Our multidisciplinary team specializes in analyzing incidents across diverse transportation scenarios in both public and private sectors. We provide actionable insights for manufacturing, commercial, and contracted clients through accident investigation and reconstruction, damage assessment, and failure analysis, leading to safer outcomes and informed decision making.
We set benchmarks that protect lives, maintain operational integrity, and prevent costly failures. Our consultants explain the science behind the design, production, and operation of automotive, commercial vehicle, rail, aircraft, and marine safety systems and evaluate their interaction with materials and intersection with human factors and biomechanics. We utilize advanced in-house capabilities including motion capture systems, high-resolution video analyses, and computer modeling to uncover the root causes of failure and their impact on performance and safety.
This comprehensive approach equips our clients to improve product designs, implement effective warnings, and conduct robust risk assessments. Our responsive and proactive methods result in effectively meeting the needs of our transportation clients while minimizing disruption and downtime.

Forensic Insights to Drive Safer Transportation Solutions

Alfred M. Pettinger
Technical Vice President, Principal
ESi Transportation Capabilities
- Transportation Accident Analysis
- Automotive Design Analysis
- Engine and Emission Technology
- Specialty Vehicle Analysis
- Vehicle Performance Analysis
- Reliability Modeling and Simulation
- Design Optimization
- Mid-Air Collisions
- Flight Path Reconstruction
- Wreckage Site Inspection and Analysis
- Accident Reconstruction
- Flight Testing
- Ship Design and Construction
- Standards Compliance
- Cargo Loss Assessment
- Shipboard Safety
- Underwater Work Issues
- Locomotive and Vehicle Data Analysis
- Passenger and Transit Safety
- Derailment Cause and Site Analysis
Related Areas of Expertise
Transportation Areas Of Specialization
Transportation Services
Transportation Case Studies
- Motorcyclist Wouldn’t Have Crashed If He Hadn’t Been Speeding
- Bicycle Rider Pitch-over Analysis and Testing Refute Opposing Hypothesis
- Aftermarket Wheel Bearing Case Settles in Favor of Plaintiff
- Gear Failure in a Marine Sterndrive Unit – Single Event or Wear and Tear?
