. >> reporter: kelly linhart who had 15 years of experience and the father of four was doing a routine truck inspection in 2008 when he was hit and killed by an oncoming truck. >> fell asleep by his own admission, ran off the road and ran over kelly dragging him to a horrible death. >> reporter: he's a plaintiff's attorney who specializes in truck cases. he represented the family and deposed the driver. >> you admit you were driving under the influence of methamphetamine during the accident, right? >> yes. >> reporter: he admitted to driving under the influence. he was sentenced to 40 months. he admitted to prior convictions for meth and marijuana. who would let a driver with that record behind the wheel of an 80,000 pound truck? this man, forest rangeloff. >> there were safety problems, yes. >> reporter: he says range's company was nothing more than a chameleon carrier. they shut down and opened under a new name. forest company range transportation had a conditional safety rating from the government, a warning to companies they need to improve. after the linhart crash, he filed for an