Lewis Barbe is an experienced certified, registered, and professional safety engineer. ESI’s Heavy Trucking and Commercial Vehicle Specialists are equipped to provide accident investigation and reconstruction for any heaving trucking incident in the U.S. or internationally.

1. Heavy Trucking and Commercial Vehicles
Commercial/ Transport (e.g., Tractor-Trailers, Armored Vehicles, Box Trucks,
Tanker Trucks, Vehicle Haulers, Flatbeds, Buses).
Construction / Industrial /Mining/Agricultural (e.g., Fire and Rescue Vehicles,
Bucket Trucks, Cement Trucks, Combines, Module Trucks, Garbage Trucks,
Equipment Haulers, Dump Trucks).
ESI’s Heavy Trucking and Commercial Vehicle Specialists are equipped to provide
accident investigation and reconstruction for any heaving trucking incident in the
U.S. or internationally.

2. ESI is prepared to provide rapid response to trucking accidents and is able to
utilize world class experts to provide initial accident assessments as well as scene
preservation, utilizing state of the art surveying and laser scanning systems. Our
multidisciplinary approach brings together field accident investigators,
biomechanics, perceptual psychologists, design analysts, and materials failure
specialists to provide the best data and analysis possible. ESI also employs the
physician who formerly served for 15 years as the first and only Medical Officer
for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Areas of Specialization
 Overall Tractor-Trailer and Body Structure Design Analysis
 Accident Reconstruction
 Vehicle Instrumentation and Testing
 Crashworthiness
 Driver Fatigue Evaluations
 Biomechanical / Injury Analysis

3.  Human Factors
 Computer Crash Simulation and Analysis
 Fire and Explosion Investigation
 Vehicle Stability Control Systems
 Vehicle Dynamics Analysis and Simulation
 Electrical Systems
 Accidental Spills and Chemical Exposure

4. Additional Areas of Specialization
 Complete Mechanical System Analysis
 (e.g., Air Brakes, Bearings, Engine and
 Steering Components, Hydraulics)
 Standards and Regulations Compliance
 Conspicuity Analysis
 Perception/Reaction Analysis
 Event Data Recorder Downloading and
 Analysis for Specific Engines
 Tire Failure Analysis – Single, Dual,
 and Super-Single Tires
 3D Laser Scanning – from Small
 Components to Large Accident Scenes
 Driver Impairment Assessments
 Computer Animation and
 Physical Models
 Medical Fitness Analysis