Truck accidents
in Phoenix
A loaded tractor trailer weighs about twenty times what your car does. Within hours of the crash the carrier has a rapid-response team on scene protecting its own position. You should have someone there too.
What goes wrong before anyone calls a lawyer
The evidence has a shelf life
Federal rules let carriers destroy driver logs after six months and dashcam footage is often overwritten in thirty days. A letter sent late is a letter sent for nothing.
Layered corporate defendants
The driver, the motor carrier, the broker, the shipper and the maintenance contractor are frequently five separate companies with five separate insurers, all pointing at each other.
Policy limits that hide
Commercial policies stack. Finding the excess layer above the primary million is a discovery fight, not a phone call.
What this office does instead
Three moves, in this order, on every file of this kind.
Two years in Arizona, but the practical deadline is the six-month federal document retention window.
Same-week preservation
Electronic logging device data, engine control module downloads, dispatch records, drug and alcohol testing files, and the driver qualification file get locked down immediately.
We audit against the FMCSA rules
Hours of service violations, unqualified drivers, skipped inspections and negligent hiring turn a traffic accident into a corporate accountability case.
Reconstruction that survives cross-examination
We retain accident reconstructionists and human factors experts before filing, not after the defence has framed the story.
Cases of this kind
Turn a card for the story behind the figure.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case turns on its own facts.
Talk to someone who has tried truck accidents cases
Free, confidential, and about twenty minutes. No fee unless we win.
Truck accidents questions
The police report blamed the driver. Is my case simple now?
No. A police report is an opinion, it is frequently inadmissible at trial, and carriers routinely retain experts to contradict it. It helps, and it settles nothing on its own.
Can I sue the company and not just the driver?
Usually yes. Negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent supervision and unsafe dispatch practices are direct claims against the carrier, and they are where the meaningful coverage lives.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing up front and nothing if we lose. Our fee is 33.3 percent of the recovery if the case resolves before a lawsuit is filed and 40 percent after that, because a filed case costs a great deal more to run. Case expenses come out of the recovery, not out of your pocket, and if there is no recovery you owe us nothing at all, including expenses.
How long do I have to bring a claim in Arizona?
Two years from the date of injury for most personal injury and wrongful death claims. If a city, county or state entity is involved, you must serve a notice of claim within 180 days, which is the deadline that quietly kills more cases than any other. Claims on behalf of a child are generally paused until they turn 18. Call before you assume you are out of time.