstate versus intrastate / Anita M. Kerezman; title: The lawyer's role / John C. Shea; title: Data collection: site, vehicle, and electronic evidence / Dwayne G. Owen and C. Adam Senalik; title: Spoliation of evidence / Kenneth J. Allen and Bryan L. Bradley; title: Special driving situations: various driving and hazardous conditions / Ruhl Forensic, Inc., staff; title: Special driving situations: hazardous materials / Paul Cunningham; title: Special driving situations: highway construction, utility, and maintenance work zones / James A. Bragdon; title: Human factors: driver response / Roland A. Ruhl; title: Truck driver fatigue: a primer / Jeffrey A. Burns; title: Hours of service regulations: the clock is ticking / Timothy W. Wiseman; title: Hours of service regulations: hours of service violations and highway accident litigation / Timothy W. Wiseman; title: Hours of service regulations: progressive changes in hours of service regulations / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Cargo securement / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Driver responsibilities / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Visibility and conspicuity / Roland A. Ruhl, and John W. Moore; title: On-board electronics: safety systems and devices / Roland L. Ruhl; title: On-board electronics: mobile communications and global positioning systems (GPS) / Marc Sands and Ericka J. Southcombe; title: On-board electronics: engine  control modules / Mark G. Strauss and Louis V. Inendino; title: Tires and wheels / Ed Sebak; title: Brakes inspection: overview / by Gregory M. Wright; title: Brakes inspection: driver/motor carrier perspective / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Inspection, repair, and maintenance: fleet perspective / Gregory M. Wright; title: Inspection, repair, and maintenance: driver/motor carrier perspective / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Inspection, repair, and maintenance: roadside vehicle inspections / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Inspection, repair, and maintenance: post-accident commercial vehicle inspections / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Drug and alcohol testing for commercial motor vehicle drivers / Donald E. Lewis; title: Record retention / John W. Moore; title: Safety rating process / Timothy W. Wiseman; title: Monitoring, controlling, supervising, auditing, and dispatching / John W. Moore; title: Driver training: formal training perspective: the confusing world of entry-level commercial driver training / by K. Michael O'Connell; title: Driver training: motor carrier perspective / Anita M. Kerezman; title: Driver qualification/disqualification / Anita M. Kerezman; title: The effect of deregulation and NAFTA / Michael A. Stratton; title: Understanding the federal motor carrier safety regulations and their practical application in interstate trucking litigation / Daniel T. Ramsdell; title: Making sure all potential defendants are sued / Joe E. White, Jr., and Charles C. Weddle III; title: Discovery documents generated during the course of a CMV trip / John. W. Moore; title: Technology: what exists, how to use it, and admissibility in court: heavy vehicles and simulation / Daniel A. Fittanto; title: Technology: what exists, how to use It, and admissibility in court: somebody's watching: state legislation and recorded data in motor vehicles / Michael H. Gladstone and Brent M. Timberlake; title: The plaintiffs perspective: assessing the case: elements to consider when signing a CMV case / Daniel W. Munley; title: The plaintiff's perspective: essential actions, preserving the evidence / Ronald P. Hillerich and Tad Thomas; title: The plaintiff's perspective: handling a plaintiff's truck crash case.  What you don't know can hurt you . . . and your client / Jeffrey A. Burns; title: The defense perspective: can you protect the investigation? / David M. Duke and Matthew J. Gray; title: The defense perspective: spotting the issues and navigating the conflicts in a catastrophic trucking loss / Steven B. Novy and Jason Orleans; title: The defense perspective: defending the dangerous trucking case: trial strategies to short-circuit the plaintiff / Will H. Fulton, Andrew D. Dill, and Loren T. Prizant; title: The defense perspective: loss allocation in light of the MCS-90 endorsement / Dennis B. Keene; title: The defense perspective: potential vicarious, and independent liability for acts of drivers: theories and defenses / Robert T. Franklin; title: The trial: developing and utilizing the theme / Kenneth J. Allen and Bryan L. Bradley; title: The trial: perspectives on cross-examination / Brian R. Kohlwes; title: The trial: admissibility of computer-generated evidence / Daniel B. Mills and Robert E. Sidkey; title: The trial: the psychology of jury verdicts in catastrophic motor vehicle accidents / Arthur H. Patterson; title: The plaintiff's perspective / by Joel T. Faxon and Michael A. Stratton; title: The defense perspective / David A. Skomba.