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Gainesville Truck Accident Attorneys

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  1. Why Are Truck Accident Cases Different From Car Accidents?
  2. The I-75 Freight Corridor and US-441 Agricultural Hauling
  3. Who Can Be Held Liable After a Gainesville Truck Crash?
  4. Does Florida's No-Fault System Apply to Truck Injuries?
  5. How Long Do You Have to File a Truck Accident Lawsuit in Florida?
  6. Who Handles Truck Accident Cases at Our Gainesville Office
  7. Ready to Talk to a Gainesville Truck Accident Attorney?
Gainesville Truck Accident Lawyer

By: Spencer Munns

If a commercial truck left you injured on I-75, US-441, or anywhere in Alachua County, a Gainesville truck accident lawyer can preserve the evidence and identify every party responsible before the trucking company’s investigators reshape the story. We represent injured drivers, passengers, and their families throughout North Central Florida from our office on NW 8th Avenue. We handle these cases on contingency, which means no fee unless we recover for you.

Call our Gainesville office at 352-389-3755 for a free case review.

Why Are Truck Accident Cases Different From Car Accidents?

white truck riding on the roadTruck accident cases involve federal regulations, multiple potentially liable parties, and evidence that disappears quickly. That combination makes them fundamentally different from a standard two-car collision.

Commercial trucks are governed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which sets national rules for driver hours, vehicle inspections, and cargo loading. A violation of those rules becomes direct evidence of negligence. The truck’s electronic logging device (ELD) and event data recorder capture speed, braking, and hours driven at the moment of impact.

Carriers are not required to preserve that data indefinitely. A carrier’s federal safety record and crash history is part of what we pull early in the investigation. We send legal preservation letters immediately after being retained.

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The I-75 Freight Corridor and US-441 Agricultural Hauling

I-75 runs the length of Alachua County and is one of the primary north-south freight routes in the eastern United States. The volume of long-haul commercial trucks moving through Gainesville creates a distinct category of high-speed, high-severity crashes that differ from urban delivery collisions.

US-441 and the rural state roads around Alachua County carry a different kind of commercial traffic: agricultural haulers, livestock transports, and produce trucks moving between farms and markets. These vehicles are often overweight, sometimes improperly secured, and operated on two-lane roads where the margin for error is small.

We handle both types of cases, and the investigation differs for each. Long-haul carrier cases turn on ELD data and hours-of-service compliance, while agricultural hauling cases often turn on load securement and vehicle maintenance records.

Who Can Be Held Liable After a Gainesville Truck Crash?

Can I Sue a Trucking Company After an Accident?Liability in a truck accident often extends beyond the driver. Each responsible party carries separate insurance, which is why identifying all of them matters to the value of your claim.

Potentially responsible parties include:

  • The truck driver, for negligent or fatigued operation
  • The trucking company, for negligent hiring, supervision, or hours-of-service violations
  • The cargo loading company, if improper loading caused the crash
  • The maintenance provider, if a mechanical failure contributed
  • The truck or parts manufacturer, if a defect played a role

Missing one responsible party means leaving available insurance coverage unclaimed. We investigate the full chain of liability before recommending a settlement strategy.

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Does Florida’s No-Fault System Apply to Truck Injuries?

Your Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage applies first after any Florida vehicle accident, including truck crashes. PIP covers up to $10,000 in medical costs and lost wages regardless of fault.

Most truck accident injuries far exceed that amount. When injuries meet Florida’s serious injury threshold (permanent injury, significant scarring, or significant loss of a bodily function), you can step outside the no-fault system and pursue full damages directly from the at-fault carrier and driver. Truck crashes routinely produce injuries serious enough to qualify. We assess eligibility at the start of every case.

How Long Do You Have to File a Truck Accident Lawsuit in Florida?

Lubbock tx truck accident lawyer semi truck scaledTwo years. Under Florida Statutes Section 95.11, you have two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. For wrongful death claims arising from a truck crash, the same two-year deadline applies from the date of death.

Two years passes faster than most people expect once medical treatment and recovery are underway. The carrier’s legal team begins building its defense the day the crash is reported. Truck accident cases in Alachua County are filed in the 8th Judicial Circuit, which sets its own filing and procedural requirements.

Call 352-389-3755 or contact us online to discuss your case.

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Who Handles Truck Accident Cases at Our Gainesville Office

Jon Dulaney

Jon Dulaney

Jon Dulaney is a personal injury attorney at Bogin Munns & Munns who represents injured clients throughout Gainesville, Ocala, and North Central Florida. His practice focuses on serious injury litigation, including truck accidents, auto accidents, motorcycle crashes, and wrongful death claims. He has handled complex personal injury and product liability matters and has achieved multi-million-dollar recoveries and several seven-figure settlements for his clients. He earned his Juris Doctor from Barry University School of Law and was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2012.

Our Gainesville office is at 4411 NW 8th Avenue, Suite B. We handle truck accident cases on contingency, with no fee unless we recover for you.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Case results depend on individual facts and circumstances.

Ready to Talk to a Gainesville Truck Accident Attorney?

Trucking carriers have legal teams working on your case from the moment the crash is reported. The sooner you have representation, the more evidence can be preserved and the stronger your claim becomes.

We represent truck accident victims in Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, and throughout Alachua County and North Central Florida from our office at 4411 NW 8th Avenue, Suite B. There is no fee unless we recover for you.

Bogin Munns & Munns also handles car accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall injuries, workers’ compensation, immigration, estate planning, and more from 11 offices across Central Florida.

Call 352-389-3755 or contact our Gainesville office online for a free truck accident case review.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Call 911 and get medical attention first. If you are able, photograph the truck’s USDOT number on its door, the license plate, and any cargo markings. Get contact information from witnesses. Do not give a recorded statement to the trucking company’s insurance adjuster before speaking with an attorney. Evidence on the truck begins overwriting quickly, so contact a lawyer as soon as possible.

  • Yes. When a driver causes a crash while working, the carrier is typically liable under vicarious liability, so you can bring a claim directly against the company. If the driver was an independent owner-operator, the carrier’s liability depends on how much control it exercised over the driver’s routes, schedule, and equipment. We identify every responsible party before filing so no available coverage goes unclaimed.

  • There is no standard value. Your case depends on the severity of your injuries, your medical costs, lost income, the strength of the liability evidence, and the total insurance coverage available across all responsible parties. Commercial carriers are required to carry much higher liability coverage than passenger vehicles. We evaluate your medical records and the facts of the crash before giving you a realistic assessment.

  • Federal hours-of-service rules limit how long a driver can operate without rest. When a driver’s logbook, ELD data, or dispatch records show a violation, that evidence directly supports a negligence claim. Fatigue is a documented factor in a significant share of commercial truck crashes. We subpoena the driver’s logs and the carrier’s dispatch and payroll records whenever fatigue is a possible factor.

  • Truck accident claims involve federal regulations, multiple liable parties, and evidence that does not exist in a car crash: driver logs, inspection records, carrier safety ratings, and black box data. They also involve larger commercial insurance policies and carriers with dedicated claims teams focused on minimizing payouts. Early legal representation matters more in truck cases than in typical car accident claims because the critical evidence can be lost within days.

  • Out-of-state carriers are subject to Florida law when their drivers cause accidents on Florida roads. Because I-75 carries long-haul trucks from across the country, many Gainesville truck crashes involve carriers based elsewhere. We handle the jurisdictional issues and serve out-of-state defendants through the proper legal channels. Our office manages the entire case locally, so an out-of-state carrier does not delay or complicate your claim.

  • Florida follows a modified comparative negligence rule. As long as you were not more than 50 percent at fault, you can recover damages reduced by your percentage of fault. A victim found 25 percent responsible in a case worth $400,000 would recover $300,000. The carrier’s legal team will work to assign you as much fault as possible. We build the liability evidence to counter that and keep your assigned percentage accurate.

  • Because of the size and weight difference between commercial trucks and passenger vehicles, truck crash injuries tend to be severe: spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, fractures, internal injuries, and injuries requiring long-term rehabilitation. Serious injuries are also what allow an injured person to step outside Florida’s no-fault system and pursue full damages. We work with medical experts to document the full extent and future cost of these injuries.

  • Under Florida Statutes Section 768.20, the personal representative of the deceased’s estate brings a wrongful death claim on behalf of surviving family members. Recoverable damages can include medical expenses before death, funeral and burial costs, lost financial support, and loss of companionship. The two-year filing deadline runs from the date of death. We handle wrongful death cases for Alachua County families and manage the legal process while the family focuses on grieving.