From nuclear verdicts to unqualified drivers behind the wheel, this article dives into the latest Texas bill that could restrict what juries hear after a crash and what that means for fleets, families and front-line accountability in trucking.
Commercial insurance rates have ballooned over the last few years. Small carriers can use some techniques to reduce their costs.
A proposed California law, Assembly Bill 1331, could upend how trucking fleets monitor drivers by prohibiting dashcam and GPS surveillance during off-duty periods, even inside the vehicle. If passed, the bill would redefine off-duty time as private, creating costly compliance challenges and raising concerns about safety, theft prevention, and liability. With $500 penalties per violation and the potential for lawsuits, fleets operating in California, and nationwide, may need to rethink how they balance privacy with operational oversight.
A proposed California law, Assembly Bill 1331, could upend how trucking fleets monitor drivers by prohibiting dashcam and GPS surveillance during off-duty periods, even inside the vehicle. If passed, the bill would redefine off-duty time as private, creating costly compliance challenges and raising concerns about safety, theft prevention, and liability. With $500 penalties per violation and the potential for lawsuits, fleets operating in California, and nationwide, may need to rethink how they balance privacy with operational oversight.
The trucking industry is under attack from rising insurance costs, cargo theft, and nuclear verdicts. Now, fraudulent staged accidents have emerged as another costly threat, orchestrated by criminal networks to exploit insurance claims and extract massive settlements. Cases like “Operation Sideswipe” in New Orleans and similar schemes in New York have cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.
Adding to the crisis is third-party litigation financing (TPLF), where private investors bankroll lawsuits, driving up the frequency of multi-million-dollar verdicts against carriers. However, fleets are fighting back with AI-powered dashcams from companies like Motive, providing real-time visibility, GPS tracking, and data-backed defenses against fraudulent claims.
This article talks about how dashcams are shifting the landscape, preventing staged accidents, disproving false liability claims, and helping carriers build defensible compliance programs. Read on to learn how visibility, data, and technology can protect your fleet from fraud and exposure.
New CEO Reid Spitz said 90% of HDVI’s customers saw improvements in key safety metrics like speeding or harsh braking in their first year working with the company.
