If North American Transportation Consultants, Inc. (NATC) could
   have several wishes, one of the first would be that none of our clients
   every has an accident or incident. However, in the real world most of
   us will be involved in an accident sooner or later.  While the cause of
   the accident and steps to prevent another accident of the same type
   are very important, managing liability has sometimes overshadowed
   these concerns.

   In today’s world being right does not always mean being treated fairly.
   Time and again carriers and shippers are sued for millions of dollars
   for accidents they did not cause.  The fact that your product is being
   transported or your company is operating the vehicle at the time of
   the accident, is enough to cost you and your insurance company
   substantial funds.

   NATC has developed approaches designed to assist clients to protect
   themselves from punitive damages, by removing the issue of negligence
   from their action. Without negligence most states will not allow punitive
   awards. When an accident or incident occurs it is fair for the party that
   caused it to pay for correcting the situation. Such actions and cost are
   usually referred to as compensatory damages.

   The approach developed by NATC centers on being pro-active before
   the accident or incident and ready to properly react at the time of the
   accident or incident. A company's reaction at the time of the accident
   or incident is very important to the way it is treated by the agencies
   which must respond and follow-up to the accident or incident.

   WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO IDENTIFY THE LIABILITY EXPOSURES TO
   YOUR COMPANY AND HOW WILL YOUR COMPANY RESPOND TO AN
   ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT?

   If you wish to obtain additional information concerning the ability of
   NATC to assist you and your company in this area, feel free to call
   us directly at (609) 426-0555.