Truck crashes
Truck crash injuries
A crash with a semi or a delivery truck is a different case from a car crash. There's a driver, a carrier, sometimes a broker and a shipper, and each has its own insurer and its own lawyers, often on the scene within hours.
We send a letter asking the carrier to keep the truck's data, the driver's logs and the dash camera footage, then we get them. Tomás leads these cases.
About the current matter: if you were hurt in the March 4 pileup on I-40 near Tijeras, keep your medical records and any photos, don't sign a release, and call us. We're gathering what's known about the vehicles involved.
What we look at
The truck's own records
Engine data, GPS, hours-of-service logs and the dash camera, kept by a letter we send first.
Every company involved
The driver, the carrier, the trailer's owner, the shipper: each may share the blame.
The safety record
Inspections, past violations and how the driver was hired and trained.
Serious injuries
Spine, brain and burn injuries, and the long-term care they can need.
Interstate crashes
I-25, I-40 and the Big I, where out-of-state carriers pass through.
The deadline
We put the filing deadline on the calendar the first day, and work back from it.
Questions we hear first
The trucking company called me already. What now?
Be polite and say nothing about the crash or your injuries. Tell them your lawyer will call. Don't sign anything.
Is a truck case worth more than a car case?
Not by itself. Trucks usually carry more insurance, but what a case is worth depends on the injuries and the facts.
What if the driver was from another state?
It's usually still filed where the crash happened. We'll tell you where, and why.
Talk to the lawyer who'd handle it
The first conversation is free, and you'll know by the end of it whether we can help.