Defending motor carriers, brokers, and drivers
A serious trucking accident generates a lawsuit that is different in kind from an ordinary auto case. Plaintiffs' counsel will pursue negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent training, and negligent supervision alongside the underlying collision — turning your safety program, your driver files, and your dispatch practices into the real subject of the litigation.
Lopez Law Group represents 18-wheeler transportation companies, motor carriers, brokers, and individual drivers throughout Texas and California. We have tried multiple trucking cases to verdict, and we are proud members of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA).
What we know
The regulatory framework. FMCSA regulations, driver qualification files, hours-of-service compliance, drug and alcohol testing records, and maintenance documentation. We know how these records are supposed to look, how they actually look, and how opposing counsel will characterize the gap.
The data. ELD records, ECM downloads, telematics, dashcam footage, and dispatch communications. These are decided in the first days after a loss — spoliation exposure is real, and preservation letters arrive fast.
The direct negligence theories. We defend the company as vigorously as the driver, because in most serious cases the company is the actual target.
Rapid response
Serious losses require an attorney on the ground quickly. We coordinate scene investigation, evidence preservation, and early witness statements — often before a suit is ever filed.
