Two years from the date of the crash, under Section 16.003 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Wrongful death claims run two years from the date of death. Build in months of buffer, because the investigation itself takes time.
Houston Truck Accident Lawyer
An 80,000-pound truck changes a life in seconds, and the trucking company's response team starts protecting the company that same day. Our Houston truck accident lawyers move just as fast, locking down the evidence and demanding every dollar the law allows.
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Fighting for You After a Houston Truck Accident
Texas leads the nation in fatal large-truck crashes, and Harris County sits at the top of the state's numbers year after year. Freight pouring out of the Port of Houston keeps I-10, I-45, I-69, Loop 610, and Beltway 8 packed with 18-wheelers at every hour, and US-290 adds its own steady stream of tankers and flatbeds. A loaded rig weighs up to 80,000 pounds. A sedan weighs about 4,000. When those two meet, physics decides who gets hurt, and it's never the truck. So the fight afterward isn't a fair one either: the carrier has lawyers and a rapid-response team, and you have a hospital bracelet. You have the right to demand payment for everything the crash took from you, and our Texas personal injury team handles these claims from intake through trial.
Houston truck accident claims we handle:
- 18-wheeler and semi truck collisions on I-10, I-45, and I-69
- Jackknife, rollover, and underride crashes
- Delivery van and box truck wrecks in Houston neighborhoods
- Tanker and oil field truck crashes near the Ship Channel
- Crashes caused by fatigued, overloaded, or poorly maintained rigs
If a commercial truck hurt you anywhere in the Houston metro, this is exactly the fight we built the firm for.
Proving Who's Responsible for Your Crash
A truck crash almost never has just one responsible party. The driver, the trucking company, the cargo loader, the maintenance contractor, and even a parts manufacturer can each carry a share of the fault, and each one comes with its own insurance policy. Federal safety rules cap driving at 11 hours, require drug testing, and mandate inspections, and the company's own records usually show which rules got broken. Here's the part nobody tells you: those records disappear on a schedule. Federal law lets carriers destroy some driver logs after six months, and black box data gets overwritten in normal operation. The carrier's rapid-response team knows this. They're often at the crash scene before the tow truck. We send preservation letters in the first week, before anyone gets a chance to tidy up the file.
Evidence we move quickly to secure:
- Black box (ECM) speed and braking data from the truck
- Electronic driver logs checked against the 11-hour federal limit
- The driver's qualification, training, and drug test file
- Maintenance and inspection records for the rig and trailer
The company preserves what helps them. We make them preserve all of it.
What Your Houston Truck Accident Claim Is Worth
Commercial trucks carry insurance policies many times larger than any personal auto policy, often $750,000 to $5,000,000 in layered coverage. That money exists for exactly this situation, and the insurer's whole job is keeping as much of it as possible. Expect a friendly adjuster call within days and a settlement offer before you've finished treatment. The early number is never the real number. Texas gives you two years from the crash to file suit, and a jury can cut your award by your share of fault, so the case you build in the first months decides the figure at the end. Liens against your settlement need handling too, because the hospital and your health insurer both want a piece of it. Our guide to medical liens and subrogation explains how we protect your net recovery, meaning the amount that actually reaches your bank account.
Compensation in a Texas truck accident claim can include:
- All medical care, from the ER bill to future surgeries and rehab
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
- Pain, suffering, and mental anguish
- Physical impairment and disfigurement
Two years sounds long until treatment eats a year of it. Start before the deadline drives your decisions.
Why Choose United Law Group?
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We Know Texas Trucking Law
Federal motor carrier rules plus Texas proportionate responsibility law decide these cases, and we work with both every month. We know what the driver's logbook should show and what it means when it doesn't.
02.
No Upfront Fees
We handle every Houston truck accident case on contingency. You pay nothing up front, we front the case costs, and our fee comes out of what we win for you. No recovery, no fee.
03.
We Aren't Afraid of Trial
Trucking insurers keep track of which firms fold before a jury sees the case. We prepare every claim for a Harris County courtroom, and that preparation is what makes settlements grow.
04.
We Focus on You
Jack Vasilaros built this firm to treat clients like family, not file numbers. You get direct updates from the team working your case, not a call center.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Navigating a legal issue can be confusing. Here are quick answers to some of the most common questions we receive.
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Often several parties at once: the driver, the trucking company, the cargo loader, the maintenance contractor, a parts manufacturer, or the truck's owner if it was leased. Each one carries separate insurance, and finding every policy is a large part of what we do.
More than most car crash claims, because the injuries run worse and the insurance policies run far larger. Value depends on your medical costs, lost income, lasting impairment, and the strength of the liability evidence. We give you a real range after reviewing the file, not before.
Take their claim number, decline the recorded statement, and call a lawyer. Adjusters call within days precisely because early statements and quick settlements save them money. Nothing you say to them early ever helps you later.
Commercial trucks carry an engine control module that records speed, braking, and throttle in the seconds around a crash, alongside electronic driver logs. That data can prove speeding or a fatigued driver over the federal 11-hour limit. It can also be overwritten or lost, which is why we send a preservation letter in week one.
