In Fort Worth, a person hurt in a truck accident caused by someone else can recover medical costs, lost income, and pain under Texas law. Owsley Law Firm handles Fort Worth truck accidents from its Houston offices, comes to you, and charges no fee unless it wins. Call before you speak with any insurer.
Truck Accidents in Fort Worth
Where do Fort Worth truck accidents happen?
The Alliance corridor north of the city is one of the largest logistics hubs in the country, and its trucks fill I-35W and Loop 820. Truck cases here are frequent and involve large carriers.
Fort Worth truck cases come from the Alliance corridor. The logistics hub north of the city on I-35W is one of the largest in the country, and its trucks fill I-35W, Loop 820, and the I-30 interchange downtown around the clock. US-287 and I-20 add freight from the south and west. The firm’s Fort Worth truck cases most often involve a box truck or tractor-trailer merging onto I-35W from a distribution center without clearing the lane, or a truck rear-ending stopped traffic at the north Loop 820 interchange.
Corridors where Fort Worth truck accidents cluster
- I-35W and I-30 interchange downtown
- I-35W north through the Alliance freight corridor
- Loop 820 at I-35W on the north side
- I-20 and I-35W interchange on the south side
- US-287 through Kennedale and southeast Fort Worth
- Camp Bowie Boulevard and University Drive on the west side
Cases from Fort Worth
What does a Fort Worth truck accident case look like?
A box truck leaving a distribution center in Alliance merges onto I-35W without checking its mirror and forces a commuter into the barrier.
What to do now
What should you do after a truck accident in Fort Worth?
- Get examined the same day. JPS Health Network, John Peter Smith Hospital (Level I trauma) and Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth handle the serious truck accident injuries from Fort Worth; an urgent care visit the same day is enough to start the record if you are not transported.
- Photograph the vehicles, the road, and your injuries where it happened, especially on I-35W and I-30, where scenes are cleared within minutes.
- Get the Fort Worth crash report. Fort Worth Police Department reports are available through the TxDOT Crash Report Online Purchase System, usually within 10 days. The firm obtains it for clients at no charge.
- Report the crash to your own insurer, but give no recorded statement to the other driver’s carrier or the trucking company’s investigator until you have counsel.
- Know where the case goes. Fort Worth truck accidents suits are filed in the Tarrant County Civil District Courts, Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building, or Tarrant County Courts at Law depending on the crash location.
- Call the firm. Fort Worth clients are handled from Houston by phone, video, and mail, and the firm travels to Fort Worth for meetings, depositions, and court. The consultation is free.
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Common questions
Fort Worth truck accident questions
Which Fort Worth roads have the most truck accidents?
I-35W, especially through the Alliance corridor and the downtown interchange, Loop 820, I-20, and US-287.
Who is liable when a truck merges from a distribution center?
The driver and the carrier, and sometimes the logistics company that controls the yard and its exits. The firm identifies each from the carrier’s registration and the bill of lading.
Can the freight broker be liable for a Fort Worth truck crash?
Sometimes. A broker that arranged the load around Alliance or the I-35W corridor may be responsible if it hired a carrier with an obviously poor safety record. Courts are divided on how far that claim reaches, so it depends on the facts. The broker’s carrier selection file and the carrier’s federal safety history are the evidence that decides it.
Does a truck crash on the Chisholm Trail Parkway go to Tarrant County court?
Only if it happened in Tarrant County. The Chisholm Trail Parkway runs south from downtown Fort Worth into Johnson County toward Cleburne, so a crash on the southern stretch may be filed there instead. Texas venue rules also allow filing in a county where the trucking company has its principal Texas office. The milepost on the crash report settles it.