Kelley Wolff Injury Attorneys handles all truck driver accident cases on a contingency fee basis.

You pay no upfront fees and nothing out-of-pocket during your case. Our fee is a percentage of the compensation we recover for you. If we don’t win your case, you owe us nothing for our legal services.

Property owners who maintain loading docks and warehouses have duties to keep premises safe for truck drivers.

When dangerous conditions—wet floors, inadequate lighting, missing safety equipment, or forklift negligence—cause driver injuries, facility operators face premises liability. These third-party claims exist alongside workers’ compensation benefits.

FMCSA violations provide powerful evidence of negligence. If your trucking company pressured you to exceed hours-of-service limits, failed to maintain equipment properly, or violated other federal safety regulations, this evidence strengthens claims against negligent third parties and may support claims against the carrier itself.

Report the accident to your employer and law enforcement immediately, seek medical attention even if injuries seem minor, document the scene with photographs, exchange information with other parties, preserve all electronic logging data, and contact an experienced truck driver accident attorney before giving recorded statements to insurance companies.

Owner-operators and independent contractor truck drivers typically are not covered by workers’ compensation through the carriers they contract with.

However, they may purchase their own occupational accident insurance. Additionally, misclassified employees may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits they were wrongly denied.

If your employer carries workers’ compensation insurance, you generally cannot sue them directly for workplace injuries—workers’ comp is the exclusive remedy.

However, you can sue non-subscriber employers who opted out of workers’ comp, and you can always pursue third-party claims against negligent parties other than your employer.

Texas law provides a two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims against third parties.

Workers’ compensation claims must be reported to your employer within 30 days and filed with the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation within one year of the injury. Missing these deadlines may permanently bar your right to compensation.

Workers’ compensation provides medical benefits and approximately 70% wage replacement up to state maximums.

Third-party claims allow recovery of full medical expenses, complete lost wages, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and potentially punitive damages—categories that workers’ comp doesn’t cover at all.

When a negligent motorist causes an accident that injures you while driving your truck, you have a third-party personal injury claim against that driver in addition to any workers’ compensation benefits. Third-party claims provide compensation for pain and suffering and other damages that workers’ comp doesn’t cover.

Yes—workers’ compensation and third-party claims are separate and can both be pursued simultaneously.

You can receive workers’ comp benefits from your employer’s insurance while suing a negligent motorist, property owner, or other third party for additional damages including pain and suffering that workers’ comp doesn’t cover.