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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration tracks the safety records of trucking companies operating in interstate commerce. That information (inspection history, crash data, compliance reviews, and official safety ratings) is accessible to the public through federal databases. You do not need an attorney or a court order to start looking. If you were hurt in …

Before a commercial truck reaches the scene of a crash, it has often passed through multiple checkpoints designed to catch the kinds of problems that cause serious accidents.  Weigh stations are part of that system. They exist to verify that trucks comply with weight limits, mechanical requirements, and driver regulations before they continue operating on …

Modern commercial trucks are rolling computers. Long before a crash happens, onboard systems are quietly recording speed, braking behavior, engine performance, and driver inputs. That data does not disappear when the truck stops. It stays on the vehicle’s electronic systems, and it can tell investigators exactly what the driver and the truck were doing in …

After a truck accident, most people assume the trucking company is responsible. Trucking companies often push back on that assumption quickly, arguing that the driver was an independent contractor and that the company bears no liability for what happened. That argument is not the end of your case. Texas law does not simply accept how …

After a serious truck accident, it is easy to focus on the driver. But investigations regularly uncover a broader problem: a trucking company that hired a dangerous driver, ignored the warning signs, and put that person behind the wheel anyway. Companies sometimes bring on drivers with histories of DUI arrests, repeated safety violations, or failed …