Transportation Safety Expert Witnesses
Accident Reconstruction & Safety Expert Witness Listings
Consultants and expert witnesses who may provide expert witness testimony regarding transportation safety may be located on this page. Experts found here may consult on issues involving driver error analysis, driver error, and hours of service violations. They may provide reports regarding truck and bus driver skill and knowledge requirements and driver and motor carrier standards of care. Consultants found here may also provide expert witness testimony on issues involving traffic accident analysis and reconstruction, and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), among other topics.
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Leslie Smart has 50 (fifty) years of experience in trucks, truck equipment, related equipment, distribution by truck and tractor trailer (conventional and Hazmat), specifications, procurement, vehicle safety, DOT regulations-compliance, operations, risk...
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Brooks is a Trucking and Warehousing expert, experienced in accident and injury investigations. He has worked in the Transportation Industry since 1983. In 1994, after 13 years as a professional truck driver, he turned his attention to Trucking & Warehousing...
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Commercial vehicle operation and safety specialist with over 40 years of professional experience in the trucking industry. Anita Kerezman was a professional truck driver for 27 years and has operated a wide variety of heavy trucks and transported many...
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Nationwide Services: Highly qualified and well rounded expert opinions are supported by nearly 30-years experience in the highly specialized field of commercial motor vehicle (CMV, meaning “truck”) crashes and incidents, including 16 years at the helm...
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Accidents | Agricultural Engineering | Batteries | Cannabis Processing | Chemical Safety | Construction | Consumer Product Safety | HazCom | Medical Devices | OSHA | Recalls | RV/ATV | Slip/Fall | Vapes | Vehicles & EVs | Warnings & Instructions | Workplace...
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California
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Peter Petrovsky, PE, earned registrations as Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering, as well as, in Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, he earned licenses as a General Engineering Contractor, General...
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Multiple Locations
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Consolidated Consultants (CCc) continues to deliver high quality expert witness and medical expert witness referrals nationwide since 1995. CCc is the only referral service where you can view the full,...
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New Jersey
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Rich Balgowan is a licensed Professional Engineer, a licensed Professional Planner, Certified Public Manager, Certified Public Works Manager and a Public Works Leadership Fellow. He is also a certified...
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Multiple Locations
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Kathleen Lord-Jones
Aviation Cabin Safety Expert
Kathleen Lord- Jones is well respected in aviation industry as an authority on cabin safety. Throughout her career she has been instrumental in developing...
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Texas
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*Specialties & Experience
General Specialties: Aviation & aerospace
Specialty Focus: Aircraft performance, airline pilot, aviation accidents, aviation instruction and training, charter flying, cockpit...
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Florida
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I have 44 years of hands-on experience in the traffic engineering field. I am a recognized national expert in traffic signal operation, timing, design, and construction and am also proficient in pavement...
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New York
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Carl Berkowitz, Ph.D., PE, AICP is a transportation and traffic engineering expert and serves as a litigation consultant. He is frequently consulted at the initial stages of a potential litigation for...
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Multiple Locations
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Steve Noonan P.E.
Mechanical Engineer & Rail Systems Expert
Steve Noonan is a mechanical systems engineer with railroad systems expertise in vehicles, equipment, and facilities. He has over 40 years...
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New York
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I am a railroad expert and ACTAR-accredited Railroad Accident Reconstructionist. Electrical Engineer and former Supervisor of Signal Construction & Maintenance for a major Class I railroad. Have handled...
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Texas
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Dr. Michels is a logistics/supply chain expert with in-depth experience in logistics, transportation, warehousing, inventory control, procurement and business operations. He is a retired U.S. Air Force...
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Texas
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James Caron, a former Air Force meteorology officer and chief meteorologist for a global financial firm, specializes in historical weather research for litigation with over 20 years of weather experience....
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Washington
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Hello! My name is Captain Ronald Short, but please call me Ron. I am a highly proficient, motivated, and dynamic licensed Master with notable expertise in vessel management. I possess both international...
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Kansas
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I have been in the trucking industry for over twenty years. Since 2019 I have been a CDL instructor. I have taught over 1400 students at this point. For the last three years I have maintained a 100%...
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Multiple Locations
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John Ross brings over 30 years of extensive experience in the trucking industry, specializing in Safety Standards (FMCSA & CDL Licensure Requirements), Truck Driver Training and Skill Testing, Driver Standard...
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Florida
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Michael Stone is an experienced travel and tourism industry expert, with extensive hands-on operating experience in travel agency, tour operating, cruise, transportation, tourism, and hospitality operations....
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Multiple Locations
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For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
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Washington
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I have worked as a maritime expert witness and consultant since 1996, on over 100 cases, roughly evenly split between plaintiff and defense. My cases have involved everything from recreational boating...
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Multiple Locations
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Civil Engineer & Highway Engineering Expert
Kevin Gorman is a Civil Engineer with nearly 20 years of professional experience spanning roadway, infrastructure, and heavy construction. As an engineering...
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Kentucky
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As a certified Class A commercial driver (CDL) with multiple endorsements, I bring extensive practical knowledge and hands-on experience in the trucking industry. With experience as an instructor/trainer...
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New York
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H2M Architects + Engineers: H2M’s multi-disciplined staff provides multiple lines of cause and origin (C&O) related work. In addition to the traffic accident/slip and falls fields Steven Schneider is involved...
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Georgia
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Nationally recognized airline pilot career expert. 30 years experience in pilot applications, selection, and training. Career value expert - pay, benefits, and retirement. Author of an annual airline pilot...
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Florida
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I have more than 24 years of engineering experience in transportation and traffic engineering with emphasis in traffic operations and work zone safety. I have a Master Degree in Civil Engineering with...
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Texas
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Joseph Aviation Consulting (JAC), offers over 50 years of worldwide aviation experience. This level of expertise includes nearly 30,000 flight hours in over 85 models of aircraft ranging from General Aviation...
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Multiple Locations
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Brian Riker is a seasoned Transportation Safety expert with over three decades of experience in the trucking and transportation industry. Brian specializes in driver/fleet standard of care, hours of service...
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Florida
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Premises Safety and Liability
· Retail Store Safety
· Retail Display Safety
· Falling Merchandise/Top Stock Accidents
· Slips/Trips and Falls
· Negligent Maintenance
·...
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California
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Jim Jeffery has provided consultation, expert testimony and litigation support for over 40 years. Mr. Jeffery's largest settlement is $5,000,000, affirmed on appeal. Roadway Design Defect Review, Traffic...
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Multiple Locations
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($180ph review NY, NJ, MD, PA, DE, VA, DC, WV)
• Accident Reconstruction: Car, Bus, Truck, Pedestrian, Bicycle, Motorcycle, Rollovers
• Biomechanics,Occupant Injury
• Safety Standards, Falls
• Building...
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Ohio
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Location: All 50 states. Kevin A. Rider, PhD, PE, CPE is a human factors expert, providing forensic engineering in the areas of driver behavior/attention, cell phone distraction, motor vehicle and pedestrian...
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California
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PhD Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, MS Mechanics from Illinois Institute of Technology, BS Civil Engineering from Cooper Union. Licensed Professional Engineer (Safety) State of California.
Accident...
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Pennsylvania
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Keystone Engineering Consultants, Inc. is a multi-discipline, broad-spectrum firm providing comprehensive and qualified forensic engineering, architecture, scientific, biomechanics, and fire/arson investigation...
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Michigan
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Mr. Beaubien is the Managing Director for Beaubien Engineering. He served as Transportation Director for Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. for over 20 years and has 43 years of experience in municipal traffic...
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California
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Expert has more than 39 years of experience with underground construction and transportation, directly overseeing placement of underground infrastructure including utilities, pipelines, and conduit, while...
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Texas
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Since 1988, Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC (“RWFE”) has provided engineering services to industries and government labs, as well as litigation support to both plaintiff and defense attorneys practicing...
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Multiple Locations
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Mark Respass
Commercial Trucking Expert
Mark Respass is a Commercial Trucking Expert with nearly 40 years of diverse experience as a driver, fleet safety director, and transportation risk manager for...
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Multiple Locations
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During over 35 years of Forensic Engineering work Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E. has:
- completed over 1100 cases
- prepared and issued over 700 written reports
- prepared and issued...
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Multiple Locations
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Transportation Safety Expert James Lewis has been an expert witness in the trucking & transportation industry for over two decades. He specializes in FMCSA and DOT compliance and training, towing and recovery...
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Multiple Locations
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Michael O’Dell is a trucking operations expert with more than 25 years of experience as a tractor trailer driver, operations supervisor, and CDL driver trainer.
In his 16 years at FedEx Freight, Michael...
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Pennsylvania
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Mr. Shema is a certified consulting meteorologist with experience in marine weather related accidents, cargo loss, and personal injury. He works internationally and particularly in Hawaii, Alaska, California...
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Pennsylvania
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Robert T. Lynch, PE, earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Physics and Mathematics from Franklin & Marshall College before attending the University of Virginia where he obtained a Master of Science degree...
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Illinois
Areas of Expertise:
Premises Safety and Liability
· Retail Store Safety
· Retail Display Safety
· Falling Merchandise/Top Stock Accidents
· Slips/Trips and Falls
· Negligent Maintenance
·...
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Florida
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Dr. Larry D. Parker Jr/P42 Consulting LLC provides expert witness solutions for the trucking/freight industry. Specific experience in reviewing FMCSA/DOT compliance. Dr. Parker provides the unique perspective...
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Florida
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Ralph Aronberg, P.E., established the firm in 1983. Since that time, Mr. Aronberg has reconstructed over 1500 accidents and testified in over 150 jury trials. Mr. Aronberg had been qualified as an expert...
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Arizona
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Tim Leggett, P. Eng. P. E. founded Forensic Dynamics Inc. in 1988 and remains a senior accident reconstruction engineer, having reconstructed over 5300 accidents and testified in over 425 trials across...
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Pennsylvania
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Mr. Pina has forty plus years of experience in safety, health, Personal protective equipment, PPE, and environmental management/loss prevention for construction, demolition, coal, chemical, steel, environmental...
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Arizona
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Randy Phares is an expert in packaging, especially corrugated and folding carton packaging. He is also an expert on pallets, crating, warehousing and transporting products by semi-truck, rail, parcel and...
Transportation Safety FAQs
What is a transportation safety expert witness?
A transportation safety expert witness is someone who can provide testimony on issues relating to transportation of goods. This can include hours of service violations, truck and bus driver skill/knowledge requirements, among other releated issues.
What is the role of a transportation safety expert witness?
The role of a transportation safety expert witness is to provide insight on transportation-related safety issues, such as vehicle design and road safety standards.
How much can a person make as a transportation safety expert witness?
Transportation safety expert witnesses can earn somewhere in the range of $200-$450 an hour, or more in some circumstances. The exact amount is determined between the retaining attorney and the expert.
What are the qualifications of a transportation safety expert witness?
An expert witness in transportation safety should have knowledge of safety standards and regulations for various modes of transportation, as well as accident investigation and reconstruction techniques.
In legal proceedings, how is evidence gathered by a transportation safety expert witness?
A transportation safety expert witness gathers evidence through various means such as analyzing accident reports, conducting site inspections, reviewing maintenance records, and interviewing witnesses to provide expert testimony in legal proceedings.
In what type of cases would there be testimony from a transportation safety expert witness?
Transportation safety expert witnesses may provide testimony in cases involving accidents or incidents related to automobiles, airplanes, trains, buses, or other modes of transportation, as well as issues related to safety regulations and standards.
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