18-wheeler / semi crashes
Long-haul trucking collisions on highways and interstates.
Practice area
Truck accident lawyers
Hit by an 18-wheeler or commercial vehicle? Talk to an experienced truck accident attorney — call 24/7.
Truck accidents cause some of the most serious injuries on the road. The vehicles are bigger, the insurance policies are larger, and the companies behind them have lawyers and investigators on scene within hours.
You need a personal injury attorney who handles commercial trucking claims. Call Personal Injury Legal Centers and we will put you in touch with one in your area.
What we handle
Types of truck accident cases
Delivery truck accidents
Box trucks, local freight, and package-delivery vehicles.
Tanker and hazmat
Fuel, chemical, and other hazardous-material carrier crashes.
Underride collisions
Passenger vehicle pulled under a trailer — often catastrophic.
Driver-fatigue crashes
Caused by violations of federal hours-of-service rules.
Jackknife and rollover
Cargo shift, improper loading, or loss of control.
By the numbers
Trusted by injured people for over 9 years
- 9+
- Years Helping Injured People
- 98%
- Client Satisfaction
- 47,918+
- Cases Handled
- 24/7
- Access to an Attorney
Three steps
How it works
From first call to attorney match — three simple steps.
Call (833) 699-9289 →- I
Call 24/7
Pick up the phone any time — day, night, weekend, holiday.
- II
Tell us what happened
A representative will ask a few questions about the incident and your injuries.
- III
Talk to an attorney in your area
We connect you with an experienced attorney in your area.
What every caller gets
What to expect when you call
Four things every caller can count on — before you ever sign anything.
24/7 live answer
A real person answers day or night — no bots, no long holds, no waiting days for a callback.
Confidential
Your call is private. We do not share what you tell us with insurers or the other driver.
No obligation
Ask questions, share what happened — you decide whether to move forward.
Local attorney match
We connect you with a personal injury attorney who practices in your area and knows the local courts.
Questions
Truck accident questions
What makes trucking cases different — and why timing matters.
How are truck accident cases different from car accident cases?
Trucking is federally regulated, which means more potential defendants — the driver, the company, the cargo shipper, and sometimes the truck manufacturer — and more evidence to preserve, including logbooks, dash cam, and ECM data.
Why do I need to call quickly?
Trucking companies dispatch investigators to the scene within hours. Evidence — skid marks, debris, data recorders — is lost fast. The sooner an attorney is involved, the better the chance to preserve what happened.
Who can be held liable?
Depending on the circumstances: the driver, the trucking company, the company that loaded the cargo, a parts manufacturer, or a maintenance contractor. An attorney will sort this out.
I have already talked to the company’s adjuster. Is it too late?
Call anyway. The sooner an attorney steps in, the better. They will handle communications from here on.
Related
Related case types
One call
Hurt in an accident?
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