HOUSTON 18-WHEELER ACCIDENT LAWYER
Trucking companies have rapid-response teams. So do we.
Houston Truck Accident Lawyer
A crash with an 18-wheeler is nothing like an ordinary car wreck. The trucks weigh up to 80,000 pounds, the injuries are often catastrophic, and the trucking company and its insurer usually start working to limit their liability before the scene is even cleared. Cammack Law Firm represents people injured in commercial truck crashes, and families who have lost someone in one, across Houston and the Gulf Coast. We move quickly to lock down the evidence and build a case that is ready for trial.
THE TRUCKING COMPANY’S INVESTIGATORS MAY BE AT THE SCENE BEFORE THE WRECKER LEAVE. THE EVIDENCE THEY FIND SHOULD NOT BE THE ONLY EVIDENCE THAT EXISTS.
WHO CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN A TRUCKING CRASH?
Trucking cases often involve more than one defendant, and finding every responsible party matters. Depending on the facts, liability may extend beyond the driver to the motor carrier that employed or contracted with them, the company that loaded the cargo, the business responsible for maintaining the truck, or the manufacturer of a defective part. In some cases, the freight broker that selected the carrier may share responsibility too.
Trucking companies can also be held accountable for their own decisions, including hiring unqualified drivers, failing to train or supervise them, pushing schedules that violate federal hours-of-service limits, or skipping required inspections and maintenance.
TRUCKING CRASHES WE HANDLE
- Jackknife and rollover crashes
- Rear-end collisions and underride crashes
- Wide-turn and blind-spot collisions
- Crashes caused by driver fatigue or hours-of-service violations
- Cargo spills, overloaded trailers, and improperly secured loads
- Brake, tire, and equipment failures
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WHAT YOU CAN RECOVER
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages and loss of future earning capacity
- Physical pain and mental anguish
- Physical impairment and disfigurement
- Property damage
HOW WE BUILD YOUR CASE
The most important evidence in a trucking case belongs to the trucking company, and some of it can be overwritten or discarded quickly. We send preservation demands right away, then pursue the truck’s engine control module and electronic logging device data, the driver’s qualification file and drug and alcohol testing records, dispatch and GPS records, and inspection and maintenance logs. We work with accident reconstructionists and trucking safety experts to show exactly how the crash happened and which federal safety rules were broken.
Texas has special procedural rules for lawsuits involving commercial vehicles, and trucking defendants know how to use them. We prepare every case with those rules in mind, and with the expectation that it may go to trial.
In most Texas truck accident cases, the deadline to file a lawsuit is two years from the date of the crash. Please don’t wait to get advice.
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