A vehicle may be commercially relevant because it was being used for work, owned or controlled by a business, transporting passengers or property, or insured under a commercial policy. Whether specific motor-carrier rules apply depends on the vehicle and operation.
Possibly. The analysis can depend on the driver’s work status, assignment, business purpose, company control, ownership, policies, and other facts. Separate issues involving hiring, training, supervision, entrustment, or maintenance may also matter.
Potential evidence includes GPS and telematics, route and dispatch data, work orders, video, schedules, hiring and training records, maintenance history, company policies, ownership or lease documents, and commercial insurance information.
A.R.S. § 12-542 generally provides a two-year limitations period for injury-to-person actions, but the evidence timetable is much shorter because businesses and vendors may overwrite or dispose of records in the ordinary course of operations.
