Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. After a crash with an 18-wheeler or commercial truck, most people have no idea what they’re actually entitled to recover — or how quickly the trucking company’s legal team starts working against them. I’ve handled these cases across Texas for years, and the pattern is consistent:…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Most people assume a commercial driver’s license means a driver has been checked out and cleared. That assumption is wrong more often than it should be. Over the years handling truck accident cases in Texas, I’ve seen carriers put drivers behind the wheel of 80,000-pound rigs…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. I’ve handled truck accident cases in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for years, and one question keeps coming up from injured clients and their families: did the federal rules actually fail them, or did someone just ignore the rules that already exist? The answer is almost always…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. FedEx trucks are a constant presence on McAllen streets. They cut through neighborhoods off Ware Road, idle in front of storefronts near Nolana Avenue, and merge onto US-83 dozens of times a day. Most drivers hardly notice them. Then a crash happens, and suddenly the victim…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. A fender-bender with a passenger car and a fender-bender with a semi-truck are not the same thing — not legally, not medically, and not from an insurance standpoint. People call my office after crashes they describe as “minor” all the time. Sometimes they’re right. Often, they’re…

I’ve handled truck accident cases across Texas for years, and the calls I get from Irving after semi-truck crashes follow a pattern. The injured person waited too long to call a lawyer. The trucking company’s adjuster already visited. Documents have gone missing. That pattern costs people real money, and it’s avoidable. If you were hit…

If you’ve just been in a crash involving a semi-truck, 18-wheeler, or commercial delivery vehicle in McAllen, your phone is probably already ringing. Insurance adjusters move fast after truck accidents. They have a reason for that — and it’s not to help you. This post walks through one of the most common questions I hear…

A tanker truck accident is not like a typical rear-end collision. The vehicles involved weigh up to 80,000 pounds when loaded, carry potentially hazardous cargo, and are governed by a web of federal and state regulations that most people have never heard of. If you were hit by a tanker truck on I-20, I-30, or…

If a commercial truck hit you or someone in your family on one of the highways cutting through Irving, Texas, the first thing you want is a lawyer who has actually taken these cases to trial — not just one who settles everything quietly and moves on. That difference matters more than most people realize….

A brain injury changes everything. It can affect how you speak, how you remember, how you work, and how you connect with people you love. When that injury comes from a truck accident — an 18-wheeler, a loaded flatbed, a commercial freight hauler barreling down US-83 or I-2 — the consequences are often catastrophic, and…