Taking on a trucking company and its insurer requires a firm that won't back down when the corporate lawyers show up.
When a semi-truck or delivery vehicle hits a passenger car, the size difference alone makes the injuries severe. The legal side is just as lopsided: these cases can involve the driver, the trucking company, a maintenance contractor, and even the vehicle manufacturer, each with their own insurer and lawyers.
We investigate driver logs, maintenance records, and compliance with federal trucking regulations to build a complete picture of what caused your accident and who should be held accountable for it.
Who can be held responsible
Unlike a typical car crash, a commercial truck accident usually involves several companies standing behind the driver:
- The driver, for fatigue, distraction, impairment, or unsafe driving.
- The trucking company, for pushing illegal schedules, poor training, or negligent hiring.
- The maintenance contractor, for brakes, tires, or trailer equipment that failed.
- The cargo loader, for unbalanced or unsecured loads.
Each of these parties has its own insurer and its own lawyers, and they start working on their defense the day of the crash. Trucking companies often have rapid-response teams at serious accident scenes within hours.
Evidence that wins these cases
Federal regulations require trucking companies to keep records that ordinary drivers never have: electronic driving logs, hours-of-service data, inspection and maintenance histories, and often dash camera footage. Some of it can be legally destroyed on a schedule if no one demands its preservation. One of the first things we do is send a preservation letter so that evidence is locked down before it disappears.