Arlington Truck Accident Lawyer
At the Mike Slocumb Law Firm, our Arlington truck accident lawyers move immediately to lock down evidence, identify every liable party, and build the case the trucking company hopes you never bring.
A semi-truck crash on I-20 or I-30 in Arlington does not leave you with minor inconveniences. It leaves you with trauma-center bills, a totaled vehicle, and a carrier whose insurance adjusters are already pulling the driver’s electronic logs before you have spoken to your personal injury attorney. Let’s change that.
Call the Mike Slocumb Law Firm today: (888) 302-3669, or contact us online, for a free consultation.
Arlington Sits at the Center of One of Texas’s Busiest Freight Intersections
Most Texans know Arlington as home to AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field. What the tourism signs leave out is that the city also functions as a freight crossroads that handles thousands of commercial vehicles every day. I-20 cuts through the southern end of the city, connecting Fort Worth’s distribution hubs to Dallas’s warehousing belt. I-30 runs just north of the Entertainment District, funneling long-haul traffic between the two metros at highway speeds. State Highway 360 threads through East Arlington’s industrial zone on its way north to DFW International Airport’s cargo operations.
That geography puts an enormous number of tractor-trailers on the same pavement as commuters, students heading to the University of Texas at Arlington, and families navigating surface streets in Dalworthington Gardens and Kennedale. Mike Slocumb Law Firm represents people on the wrong side of that equation throughout Tarrant County. For injury claims not involving commercial carriers, our Arlington personal injury attorneys cover the full range of accident types in the area.
According to Texas Department of Transportation crash records, Tarrant County logged 1,716 commercial truck crashes in 2024, resulting in 19 fatalities. Specific Arlington intersections account for a disproportionate share. South Cooper Street at I-20 experiences frequent rear-end and jackknife crashes due to fast highway exits and short merge distances. Collins Street at I-30 generates sideswipe and broadside collisions as big-box retail truck routes converge with commuter traffic near AT&T Stadium. Matlock Road, through the warehouse corridor between Pioneer Parkway and I-20, consistently experiences underride incidents when tractor-trailers negotiate tight turns into loading docks while passenger vehicles proceed through the intersection.
What Truck Accident Representation Actually Involves
Truck cases are not a scaled-up version of a car accident claim. The evidence is proprietary, the timeline for preserving it is short, the liable parties are multiple, and the carrier’s defense team is experienced and well-funded. Here is what we do from day one:
- Electronic data preservation: We issue a legal hold immediately targeting the truck’s electronic logging device, event data recorder, onboard camera system, and the carrier’s dispatch communications. Federal rules require carriers to retain certain data, but that window is narrow, often 30 days, and carriers know it.
- Multi-party liability investigation: The driver’s hours-of-service record is the starting point, not the endpoint. We examine the carrier’s hiring file and training documentation, the shipper’s loading records, third-party maintenance logs, and manufacturer specifications when component failure is a factor.
- Wrongful death claims: When a crash on Arlington’s freight corridors takes a life, we pursue every category of damages available under the Texas Wrongful Death Act, including loss of companionship and guidance, funeral costs, and the financial support the family has lost going forward.
- Federal violation analysis: The FMCSA hours-of-service regulations set binding limits on how long commercial drivers can operate before mandatory off-duty periods. When a carrier pressures drivers past those limits, that violation anchors a negligence claim against the company itself, not just the individual behind the wheel.
- Settlement evaluation: Commercial carriers carry multi-million-dollar policies and retain dedicated defense counsel from the moment a crash is reported. We evaluate every offer against the full scope of your documented losses before recommending any course of action.
Residents from Pantego, Grand Prairie, and zip codes 76010 and 76011 frequently call us after discovering the carrier’s adjuster visited the hospital before an attorney did. If a recorded statement has already been taken, that situation is recoverable, but representation cannot wait.
For crashes involving passenger vehicles rather than commercial carriers, our Arlington car accident lawyers handle those cases through a separate process with the same level of preparation.
How the Process Works and What It Costs
There are no upfront fees and no hourly charges. We work on a contingency basis, meaning our fee is a percentage of the recovery, and we collect nothing if we do not win. Consultations are available by phone, video, or in person around your medical and work schedule, and we open cases the same day when the situation calls for it.
Once we take your case, all communications with carriers and insurers go through us. You will not be asked to negotiate, provide statements, or evaluate settlement offers without a complete analysis of what a proposed figure actually covers against your long-term medical costs, income loss, and other damages. Learn more about our firm and the attorneys who handle these cases directly. You can also review our practice areas to see the full scope of what we handle across Texas.
Speak With An Injury Attorney About Your Commercial Truck Crash
Trucking companies retain legal counsel immediately after a serious crash. Every day that passes without representation is a day they spend constructing their version of events from data you have not yet secured.
Contact us today for a free case evaluation. The Mike Slocumb Law Firm takes Arlington truck accident cases on a contingency basis with no fees unless we recover compensation for you.
