After the Crash
What to Do After a Semi-Truck Accident: A Step-by-Step Guide
The first 72 hours after a semi-truck crash decide most cases. Here is what to do — and what carriers do behind the scenes — from the moment of impact.
Resource Library
Truck accident articles that actually help.
Real explanations of how truck cases work — written for victims and families, not other lawyers.
Case Value
How Much Is a Semi-Truck Accident Case Worth?
Truck injury settlement values depend on five concrete factors. Here is how attorneys actually calculate the range — and where the big numbers come from.
Legal Basics
Truck Accident vs. Car Accident Claims: 7 Critical Differences
A truck injury claim is a completely different animal from a car-on-car claim — different defendants, different rules, different insurance, different stakes.
FMCSA Rules
FMCSA Hours-of-Service Rules Explained (and How Carriers Cheat Them)
How federal hours-of-service rules work, why ELDs were supposed to fix log falsification, and the specific ways carriers still pressure drivers to violate.
Legal Basics
Statute of Limitations for Truck Accidents in Every State
How long you have to file a truck accident lawsuit varies wildly by state — from 1 year in Kentucky and Tennessee to 6 years in Maine. Full breakdown.
Legal Basics
Who Can Be Sued in a Truck Accident? (Beyond the Driver)
A truck crash claim is rarely against just the driver. Here are the six categories of defendants commonly named in commercial truck litigation.
Crash Types
What Causes a Semi-Truck to Jackknife (and Who Is Liable)
The physics behind a jackknife crash, the four most common root causes, and how attorneys prove carrier liability — not just driver error.
Crash Types
Underride Accidents: Why They Are So Deadly (and Often Preventable)
Underride crashes account for an estimated 400+ U.S. deaths every year — and the federal underride-guard rule has not been meaningfully updated since 1998.
Evidence
What a Truck "Black Box" Actually Records — and How Quickly It Disappears
Commercial trucks carry two data systems that win cases: the ECM and the ELD. Here is exactly what each records, who controls it, and how long you have before it is gone.
After the Crash
When to Hire a Truck Accident Lawyer (and When You Probably Don't Need One)
Not every fender-bender requires a lawyer. But a real commercial-truck case does — here are the honest signals that tell you which side of the line you are on.
Evidence
How to Preserve Truck Accident Evidence: The 24–48 Hour Window
ECM black-box data, dashcam footage, and ELD driver logs can disappear within hours of a semi-truck crash. Here is exactly what to preserve, how fast, and how a litigation hold works.
Insurance
Federal Trucking Insurance Minimums Explained
Federal rules set a minimum amount of liability coverage for trucking companies: $750,000, $1 million or $5 million depending on the cargo. Here is what 49 CFR 387.9 says.