How We Help
After a commercial truck accident, you may be focused on medical decisions, missed work, and your family, not on what evidence the trucking company has or what needs to happen next. We can begin identifying and protecting the information that may matter before it is lost.
We handle cases involving tractor-trailers (also called semi-trucks or 18-wheelers), delivery vehicles, and other commercial vehicles.
We start by listening. Then we explain your options, identify what needs attention first, and get to work.
Find out what happened. Preserve the evidence.
The evidence that explains a commercial truck accident can disappear while you are still dealing with its aftermath. Video may be recorded over, vehicles can be repaired, electronic data may be overwritten, and witnesses become harder to locate.
We act quickly to seek preservation of records and electronic data, locate witnesses, and arrange the inspections a case may require. Identifying applicable legal deadlines is part of that early work.
Working with qualified trucking-safety and reconstruction experts when appropriate, we investigate how the accident happened and the decisions that led to it. That work can help identify responsibility beyond the driver, including motor carriers, maintenance providers, cargo-loading entities, brokers, and other companies whose involvement may not be obvious at the scene.
What can expire
- Dashcam & security camera footage and vehicle telemetry Evidence of speed, braking, and movements before impact.
- Driver logs and dispatch records Driving hours, rest periods, and pressure to meet unsafe schedules.
- Maintenance and inspections Mechanical problems, prior warnings, and repairs that were never made.
- Hiring and training Whether the driver was qualified, properly trained, and supervised.
- Loading and cargo Whether excess weight or an improperly secured load contributed.
This has cost you more than money.
Medical bills and missed paychecks are only part of the picture. Treatment may continue for years. Returning to work may be uncertain. Pain, disability, or the loss of someone you love can change daily life in ways no bill will capture.
We gather medical and employment records and help you document expenses, treatment, and the changes you experience. You and the people closest to you help us understand what life was like before the accident and what it takes to get through a day now.
The case must also look ahead to future care, help at home, and lost earning capacity. For a grieving family, it may include the care, companionship, and support the person would have provided.
Build the case. Be ready for court.
We handle communications and negotiations with opposing insurers and attorneys, challenge attempts to shift responsibility, and prepare the evidence needed to present the case effectively if trial becomes necessary.
Along the way, we explain where the case stands and the decisions ahead. A settlement offer needs careful evaluation: what it covers, whether it accounts for future needs, and how it compares with the risks of continuing. We help you weigh those considerations. The decision to accept is yours.
If a fair settlement cannot be reached, Kellen is prepared to take the case to trial.
Start with a conversation.
Call for yourself or someone you love. You do not need to have everything organized or know whether you have a case before reaching out.
Free consultation. No obligation.