A collision with a semi, box truck, or company vehicle is not a car accident with a bigger car. The injuries are worse, the policies are larger, the defendants are corporate, and a rapid-response team often starts protecting the trucking company before you have left the hospital. These cases are won by whoever controls the evidence first. That is the job we do, and because trucking is governed by federal law, we do it in all 50 states.
One federal rulebook, coast to coast
Commercial carriers everywhere operate under federal safety regulations covering how long a driver can be behind the wheel, how vehicles must be maintained, how cargo must be secured, and who is qualified to drive. A fatigued driver over his hours, a skipped brake inspection, an overloaded trailer: these are not bad luck. They are violations, and violations build cases. The core rulebook does not change at the state line, which is why our playbook works whether your crash happened in Florida or two thousand miles away.
The evidence has an expiration date
Commercial trucks carry their own witnesses: electronic logging devices, engine control data, dashcams, GPS records, driver logs, inspection and maintenance files, drug and alcohol test results. Companies are only required to keep some of it for a limited time. One of the first things Verde Law does is send preservation demands that make destroying or "losing" that evidence a serious legal problem for the carrier.
More defendants usually means more recovery
The driver is rarely the only responsible party. The motor carrier, the truck's owner, the company that loaded the cargo, the maintenance contractor, and sometimes a freight broker can all share liability, each with their own insurance. Finding every policy is how catastrophic injuries actually get covered, and it is work most quick-settlement firms never do.
Where state law still matters
Deadlines to sue, fault rules, and damage rules come from the state where the crash happened, and they vary widely. In Florida, the 14-day treatment window also applies to your PIP benefits. We pin down the governing law first and build the case to fit it.
Built for the fight these cases bring
Trucking insurers defend claims aggressively because the numbers are large. We prepare every case as if it is going to trial, with reconstruction, expert analysis, and full documentation of your medical future, not just your bills to date. There is no fee unless we win.
The company says the driver was an independent contractor. Am I out of luck?
No. Liability can still reach the carrier and other parties depending on control, the regulations, and the facts. That label is a defense tactic, not a verdict.
What should I do in the first week after a truck crash?
Get medical care promptly, and within 14 days if the crash was in Florida. Photograph everything you safely can, do not speak with the trucking company's representatives, and call us so preservation letters go out immediately.