Trucking companies and their insurance companies will have their own dedicated attorneys, sometimes multiple teams of attorneys. Potential evidence in a truck accident is much more extensive than evidence collected in an auto accident. Truckers are required to keep logs, some trucking companies use advanced technology such as GPS to track and record things like speed, location and driving time, and there is information that can be obtained from weigh stations, places of loading and unloading, etc. Trucking companies will not volunteer the evidence needed to prove your case. Only an experienced truck accident attorney knows what evidence and information to look for, and where to find it.

Numerous state and federal laws apply in truck accidents. The trucking industry is heavily regulated. Many of the laws that apply to trucking are designed to keep protect motorists, including rules and regulations regarding: