Commercial Vehicle Accidents
⚖ Commercial Vehicle Accidents
Houston Commercial Vehicle Accident Lawyer
It wasn't an 18-wheeler. It was a delivery van, a box truck, a dump truck, a work pickup, or a rideshare car. But if you were hit by one, you already know it didn't feel small.
Here is what the other side is counting on you not to realize: a vehicle with a company's name on the door means a company that may be legally responsible for how its driver was hired, trained, scheduled, and supervised. Your claim is not just against the person behind the wheel.
⚖ Commercial Vehicle Accidents
Commercial Vehicle Crashes We Handle
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Box trucks and straight trucks — moving, furniture, appliance, and freight vehicles
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Delivery service vehicles — package, parcel, and last-mile delivery vans and trucks, including those run by national carriers, online retailers, and the contract delivery companies that drive for them
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Pizza and restaurant delivery — drivers delivering hot meals for local restaurants and national chains, racing a clock to get food to the door
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Food delivery app drivers — drivers dispatched through meal-ordering apps, often using their own vehicles and working under tight timers
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Ride-share and ride-hailing vehicles — passengers, other drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians hurt in crashes involving drivers dispatched through ride-hailing apps
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Dump trucks and construction vehicles — including crashes caused by overloaded trucks, unsecured loads, and falling debris
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Heavy-duty work pickups — F-250s, F-350s, and similar trucks driven for business, often towing trailers or equipment
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Utility, service, and landscaping trucks operated by companies that put drivers on the road every day
Why These Crashes Are Different
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The pressure is built in. Delivery routes, tight windows, app-driven timers, ratings, and daily stop quotas push drivers to rush, check handheld devices, and cut corners. That pressure is a company decision, and the company can be held accountable for it.
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Several companies may share responsibility. The driver, the employer or delivery contractor, the carrier, retailer, restaurant, or app company that dispatched or hired the driver, and the company that owns or leases the vehicle can all be part of the picture. Sorting that out early matters.
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Weight and blind spots cause serious injuries. A loaded box truck, a dump truck, or a heavy pickup pulling a trailer takes longer to stop and hides more of the road than most drivers realize.
How We Help
Tom Stilwell spent the first half of his 30-year career defending companies in commercial vehicle litigation. He knows how fleet insurers and corporate defense teams respond and defend these claims. Today he uses that knowledge for one side only: yours.
We move quickly to preserve evidence that is often overwritten or lost, including dash camera video, GPS and vehicle data, delivery route and scanner records, driver files, and maintenance history. We identify every company that may be responsible, and we deal with the insurance adjusters so you can focus on getting better.
⚖ Free & Confidential Consultation
Hurt by a Commercial Vehicle? Talk to Us Before You Talk to Their Insurance Company.
The first call costs you nothing, and we work on a contingency basis, so there is no attorney's fee unless we recover for you.
Call (832) 274-6749 or email tom@tsinjurylaw.com for a free, confidential consultation.