Illinois commercial vehicle expert witnesses analyze crashes and compliance involving trucks, buses, and fleet operations across Chicago-area interstates and major freight corridors. They often come from trucking safety management, DOT compliance, accident reconstruction, mechanical engineering, and commercial driving instruction. In Illinois, their work reflects dense urban traffic and high-volume logistics. They evaluate driver conduct, maintenance records, load securement, and causation.
Vehicle Automated Braking & Traction Systems Expert Witness
Vehicle Automated Braking & Traction Systems Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $350/hr
This engineering expert has over 30 years of experience in the field. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering and his Master of Engineering Science in Ireland before coming to the United States while working for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, where he designed electronic hardware and system software for air braked truck / trailer ABS and traction control systems. He then worked on ABS and traction control for passenger cars and subsequently started the Electronics Division at Wabash National which he led from 1998 to 2003. From 2004 until 2007, the expert worked for Dana Commercial Vehicle Systems, where he spent a year leading the development of automatic tire inflation products for commercial and military applications. Before starting his own consultancy he led the development of Traction Control, ABS and related technology for Caterpillar Inc. from 2007 to 2015. This included positioning Caterpillar as the industry leader in differential clutch based drive torque distribution and traction control for off highway vehicles. He has been granted 23 patents and is a Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Founder and Owner, An engineering systems company in CA
Master of Science (MS), University College Cork
Alameda,
Illinois