Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, was joined Thursday by a champion for the industry, Doug Marcello, chief legal officer of Bluewire and shareholder with Saxton & Stump law firm.
Truck drivers take risks each day delivering food to grocery stores, medical supplies to pharmacies, fuel to gas stations and just about everything else that’s required to keep society running smoothly.
But, when accidents occur involving semi-trucks, too often those same truck drivers are almost...
Over the last 10 years, nuclear verdicts have wreaked havoc on the trucking industry. Even if there isn’t a huge payout ordered, the consequences from these verdicts can include incredibly high insurance premiums and, in some cases, shutdowns for motor carriers.
Using the reptile theory, the plaintiff’s attorney will play on the jury’s emotions, encouraging fear and anger by attacking the reputation of a trucking company as opposed to focusing on the specifics of the accident. According to a Frei...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/preventing-nuclear-verdicts-with-bluewire-taking-the-hire-road
On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer welcomed Steve Bryan, CEO of Bluewire LLC. The two discussed the ever-rising threat nuclear verdicts pose to the industry and how to defend against them.
Bluewire builds AI-powered software for trucking companies to alert them of exposure points that could be used against them. Through data analysis, motor carriers can take action to mitigate vulnerabilities to protect their reputation.
Bluewire aims to...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reputation-management-with-bluewire-taking-the-hire-road
Bluewire, a first-of-its-kind AI software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, aims to arm motor carriers and their insurers with data to help counter false narratives that lead to damaged reputations — and potentially massive punitive damages in lawsuits.
The newly launched company believes that those narratives and the negative public image they create contribute heavily to nuclear verdicts — those commonly exceeding $10 million — against trucking companies.
Recently, such verdicts have been on the...
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