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Urgent Alert — December 2025

FMCSA revokes 3 more ELDs. Carriers must replace by Feb 7, 2026 or face out-of-service orders.

Expert Directory — 2025 Edition

Truck Safety Experts Directory

The definitive guide to regulators, forensic specialists, advocates, and journalists shaping truck safety policy and holding the industry accountable.

8 Featured Experts
Updated December 2025
6 Organizations

Table of Contents

  • Alert: Dec 2025 ELD Revocations
  • Federal Regulators
  • Forensic Experts
  • Safety Advocates
  • Investigative Journalists
  • Medical Experts
  • Technical Deep Dives
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Federal Regulators

Government officials enforcing truck safety standards

Derek D. Barrs

FMCSA Administrator

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Senate Confirmed Oct 2025DOT Leadership
Focus Area:

High-Tech Enforcement & Self-Certification Reform

Why They Matter

As the newly confirmed FMCSA Administrator, Barrs is targeting the end of self-certification processes for truck driver training schools and ELDs. Under his leadership, 330 investigators have been deployed to inspect 1,600 training locations, resulting in 3,000 schools removed from the registry and 70+ ELD devices revoked in 2025 alone.

Key Actions & Contributions:

  • Deployed 330 investigators to audit CDL training schools
  • Removed 3,000 training providers from FMCSA registry
  • Revoked 70+ non-compliant ELD devices
  • Strengthening English proficiency enforcement

Source: Trucking Dive, October 2025

Collin B. Mooney, MPA, CAE

Executive Director

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)

MPACAEAT Thru-Hiker
Focus Area:

Brake Safety Standards & Roadside Inspections

Why They Matter

Leading CVSA since 2016, Mooney oversees the alliance of federal, state, provincial, and municipal motor carrier safety officials. CVSA establishes uniform inspection standards across North America, including the critical brake safety initiatives that prevent thousands of crashes annually.

Key Actions & Contributions:

  • Coordinates International Roadcheck inspection blitz
  • Sets brake adjustment and air brake inspection standards
  • Develops out-of-service criteria for unsafe vehicles
  • Leads cross-border safety harmonization efforts

Source: CVSA Official Records

Forensic Experts

Accident reconstruction and technical analysis specialists

Brad Heinrichs

Forensic Engineer & PC-Crash Expert

MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists

P.E.PC-Crash CertifiedACTAR
Focus Area:

Tire Friction Analysis & Computer Simulation

Why They Matter

A leading authority on PC-Crash simulation software used in truck accident reconstruction. His work on tire friction coefficients and vehicle dynamics has been cited in numerous landmark trucking cases. MEA Forensic handles complex heavy truck and bus accident investigations across North America.

Key Actions & Contributions:

  • Authored peer-reviewed papers on accident reconstruction
  • Expert witness in major trucking litigation
  • Developed tire friction testing methodologies
  • Trains attorneys on reconstruction software interpretation

Source: MEA Forensic, PC-Crash Technical Papers

Scott L. Turner

Chief Consultant

Truck Accident & Incident Experts, LLC

FMCSA Level 1 Inspector40 Years Experience
Focus Area:

FMCSA Compliance & Post-Crash Inspections

Why They Matter

With nearly 40 years in the commercial motor vehicle field, Turner brings unmatched expertise as a Level 1 FMCSA-MCSAP enforcement trained inspector. His crash scene investigations and FMCSR compliance analysis have been instrumental in proving carrier negligence in hundreds of cases.

Key Actions & Contributions:

  • Conducts post-crash CMV inspections
  • Analyzes Hours of Service violations
  • Reviews carrier safety management systems
  • Expert testimony on FMCSR compliance

Source: Truck Accident & Incident Experts, LLC

Safety Advocates

Nonprofit leaders fighting for trucking safety reform

Zach Cahalan

Executive Director

Truck Safety Coalition

Victim AdvocacyPolicy Expert
Focus Area:

Chameleon Carriers & Minimum Insurance Reform

Why They Matter

Leading the victim-centered Truck Safety Coalition, Cahalan has been instrumental in pushing for increased enforcement against 'chameleon carriers' - companies that restart under new names to evade safety records. His advocacy contributed to the November 2025 DOT memo announcing a federal crackdown on these dangerous operators.

Key Actions & Contributions:

  • Testified before Congress on trucking safety gaps
  • Advocates for increased minimum insurance requirements
  • Exposes chameleon carrier schemes
  • Supports crash survivors through legal process

Source: Truck Safety Coalition, DOT Memo Nov 2025

Harry Adler

Executive Director

Institute for Safer Trucking

Policy AdvocateAEB Champion
Focus Area:

Automatic Emergency Braking Mandates

Why They Matter

The Institute for Safer Trucking, under Adler's leadership, has been the driving force behind the push for mandatory Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) in heavy trucks. Their research and advocacy contributed to FMCSA's proposed AEB mandate expected in spring 2025.

Key Actions & Contributions:

  • Led campaign for mandatory AEB in trucks
  • Published AEB effectiveness research
  • Educates public on truck safety technology
  • Supports crash survivor families

Source: Institute for Safer Trucking

Investigative Journalists

Reporters exposing trucking industry misconduct

Clarissa Hawes

Investigative Reporter

FreightWaves

Investigative JournalistTrucking Industry Expert
Focus Area:

Double Brokering & Freight Fraud Investigations

Why They Matter

Hawes has become the trucking industry's most feared investigative journalist, exposing elaborate double-brokering schemes that defraud carriers and compromise safety. Her investigations have led to federal enforcement actions and industry-wide reforms.

Key Actions & Contributions:

  • Exposed major double-brokering fraud schemes
  • Investigated chameleon carrier networks
  • Reports on FMCSA enforcement gaps
  • Tracks carrier safety violations

Source: FreightWaves Investigations

Medical Experts

Life care planners and injury specialists

Dawn King, RN, BSN, CRRN, CCM

Life Care Planning Expert

Injury Management Solutions

RNBSNCRRNCCM
Focus Area:

Catastrophic Injury Life Care Planning

Why They Matter

As a certified rehabilitation registered nurse and case manager, King provides critical life care plans that document the true long-term costs of catastrophic truck accident injuries. Her expertise helps ensure victims receive adequate compensation for lifetime medical needs.

Key Actions & Contributions:

  • Creates comprehensive life care plans
  • Documents future medical cost projections
  • Expert witness on rehabilitation needs
  • Coordinates catastrophic injury care

Source: Injury Management Solutions

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