Post-Crash Litigation: Cameras and ELD Evidence

Much of the monitoring equipment that many larger carriers are investing in also gives them a critical edge in legal disputes. Video cameras, which also are used in ongoing training for drivers who exhibit unsafe habits, also can prove what really happened in a crash. Electronic logging devices, beyond their primary function, can remove a common line of legal attack by encouraging and proving bedrock compliance with hours of service.

• Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
• On 21 June 2016