Tampa Truck Accident Attorney
Representing people hurt by commercial trucks throughout greater Tampa Bay. When the company lawyers up, you should too.
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The Bigger the Truck, the Harder They Fight.
Truck accidents aren’t like other crashes. The injuries are more severe. The insurance policies are larger. And the defense teams are more aggressive — because the stakes are higher.
If you’ve been hit by a commercial truck, you’re already dealing with enough pain and disruption. What you don’t need is silence, stonewalling, or pressure from corporate insurers trying to bury your case while you’re still in the hospital.
At CDB Injury Law, we’ve been down this road before. Chris Debari has spent his career holding trucking companies accountable for Tampa families — and when they push, we don’t blink.
Florida law, plainly
Why a truck case is a different animal
A car wreck usually has one at-fault driver and one insurance policy. A truck case can reach much further — and that’s where experienced counsel earns its keep.
More than one party can be responsible
Depending on the crash, liability can extend past the driver to the trucking company, the broker, the shipper, the maintenance contractor, the company that loaded the cargo, or a parts manufacturer. Finding every responsible party is often the difference in a serious case.
Federal rules are in play
Commercial carriers answer to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — hours-of-service limits, driver-qualification files, drug-and-alcohol testing, and maintenance records. Violations of those rules can become powerful evidence in your case.
The evidence is electronic — and perishable
Modern trucks record speed, braking, and hours on an onboard “black box” (ECM/EDR) and electronic logging device (ELD). That data can be overwritten on a normal maintenance cycle, which is exactly why the preservation letter below goes out on day one.
Florida’s deadlines and fault rules
Under Florida’s 2023 tort-reform law, you generally have two years from the crash to file, and if you’re found more than 50% at fault you recover nothing. How fault gets apportioned is often the real battleground — and it’s argued with the evidence above.
What to do after a truck crash
Get medical care — and keep every record.
See a doctor even if you feel “okay.” Truck-crash injuries often surface days later, and the paper trail from day one becomes the backbone of your claim.
Don’t give the trucking insurer a recorded statement.
Their adjuster may call within hours, friendly and fast. Anything you say can be used to shrink your claim. You are not required to give a statement — send them to us.
Preserve the evidence before it’s gone.
The truck’s black box (ECM/EDR), the driver’s electronic logs, and dashcam footage can be overwritten in days. We send a legal preservation (“spoliation”) letter immediately so it can’t quietly disappear.
Call a lawyer before their rapid-response team gets ahead of you.
Major carriers dispatch investigators to the scene the same day. Leveling that field early is the single biggest thing you can do for your case.
Commercial-vehicle crashes are their own category — roughly 315 in a recent Hillsborough County year. They’re investigated differently from ordinary wrecks, because federal trucking rules (the FMCSA regulations) come into play that don’t apply to car accidents.
Truck cases, quick answers
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Let’s hold them accountable — together.
You didn’t ask for this fight. But you deserve someone who won’t back down from it. A career spent fighting for injured people across Tampa Bay — tell us what happened, there’s no cost to talk.