nuclear verdicts

A bench trial resulted in an award of more than $27 million.

Representatives from the trucking company defendants are either invisible or not speaking.


Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels joins WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to encourage greater participation in mock trials.

The previous “nuclear verdict” record is believed to be the more than $400 million award last fall, also in Florida.

Jeremy Reymer welcomes Bluewire CEO Steve Bryan to Taking the Hire Road to explain how the company has helped modernize the way data is analyzed and interpreted.

Scott Prince, CEO of CarrierHQ, shared on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? how his company is modernizing insurance.

“With this aggregated data approach, we can begin to move the needle on the whole industry’s reputation, one motor carrier at a time. … That would be a huge gratification to me and the rest of the team.”

Chad Eichelberger and Emily Chiarizia discuss the best approaches for insurance requirements and vetting carriers.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a pension bailout bill that would affect Yellow and ABF Freight drivers could be near in Congress. Plus, XPO posts a record quarter and Uber Freight’s growth continues.

Rewarding small fleets for driving safely turns their second-highest fixed cost into a controllable variable expense.

A driver shortage worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and failed drug tests topped the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of critical issues in the trucking industry for the fourth consecutive year.

Transportation lawyer Kristen Johnson joined “Fuller Speed Ahead” to discuss her thoughts on the $411 million nuclear verdict — the largest on record.

Defendant is a one-truck company that defended itself at trial

The California Trucking Association is using the decision to support its AB5 appeal.

Better safety systems and driver environment monitoring can help fleets reduce the number of truck-related accidents.

Building a blueprint for a safety-first trucking fleet requires flexibility, but it also requires the right tools. A new on-demand safety course looks to arm fleets with those tools.

A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial in a suit accusing an FTS International truck driver of causing a collision while under the influence of drugs.

Safety Hub uses telematics data and AI insights from dashcams to enhance driver safety.

High Definition Vehicle Insurance (HDVI) brings software solutions to an industry that has been slow to join the telematics revolution.

How to get a deal on “Shark Tank,” talking business with “The Real Wolf of Wall Street” and the latest from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit. Catch this week’s top trending stories on the FreightCasts network!