About: Brendan Dawson

REGISTER NOW! Friday, May 7 - 11 AM Central It's time for some armchair quarterbacking. A tragic runaway truck crash in Colorado left four persons dead.  The motor carrier was only insured for the minimum $750,000.  The driver is facing criminal charges. Who else is exposed in this transaction?  The freight broker?  The shipper?  The other trucks that were involved? Please join Doug Marcello, Joe Fried and myself as we take apart this case to find the exposures that you might not be...

We have been absolutely thrilled by the response to our inaugural Trucking Defense Network webinar, Motor Carrier Self Defense. Kevin McClain and Mark Tuchmann gave us some very keen observations about how motor carriers are more exposed than ever and what we can all do to help drive down the cost of claims.

Some lessons learned:

• Risk transfer is not a passive relationship.
• Rapid response leads to rapid resolution.
• You must control your own narrative.
• We are not the product...

Motor Carrier Self Defense

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The road ahead is rocky for truckers and the organizations that insure them.  Please join our panel of experts as we discuss what motor carriers can do to win during this unprecedented insurance crisis. WE WILL DISCUSS:

• Driver Retention - The effect of churn on your risk profile
• What insurance companies wish their clients understood, but don't
• Technology - Silver bullet?  Or double edge sword?

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On behalf of Skidmore and the Madtropolis community, thank you for all you do to keep us informed and entertained.  Here's to more Mad Gaines in 2021! Brendan...

And what an amazing year it has been! We reflect on 2020 with gratitude for the friendships that bring joy to our lives and our work together. We hope that this small greeting from Skidmore will make you smile and that 2021 brings us safely together again. Safe Travels,...

"Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril."  Sun Tzu, The Art of War You may recall back in June I had the privilege of sitting down with renowned trucking plaintiff attorney Joe Fried.   In our work to defend our industry from runaway claims, Joe Fried represents the adversary we are up against. Lawyers like Joe are well prepared and highly organized and reviewing this...

• Technology has been evolving for a very, very long time.
• Ron Kane changed caused me to reconsider my position regarding AI and machine learning.
• How we use technology is not nearly as important as why.
• The challenge of solving problems that people...

Harvested from our own garden by our own hands, this is the only food my family will eat that did not come to us by truck. A very special Labor Day thank you to all the drivers and supply chain friends. #truckingindustry #trucking #freighttransportation #transportation #accidentplan #shipping #laborday ...

I don't want my friends in the supply chain to think I have lost confidence in their ability to deliver fresh food. I haven't. However, back in the spring when all this mess descended, we thought that it was a good year to put a little more of our back yard into growing our own produce. So now our garden is abundant with tomatoes, melons, butternut squash, basil, jalapenos, anaheim chiles and more. What's growing in your garden this...