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Rob Carpenter Monday, February 17, 2025

Fighting Back Against Truck Accident Fraud and Why Visibility Matters

The trucking industry is under attack from rising insurance costs, cargo theft, and nuclear verdicts. Now, fraudulent staged accidents have emerged as another costly threat, orchestrated by criminal networks to exploit insurance claims and extract massive settlements. Cases like “Operation Sideswipe” in New Orleans and similar schemes in New York have cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

Adding to the crisis is third-party litigation financing (TPLF), where private investors bankroll lawsuits, driving up the frequency of multi-million-dollar verdicts against carriers. However, fleets are fighting back with AI-powered dashcams from companies like Motive, providing real-time visibility, GPS tracking, and data-backed defenses against fraudulent claims.

This article talks about how dashcams are shifting the landscape, preventing staged accidents, disproving false liability claims, and helping carriers build defensible compliance programs. Read on to learn how visibility, data, and technology can protect your fleet from fraud and exposure.

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, November 8, 2019

DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: Australia’s brutal string of trucking accidents

A spate of deadly trucking-related accidents has taken place around Australia over the last week. Truck rollovers were a major contributor to the death toll. There was also a range of other tragic accidents involving moving vehicles. In other Down Under Trucking news, a criminal trucker gets years in jail for killing another driver; hill descent apps; Freightways buys Big Chill.

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Eric Kulisch Friday, October 4, 2019

5 killed in air cargo accident in Ukraine

An AN-12 freighter made an emergency landing Friday morning (Oct. 4) about a mile short of Lviv International Airport in Ukraine, killing five people, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said. The plane, with eight people on board, was carrying automotive parts from Vigo Airport in Spain. Three people were transported to a local hospital […]

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