Transportation Expert Witnesses in Florida

Delray Beach, Florida

Transportation, Safety - Slip Trip & Fall, Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety, Railroad Safety, Bus Safety, Biomechanics & Human Factors, FELA & OSHA, Elevators & Escalators, Traffic Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Transportation Safety, Transportation Rules & Regulations, Transportation Expert Witness

Dr. Carl Berkowitz has held various managerial and administrative positions in the transportation industry, government, private and academic sectors. Dr. Berkowitz has extensive multi-modal experience in planning, design, engineering, safety, security, construction, maintenance, operations and management. Dr. Berkowitz has written and edited numerous reports, studies, articles and columns for major publications, journals, newspapers and scholarly periodicals. He is a Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners; American Planning Association; American Society of Civil Engineers (Fellow, Transportation Education and Safety Committees); Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals; Institute of Transportation Engineers; American Society of Safety Engineers; National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators; American Society of Transportation and Logistics; American Railway Engineering and Main...

Lake Worth, Florida

Transportation - Wheelchair Securement, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, Non-Medical Transportation, NEMT, NMTS, Wheelchair Transports, Wheelchair Transportation , Ride-Sharing, Taxi, Taxicab, Non-Emergency Medical Transport and para-transit, Ride-Hail, transit

Expert Witness Testimony and Consulting in all Transit Sectors: Ride-Hail, Ride-Sharing, Taxi, Taxicab, Non-Emergency Medical Transport, Bus, School Bus, Shuttle Van, Limousine and Paratransit Services, Wheelchair Securement, Stretcher Securement Howard is an experienced and outstanding Business Consultant, Entrepreneur and Transportation Expert. With over 30 years of transportation experience in both the private and public sector, it allows him to see things from a different prospective than others. Howard’s career began with a position at the Transit Authority as an analyst. After years of hard work, he was promoted to Vice President of Operations and Planning. After deciding to relocate to Florida, Howard saw the need for legitimate and reliable transportation in Florida and started up H&S Personal Car Service. Howard was Managing Partner for 23 years and also held a seat on the PBC Vehicle For Hire task force for luxury sedans as well as non- emergency. He left H&S ...

Tampa, Florida

Transportation, Railroad - Subway, Railway, Railroad, Train, Light Rail, Streetcar, Derailment, Trolley, Tramway, Accident, Incident, Rail, Track, Intersection, Transit, Vehicle, Safety, Security, Heritage, DOT

Light Rail: Accident, Safety & Compliance Expert With over 40 years of international experience in the light rail (LRT), streetcar, trolley, and tramway industry, I bring extensive knowledge in operations, design, construction, maintenance, engineering, and regulatory compliance. As a compliance expert, I have safety-certified high-profile light rail systems with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through local Departments of Transportation (DOT). I have regularly authored and reviewed incident and accident reports, developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and prepared technical documentation for litigation attorneys as an expert witness. My proficiency in investigative report writing has led to authoring and co-authoring multiple white papers, light rail standards, and industry articles. A key aspect of my career has been conducting risk and hazard analyses and identifying and mitigating risks in the rail industry. I have served both as a member of public transit r...

Jacksonville, Florida

Transportation, Safety - FMCSA, FMCSR, DOT, OSHA, Tank Truck, Loading, Unloading, Forklifts, Driver Qualifications, Drug & Alcohol, Hours of Service, Hazardous Materials, cargo, Standard of Care, Vehicle Inspection, Fleet Safety, Commercial Drivers, CDL, Driver Hiring Standards, Record Retention

Richard W. Carr is the principle of R W Carr, Inc., a Risk Management & Safety Consulting company based in Jacksonville, FL. which primarily serves the transportation industry, insurance industry and the legal profession. Mr. Carr has been Operations Manager – Transportation for Olin Chlor Alkali Products, Inc. in which he oversaw a private fleet of tractor trailers delivering hazardous materials throughout the western United States until June 2014. Prior to this he was Director of Risk Management, Safety & Health for Masco Contractors Services, Inc.; a nationwide company employing as many as 20,000 employees at 350 facilities and operating up to 10,000 motor vehicles. Prior to this he was Managing Director of Transurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. and Phoenix Risk Services, Inc., an Arizona licensed Risk Retention Group and a third-party claims administrator respectively whose specialty was commercial motor vehicle fleets. Prior to this, he was Vice President-Safety & Risk Man...

Florida

Civil Engineering, Transportation - Trucking, Guardrail, Barrier, Highway Design, Highway Safety, ISPE, Bridge railing, Traffic Safety, Cable Barrier, Concrete Barrier, Guardrail ends/terminals, Traffic engineering, Construction Engineering, Traffic control, tree crash, pole crash, Highway construction, Run off road crash, Safety

• Experienced expert, serving clients nationally . • PhD in civil engineering with a focus on highway safety and a registered Professional Engineer in 15+ states. • Special focus on roadside safety and highway design. • Published in peer-reviewed literature, conference proceedings books, monographs, and trade publications. National speaker and instructor. • Member of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Roadside Design and past president of the Maine Society of Professional Engineers. • Hands on experience designing a variety of highway and intersection improvements. • Roadside and highway safety research funded by the National Academy of Science’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and a variety of other government and industry sponsors. • Established design guidance for inclusion in publications such as the AASHTO Roadside Design Guide and the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Specification and developed models for quan...

Boynton Beach, Florida

Transportation, Accident Reconstruction - Trucking, Trucks, Commercial Vehicles, Truck Safety, Overweight, tank truck, weight restrictions, hazardous materials, compliance, fatigue, work zone, distracted driving, cargo tank, impaired driving, rollovers, Data Q, DOT, Driver qualifications, OSHA, loading

Thought leader on trucking and commercial vehicle safety and accident reconstruction. Lieutenant and Commanding Officer, Massachusetts State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section (2010-2022). Certified accident reconstructionist. Licensed attorney. Experienced expert and fact witness.

Saint Augustine, Florida

Transportation, Employment - Ride-hail, Ride share, Uber & Lyft, app-based transportation, GrubHub, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, Paratransit, Wheelchair rider injuries , courtesy shuttle, limousine, Taxicabs, Bus, Package & food delivery services like Uber Eats

Engaged 365 times since 2008, 50% Plaintiff, 50% Defense. 58 firms have engaged me multiple times, 26 Defense firms, 32 Plaintiff firms. 25 firms have hired me 3 times or more. 15 firms 4 times or more. 10 firms have hired me 5 times or more. One firm has engaged me 12 times in 4 states. I have worked with many nationally-known law firms such as Morgan & Morgan, Panish Shea, The Cochrane Firm, Lewis Brisbois, Williams, Hart, & Boundas, Wilson Elser, Messa Law, and Lundy Law. Despite being 50/50 Plaintiff/Defense I have never uttered conflicting opinions

Naples, Florida

Trucking, Transportation - Trucking safety and compliance, fatigue driving of trucks, truck driver fitness, motor carrier fitness, cargo tank truck, forklift injury, trucking accident, truck loading/offloading injuries, negligent hire & retention, driver qualifications, load securement failure, construction zone accidents

Serving as an Expert Witness practice dedicated to Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) crashes and/or incidents on a nationwide basis (all 50-states), our highly qualified and well-rounded expert opinions are supported by in excess of 30 years-experience regarding our Chief Consultant (Scott L Turner), and in-excess of a collective of 100-years regarding our dedicated Senior Consultants in the highly specialized field of CMV crashes, CMV incident investigation, load securement failure, Motor Carrier and professional CMV driver fitness, negligent hire/retention claims, loading dock claims with CMV involvement, fatigue and/or inattentive driving claims, post-crash CMV inspection by in-house FMCSA roadside enforcement Level 1 MCSAP-NASI trained personnel, and general CMV transportation related litigation. Our Chief Consultant has personally responded to and/or investigated in excess of 1,000 CMV crashes of every type; 200 cargo-tank incidents; loading rack incidents; loading/offloading inc...