Commercial Vehicles

Accidents involving commercial vehicles present challenges not present in passenger vehicle collisions. Compared to passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles exhibit large discrepancies in vehicle weights, structural design, driver operation and vehicle dynamics that can influence the circumstances surrounding an accident. Our staff has extensive commercial vehicle experience, including an engineer that maintains certification as an ASE Master Medium/Heavy Truck Technician. Leveraging this experience, our engineers have analyzed thousands of accidents involving commercial vehicles while considering issues that include:

• Mechanical component failure investigation
• Air brake adjustment and performance
• Steering performance
• Vehicle dynamics and handling
• Collisions
• Wheel failures
• Vehicle loading and load securement
• Trailer and fifth wheel connections
• Offtracking
• Roadway design
• Diesel engine ECM event data storage, retrieval, and analysis
• Vehicle Service and Repair Issues
• Fire cause and origin