Commercial Truck Crash Investigation · McAllen · San Juan · RGV
A trucking companyleaves a trail. We prove it.
A commercial truck case is not a car case. Chris Sanchez goes after the carrier — pulling the ELD black-box data, the driver's logs, the maintenance and hiring files — to show exactly which federal safety rules were broken and who is on the hook. Free case review, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Representative figures. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
How we prove a trucking company is liable
We build the case against the carrier — not just the driver.
We investigate the carrier, not just the driver
Behind every 18-wheeler is a motor carrier with logs, dispatch records, and a federal safety profile. We dig into hours-of-service violations, ELD data, and maintenance histories to find the negligence the company would rather you never see.
We lock down the evidence before it disappears
Black-box data can be overwritten and logbooks can vanish in days. We send spoliation letters immediately to force the carrier to preserve the ELD, dashcam, and inspection records — so the truth is on the record before they can bury it.
We hold every liable party accountable
A trucking crash often has more than one defendant: the driver, the motor carrier, the broker, the shipper, the maintenance contractor. More liable parties means more insurance coverage — and we identify all of it so your recovery isn't capped by a single policy.
The investigation, step by step
From the collision to full accountability.
Scroll through how we prove a commercial trucking company liable.
The crash
An 80,000-pound collision
A loaded tractor-trailer can weigh 20 to 30 times more than a passenger vehicle, and the forces involved leave catastrophic damage. While the carrier's rapid-response team is already protecting the company, our job is to make sure the crash is investigated on your side — not theirs.
Preserve the evidence
We secure the black box and the logs
Within hours we send spoliation letters demanding the carrier preserve the ELD/black-box data, the driver's hours-of-service logs, the dispatch records, the dashcam footage, and the maintenance file. This is the step most car-accident lawyers miss — and the step that wins trucking cases.
Identify every party
We map the whole chain of liability
The driver is rarely the only one at fault. We trace responsibility up the chain — to the motor carrier that pushed an illegal schedule, the broker that hired an unsafe trucking company, the shipper that loaded the cargo wrong, and the contractor that skipped a brake inspection.
Prove the violations
We turn FMCSA rules into your leverage
Trucking is governed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. When the data shows a driver drove past the hours-of-service limit, a logbook was falsified, or a maintenance defect was ignored, those are documented violations of federal law — and the foundation of full accountability.
Representative results
The kind of outcomes we fight for.
ELD data showed the driver was hours past the federal limit; recovered from the motor carrier for an RGV family.
Shipper and carrier held jointly liable after a shifting-load rollover on US-83.
Maintenance records proved a defect the carrier ignored before a rear-end crash near Pharr.
Sample, representative results for illustration only — not actual case figures. Every case is unique and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
What clients say
Chris Sanchez, J.D.
The Relentless Lawyer
“The trucking company's insurance tried to pin it all on a 'driver mistake.' Chris pulled the black-box data and the logs and showed the company had pushed an illegal schedule. The difference in the outcome was night and day.”
Common questions
What makes a trucking case different.
Why is a commercial truck accident case different from a car accident?
Trucking companies are governed by federal safety rules (the FMCSA regulations) that ordinary drivers are not, and the evidence is different: electronic logging device (ELD) black-box data, driver hours-of-service logs, dispatch records, and maintenance files. There are also usually multiple liable parties and much larger insurance policies. Proving a trucking case means investigating the carrier itself — not just the driver — which takes a lawyer who handles these cases specifically.
What is a spoliation letter and why does it matter after a truck crash?
A spoliation letter is a formal legal demand that orders the trucking company to preserve evidence — the ELD/black-box data, the driver's logs, the dashcam footage, the maintenance records — instead of letting it be deleted or written over. Black-box data can be overwritten in a matter of days. Sending these letters immediately is one of the most important early steps in a trucking case, and it's why you should call a lawyer right away rather than wait.
Who can be held liable in a commercial trucking accident?
Often more than one party. Liability can fall on the truck driver, the motor carrier that employed or contracted the driver, the freight broker that hired the carrier, the shipper that loaded the cargo, the company responsible for maintenance, and sometimes the manufacturer of a defective part. Each one may carry its own insurance. We investigate the entire chain so your recovery isn't limited to a single driver's policy.
What is the hours-of-service rule and how does it prove fault?
Federal hours-of-service rules limit how long a commercial driver can be behind the wheel before mandatory rest — generally no more than 11 driving hours after 10 consecutive hours off. The electronic logging device records this automatically. When the ELD data shows a driver exceeded those limits or the carrier falsified the logs, it's powerful, documented evidence of a federal safety violation that helps establish the trucking company's negligence.
Hit by a commercial truck? Let's preserve the evidence today.
Serving McAllen, San Juan, Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Weslaco, Harlingen, Brownsville and the entire Rio Grande Valley freight corridor.