Lewis Grill: 38 years experience in Trucking. Testified over 20 years in state and federal courts nationwide. Lew Grill currently manages a fleet of trucks and over 170 truck driving instructors for The SAGE Corporation at over 30 truck driver training facilities nationwide.

Lew Grill logged over a million miles driving trucks in all 48 states, Canada, Alaska north of the Arctic Circle, Puerto Rico, and Central America. Mr. Grill's experience includes operating trucks according to reenactment protocol under the direction of forensic engineers for Accident Reconstruction and Visibility Studies intended for court testimony.

Lew Grill is an expert on Trucking Regulations and the Standard of Care of truck drivers and motor carrier

Rick Norton has provided over 35 years of Experience and Training to the Commercial Transportation Industry.

Serving all lower 48 states

Available for Customized Safety and Training courses, DOT Compliance Reviews as well as RV and Truck Driver Safety Training - Forklift Training - Expert Witness for the Transportation Industry - Accident Prevention / Safety Awareness Training

Professional Affiliations:

• Member-Washington Trucking Associations (WTA)
• Member-North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI)
• Member-Accident Reconstruction Network (ARC)

Experience:

• Safety and Training Instructor since 1993
• WA. Vocational Teaching Certificate #1983B
• North American Standards Load Securement Expert

Certifications:

• Certified Director of Safety
• U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT OMC) graduated as CVSA Level 1 Inspector 1995
• Certified Wash. State Third Party CDL Tester 2004-2005
• Certified Oregon State 3rd Party CDL Examiner 1993 - 2001 (Oregon # 2710048) Certified Hazardous Materials First Response Trainer/Coordinator
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace Counselor / Trainer
• Certified WA. State Patrol trained Highway Watch member. In cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, in accordance with U.S. Patriot Act

Donald G. Montgomery of SCLS Consulting (Safety, Compliance and Litigation Support) has over 25 years of experience in Transportation and Workplace Safety. He has guided some of the largest US Carriers through Successful DOT Audits, Litigation and OSHA Inspections. Areas of Expertise include:

Transportation and Workplace Safety: Truck, Trailer, Forklift Accidents/Incidents

HazMat,

OSHA Compliance, Workplace Accidents and Injuries

DOT/FMCSA Compliance, Loading/Unloading

Driver Qualifications, Negligent Hiring/Entrustment

Consulting Services:

OSHA/DOT Compliance Services

Safety Plans/Hazard Analysis/Training Programs

Compliance Audits/Hiring Practices

Review Federal Databases for Areas of Concern/Audit Potential

NOTED SPEAKER AND TRAINER:

TX Motor Trans Assoc’s Annual and Fall Safety Conferences

NCSU’s Hazardous Materials and Annual Safety

Mike Napier is a Trucking Expert with more than 38 years experience in the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry. He has worked in the real world of trucking and CMV operations, holding positions from Chief Executive Officer to Truck Driver and virtually every position in between. If you are looking for a Trucking Expert who not only knows the written text of the regulations, as is required of any competent Safety Director, but also has hands-on trucking experience of a truck driver and can speak to the issues of how the trucking industry operates from the top down, you have found him!

Mr. Napier will equip an attorney with the knowledge that opposing counsel may not have. Mr. Napier’s unique experience differs dramatically from nearly all other commercial or trucking industry experts; in that he has first-hand knowledge and understands a trucking company’s organizational & operational structure and has a firm command of the regulations and the nexus of the industry standards of care.

Mr. Napier’s diverse experience includes, but is not limited to, the following issues:

Regulatory and Industry Standards Of Care Hours of Service and Symptoms of Fatigue Safety & Health Standards Preservation of Records Corporate Financial Statements Drug and Alcohol Testing Accident Investigation Brokers of Property Levels of Financial Responsibility Out of Service Violations Registration and Insurance Process Agent Designation Operating Authority Trucking Company Research Data Common, Contract, Private or Exempt Motor Carriers Hazardous Material Regulations Lease and Interchange Agreements for CMV Tractor or Trailers Truck Driver Duties on the Road Motor Carrier Compliance Duties Various Motor Carrier Related Contracts and Much More. ..

Driver Qualifications Driver Medical Qualifications Commercial Driver Licenses Hiring, Retention and Supervision Employer-Employee Relationships Accident Contributing Factors Driver Skills Testing Loading/Unloading Cargo Securement Electronic Control Modules (i.e. Black-box) Satellite Tracking Systems/GPS (i.e. Qualcomm) Tractor/ Trailer Inspections/Maintenance DOT Compliance Reviews Interstate or Intrastate Rules Cargo Claims or Losses Third Partly Logistics Agents (3PL) Agents Motor Carrier Liabilities Fuel Tax Reporting DOT Safety Fitness and Ratings Human Resource Issues