Quinn Proposes Incentives for Buying Safety Equipment

April 28, 2003 1:36 PM, EDT

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EW ORLEANS — Trucking companies that invest in safety technology, such as collision warning systems, should receive tax breaks or insurance-premium reductions, the head of one of the largest truckload carriers said recently.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises President Patrick E. Quinn, speaking at the American Bar Association’s transportation section meeting here on April 17, said insurers and government agencies should offer financial rewards to carriers for their “proactive” safety efforts.

He also called for changes in civil liability that would limit plaintiffs’ abilities to sue and juries’ ability to make awards in lawsuits.

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