Texas Truck Accident Law Library

Plain-English guides to Texas truck accident claims (deadlines, fault, damages, insurance and choosing a lawyer) plus explainers for the Texas statutes and federal regulations behind them.

Claim guides

Texas Truck Accident Deadlines

The two-year statute of limitations, notice rules for government vehicles, and the exceptions.

Truck Accident Damages in Texas

Economic, non-economic and exemplary (punitive) damages, and the Texas caps.

Texas Truck Accident Settlements: What Affects the Amount

The factors that move settlement values up or down.

Who Can Be Liable in a Texas Truck Accident

Drivers, carriers, brokers, shippers, maintenance shops and manufacturers.

Shared Fault in Texas Truck Accidents

How Texas's proportionate responsibility rule and the 51% bar work.

Dealing With Trucking Insurers

Adjuster tactics, recorded statements, bad faith and Stowers demands.

Medical Liens and "Doctors on Lien" in Texas

Hospital liens, letters of protection and subrogation explained.

Wrongful Death Claims After a Texas Truck Crash

Who can file, what can be recovered and the deadlines.

Settle or Go to Trial?

Why most truck cases settle, and what pushes some to trial.

18-Wheeler vs Car Accident Claims

How claims against trucking companies differ from ordinary car crash claims.

Catastrophic Injuries in Truck Crashes

Brain, spinal, burn and amputation injuries and how they affect a claim.

Brain Injury (TBI) Claims After a Truck Crash

Diagnosis, documentation and damages in traumatic brain injury claims.

Spinal Cord Injuries From Truck Accidents

Types of spinal injury, long-term costs and life care plans.

How to Choose a Truck Accident Lawyer in Texas

Credentials, experience, fees and red flags when choosing a lawyer.

Questions to Ask a Truck Accident Attorney

What to ask in a first consultation, and the answers to listen for.

Truck Accident Lawyer Fees and Costs

How contingency fees and case costs usually work in Texas.

Truck Accident Lawyer vs General Personal Injury Lawyer

When trucking-specific experience matters.

Statutes and regulations, explained

Statute

CPRC §16.003: The Two-Year Deadline

The Texas statute of limitations for injury, death and property damage.

Statute

CPRC Chapter 33: Proportionate Responsibility

How fault is shared and when a claimant recovers nothing.

Statute

CPRC Chapter 41: Exemplary (Punitive) Damages

When punitive damages are available and how they are capped.

Statute

CPRC Chapter 71: Wrongful Death and Survival

Who can sue for a death and what the estate can recover.

Statute

CPRC Chapter 72: Commercial Motor Vehicle Trials (HB 19)

Bifurcated trials and evidence rules in Texas truck cases.

Statute

Transportation Code Chapter 550: Crash Duties and Reports

Duties after a crash and who may obtain a crash report.

Statute

49 CFR Part 395: Federal Hours of Service

Driving limits, duty windows, breaks and ELDs for interstate drivers.

Statute

49 CFR Part 387: Truck Insurance Minimums

The federal minimum liability coverage for motor carriers.

Reference

Trucking and Truck Accident Glossary

Definitions of the trucking, insurance and legal terms used in truck accident cases.

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Texas Deadline Calculator

Enter the crash date and see the likely Texas filing deadline, with rules for minors, wrongful death and government vehicles.

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Claim Cost Worksheet

List and total your crash-related costs by Texas damages category. Nothing is sent anywhere.

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Texas Trucking Law Research Assistant

Ask a question and get an answer drawn from Texas statutes and federal motor carrier regulations, with citations.