Trucking Crashes — Our Signature Practice
Trucking Crash Trial Lawyer
An 80,000-pound commercial truck is operated by a company, governed by federal safety regulations, and defended by teams that reach the crash scene within hours. These are not car crashes at a larger scale — and we prepare every one of them for trial.
Why These Cases Are Different
A System on Trial — Not Just a Crash
The moment a commercial truck crashes, the carrier’s insurer and defense team go to work. Building a trucking case means out-preparing an industry that defends itself for a living.
Federal Regulations Govern Everything
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations set binding standards for driver qualification, hours of service, drug and alcohol testing, and vehicle maintenance. Every violation is evidence — if you know where to look.
The Defense Starts at the Crash Scene
Carriers and their insurers dispatch rapid-response teams within hours of a serious crash. Preservation demands have to go out immediately — before logs, electronic data, and the vehicles themselves disappear.
Layers of Corporate Defendants
Motor carriers, brokers, shippers, and maintenance contractors — each with its own insurance. Identifying every responsible party and every policy is the difference between a partial recovery and a full one.
Catastrophic Stakes
A loaded semi can outweigh a passenger car twenty to one. The injuries in these cases are life-altering, and the preparation has to match the stakes.
What We Investigate
We Take the Whole Operation Apart
A trucking case is never just about the crash. It is about the driver, the equipment, the data, the cargo, and the company behind all of it. This is where we look — on every case.
01
The Driver
Behind every commercial truck is a driver the carrier chose to hire, train, and keep on the road.
- Driver qualification file and CDL history
- Hours-of-service logs and fatigue evidence
- Drug and alcohol testing history
- Prior violations, prior crashes, prior complaints
02
The Electronic Evidence
Modern trucks record everything. That data can disappear fast — unless it is preserved immediately.
- Electronic logging device (ELD) data
- Engine control module — the truck’s black box
- Dashcams, telematics, and GPS history
- Speed, braking, and hours behind the wheel at impact
03
Maintenance & Equipment
Federal law requires carriers to inspect, repair, and document. The paper trail tells the truth.
- Inspection and repair records
- Brake and tire condition at the time of the crash
- Driver vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs)
- Out-of-service violations and roadside inspection history
04
The Trailer & Cargo
How a trailer was loaded — and by whom — can be the difference between an “accident” and negligence.
- Cargo weight, loading, and securement
- Who loaded it, and under whose supervision
- Shipper and broker responsibility
- Underride protection and trailer conformance
05
The Carrier
The company is the case. Its safety record, its hiring, and its dispatch pressure are all on trial.
- FMCSA safety record and CSA scores
- Crash and inspection history
- Hiring, retention, and supervision practices
- Dispatch pressure and scheduling demands
The TrialReady Approach
Prepared for Trial From Day One
Trucking litigation is Evan Garcia’s signature practice. He speaks nationally on trucking litigation, appears pro hac vice in significant trucking cases across the country, and as lead trial counsel has secured more than $86 million in verdicts and settlements for injured clients.
Insurers track which lawyers actually try cases. When a case is prepared for the courtroom from day one — the investigation done, the experts retained, the exhibits built — settlement negotiations change. And when they don’t change enough, we are ready.
$86M+
Recovered for Injured Clients
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