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Accident Reconstruction
- Telephone: 800-874-1664
- Telephone: 925-254-1664
- Fax: 925-254-1650
- E-Mail: engineering@prtassoc.com
- Website: www.prtassoc.com
Established: 1987
About Us
With more than thirty years in business, Peter R. Thom and Associates Inc. specializes in automotive accident reconstruction and failure analysis. The company offers the highest quality service in automotive-related issues with services ranging from confidential consultations to thorough investigations supported by detailed technical analysis and expert testimony when necessary.
Services Rendered
- Accident Investigation
- Accident Reconstruction
- Air Bags
- Automobile Crashes/Collisions
- Automotive Engineering
- Bicycles
- Biomechanics
- Chemical Analysis
- Expert Testimony
- Expert Witness
- Failure Analysis
- Fire
- Forensic Engineering
- Human Factors
- Investigations
- Litigation Support
- Metallurgy
- Motorcycles
- Origin and Cause Analysis
- Pedestrians
- Product Liability
- Recreational Vehicles
- Subrogation Support
- Tire Failure Analysis
- Traffic
- Trucks
- Vehicle Fire Analysis
- Vehicular Crash Reconstruction
- Damage Analysis
- Determination of Speed from Physical Evidence
- Determination of Seat Belt Usage
- Braking Systems
- Rollovers
- Vehicle Dynamics
- Impact Analysis
- Visibility
- Product Design and Development
- Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)
Qualifications
The company has 150 specialists across the country in different areas of expertise: automotive engineers with practical industry experience in brakes, tires, fires, electronic data retrieval, and occupant protection, university professors in all engineering disciplines, physicians, and accident reconstructionists. We have investigated thousands of car, truck, bus, motorcycle, and construction equipment accidents and provided testimony in state and federal courts.
Professional Memberships
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Medical Association
- American Society of Lubrication Engineers
Service Area
Providing worldwide service with over 150 Ph.D.s, Automotive Engineers, and Accident Reconstructionists with extensive expertise in automotive matters.
Articles
The Art of Stopping: A Look at Automotive Technologies and Insurance Implications by Peter R. Thom and Timothy A. Logsdon, Claims Magazine & The National Underwriter Company
Stopping Power: Forensic Brake Failure Investigations Explained by Ryan L. Devine and Gregory J. Quan, Claims Magazine
EDR: The Silent Witness by Peter R. Thom and Ryan L. Devine, California Defender
When the Rubber Meets the Road by Gregory J. Quan, Claims Advisor
Additional Links
Tires: It's All About the Roll by Peter R. Thom, Property Casualty 360
Tire Safety: 3 Critical Failures to Avoid by William J. Woehrle, Property Casualty 360
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