Transportation

Delivering expert failure analysis and safety insights to enhance transportation design, prevent incidents, and support risk management.

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

Transportation Consultants

At ESi, we pride ourselves on our multidisciplinary approach. For every client engagement, we assemble a team with a diverse blend of technical expertise and industry experience to fulfill the distinct requirements of the project. Committed to the pursuit of excellence, our consultants master best practices and have been instrumental in defining industry standards, resulting in exceptional service and valuable insights.

Discover how our technical expertise transforms complexity into clarity.