Hurt by a commercial truck? Move as fast as they do.
A loaded semi can weigh 20 to 30 times more than your car, and the injuries reflect that. Trucking companies know it — which is why they dispatch rapid-response teams to the scene within hours to start building a defense. You deserve that same urgency working for you.
No fee unless we win. Hospitalized? We come to you.
United Citizen Law represents people seriously injured in commercial truck and big-rig crashes across the Sacramento region. We move immediately to preserve evidence like the truck's electronic logs and the carrier's records before they can be lost, and we pursue every liable party.
Truck cases are bigger, faster, and more complex than car crashes
A truck wreck isn't just a bigger car crash. Liability can extend beyond the driver to the trucking company, the vehicle's owner, a maintenance contractor, or the company that loaded the cargo. Federal safety regulations govern driver hours, inspections, and record-keeping — and violations of those rules can be powerful evidence.
Critical proof, like the truck's electronic control module data and the driver's logbooks, can be overwritten or discarded quickly. We act fast to send legal preservation notices and secure that evidence, then use it to hold every responsible party accountable for the full extent of your injuries.
Our proven three-step process
We bring the same tested framework to every case while accounting for the details of your unique situation.
We secure the evidence
We immediately preserve the truck's data, driver logs, and inspection records before they can vanish, and document the scene while it's fresh.
We map the liability
We identify everyone responsible — driver, carrier, owner, loader, maintenance company — and the safety regulations they may have violated.
We pursue full value
Truck injuries are often catastrophic. We build for the long term — future surgeries, lost earning capacity, life care — and negotiate or try the case for everything it's worth.
Common questions
Why do I need a special lawyer for a truck accident?
Truck cases involve federal trucking regulations, multiple potentially liable companies, and evidence that disappears quickly. Experience with commercial carriers and their insurers materially changes the outcome.
Who can be held responsible in a truck accident?
Potentially the driver, the trucking company, the vehicle owner, a maintenance provider, or the cargo loader. We investigate every link in the chain rather than settling with the first party who offers to pay.
How long do I have to file a truck accident claim in California?
Usually two years from the crash, but evidence like electronic logs can be lost far sooner. The earlier we're involved, the more we can preserve.
The trucking company already offered me a settlement — should I take it?
Speak with us first. Early offers are almost always far below the true long-term value of a serious truck-injury claim and are designed to close your case before that value is clear.
What does it cost to hire you?
Nothing unless we win. The consultation is free and our fee comes only from the compensation we recover for you.