FREE TRUCK ACCIDENT CASE REVIEW · DALLAS, TEXAS
Dallas Truck Accident
Case Review
Aaron A. Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. What board certification means
Hit by an 18-wheeler, a box truck or a delivery van? Bring the report and the name on the door. We start with the carrier and the clock.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
Trial lawyerLicensed in Texas since 2002
A Dallas office.8330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 700
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NO FEES OR EXPENSES UNLESS YOU RECOVER
Hit by a truck in Dallas County?
A free conversation can help you understand your next step.
IN OUR CLIENTS’ WORDS
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Remembered by our clients.
Communication was above and beyond!
Aaron was awesome, polite and patient.
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KNOW WHO IS IN YOUR CORNER
Aaron A. Herbert
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
YOUR RECOVERY. OUR FOCUS.
Who owns the truck?
That comes first.
A trailer swings wide on I-35E near the Stemmons split. Or a box truck rear-ends you at a light on Northwest Highway. The driver has a company name on his door and a phone number for dispatch. You have a police card and a hospital bracelet.
In the first review we chase the name on that door. Is it a carrier with a USDOT number, a leasing company, or a broker who handed off the load? Each one can have its own insurance. Each one keeps different records.
Let’s talk about your situationA trial lawyer reads your file.
Aaron Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Look it up on the State Bar of Texas site. Then ask him how he would put a trucking company in front of a Dallas County jury.
The data has a timer.
Trucks carry electronic logs, and many carry cameras and engine computers. Our first letter tells the carrier to keep all of it. Waiting a month can mean asking for footage that no longer exists.
You hear it straight.
Truck cases take longer than car cases. We tell you why, what the next three months look like, and who on our team will answer your calls.
A RECORD OF ADVOCACY
Real cases.
Meaningful results.
Selected outcomes published by the Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert. Every case begins with its own facts.
A collision involving a tractor-trailer that failed to control its speed.
A rear-end collision involving a commercial van.
A pedestrian struck by a van in a crosswalk.
An employee injured by defective machinery.
A grocery-store fall involving a substance on the floor.
A fall involving a defective walkway at a private event venue.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures are as published by the firm, not amounts clients necessarily received after fees and expenses.
View all published resultsDALLAS COUNTY TRUCK CRASHES
How often trucks crash
in Dallas
County.
TxDOT counted 3,778 crashes involving a commercial motor vehicle in Dallas County in 2025. Thirty-seven people died in them.
How many people were seriously hurt?
In those 2025 Dallas County truck crashes, officers reported 130 people with suspected serious injuries. Another 602 had suspected minor injuries. Next door in Tarrant County, TxDOT logged 2,183 commercial vehicle crashes and 16 deaths.
How long can a trucker drive?
Federal rules cap a property-carrying driver at 11 hours of driving. He can’t drive past the 14th hour after he comes on duty. Most trucks log those hours on an electronic logging device, and the carrier has to keep the records for six months.
How much insurance does a truck carry?
An interstate carrier hauling general freight needs at least $750,000 in liability coverage. Some loads, like certain hazardous materials, need more. That is twenty-five times the $30,000 a Texas car driver has to carry.
Where would the case be filed?
Many Dallas truck cases are filed in the county civil district courts at the George L. Allen Sr. Courts Building, 600 Commerce Street. Some land in federal court, in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, when the carrier is from out of state.
WHY CHOOSE AARON HERBERT?
What a truck case review
should cover.
Use the review to test us. Ask which records we would demand first, who might share the blame, and how the fee works. You deserve plain answers to all three.
From the firm: why speaking with an injury attorney matters.
Has this carrier been in trouble before?
We look the company up by its USDOT number on FMCSA’s public site. Out-of-service orders and failed brake inspections tell us where to dig.
Was the driver even qualified?
Carriers must keep a file on each driver, with his license history and medical card. A lapsed medical certificate changes the case.
Who else had a hand in it?
Maybe a shipper overloaded the trailer. Maybe a shop skipped the brake job, or a broker picked a carrier with a bad record. We write down every name.
The adjuster called within a day. Is that normal?
Trucking insurers move fast. Bring the name and number. Once you hire us, those calls come to our office instead of your phone.
What your injuries need
Truck crashes break bones and hurt spines. We help you line up doctors in Dallas and talk through how the bills get paid while the claim is open.
Do I owe you anything for this?
Not for the review. If you hire us and we don’t recover money, you owe no fee and no expenses. We’ll write out a sample split so you can see the math.
BEFORE YOUR CASE REVIEW
What to bring
to the table.
A crash report number and a photo of the truck is enough to start. Anything else on this list saves us time.
A photo of the truck door.
The company name and the USDOT number are usually painted there. A shot of the trailer and its plate helps too.
The crash report number.
It’s on the card the officer gave you. TxDOT sells copies online for $6, or $8 for a certified one.
Your medical paperwork.
Bring the ER discharge sheet, follow-up dates and any bills that have arrived. A list of your medicines helps.
Anything from an insurer.
Letters, texts, business cards, voicemails. If someone handed you a release at the hospital, don’t sign it. Bring it.
The rig goes back on the road. Camera footage can be overwritten, and the carrier only has to keep driver logs for six months. Call early so we can send a preservation letter.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CLAIM
The review is step one.
The claim is built
on records.
A truck claim is a car claim with more defendants, more rules and more paper. Here is what we build after the review.
Fault, from the truck’s own data.
Say a tractor-trailer drifts into your lane on LBJ Freeway near the Dallas North Tollway. The ELD shows how long the driver had been on duty. The engine computer and the cab camera can show speed, braking and where his eyes were.
Every company that answers for it.
The driver, the carrier, the trailer owner, the shipper. Texas assigns each one a share of the blame. Missing one can leave money on the table.
A record of what changed.
Surgery at a hospital off Harry Hines. Six months away from your job at a warehouse in the inland port. Each loss needs a bill, a pay stub or a witness to back it.
Want more background? Read our Dallas truck accident lawyer page, browse the truck accident litigation hub, or work through the Texas truck accident litigation guide. To see how injury claims are valued, visit our claim value guide. Crashed in Tarrant County? See our Fort Worth truck accident page.
CLEAR ANSWERS. A BETTER NEXT STEP.
Truck case review
questions.
Your situation is unique.
We’re here to listen.
What does the truck case review cost?
Nothing. If you hire us, you pay no fee or expenses unless you recover. The contract spells out the fee before you sign.
How long do I have to file a truck accident lawsuit in Texas?
Usually two years from the crash date. Some rules move that date. The carrier’s records can disappear long before then. See CPRC §16.003 ↗.
The truck driver says he works for himself. Who pays?
Many owner-operators haul under another carrier’s authority. The lease and the USDOT number on the door tell us whose insurance applies. Bring a photo of the door.
Does the driver have to take a drug test after the crash?
Federal rules require an alcohol and drug test after crashes that kill someone, and after certain injury or tow-away crashes when the driver got a ticket. We ask for those results. See 49 CFR §382.303 ↗.
The insurer says I cut the truck off. Is the case over?
Texas splits fault by percentage. You recover nothing above 50%, and your share trims the award. The truck’s camera often settles who cut off whom. See CPRC §33.001 ↗.
Do I have to come to the office?
Our office is at 8330 LBJ Freeway, Suite 700. Come in if you can. If you’re still laid up, we can start by phone and you can text us photos.
What if your firm doesn’t take my case?
We tell you during the review and explain why. You still leave knowing your deadline and what records to ask for.
FIGHTING FOR THE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Ready to take
your next step?
Tell us what happened. We’ll help you understand your options.
No fees or expenses unless you recover.