Pennsylvania Truck Accident Lawyer

Pennsylvania's statute of limitations for personal injury is generally two years from the date of the crash (42 Pa. C.S. § 5524). Wrongful death claims are also two years, measured from the date of death. There are narrow exceptions, but evidence in trucking cases starts disappearing within days — call us immediately.

Liability often extends beyond the driver to the motor carrier, the truck's owner, the shipper, the broker who arranged the load, maintenance contractors, parts manufacturers, and sometimes the company that loaded or secured the cargo. Identifying every responsible party is critical to recovering full value.

Modern tractors carry an Engine Control Module (ECM) and Electronic Logging Device (ELD) that record speed, braking, throttle position, hours of service, and pre-crash data. This evidence is the strongest objective record of what happened — and federal rules only require carriers to retain it for limited periods, so a preservation letter must go out fast.

Motor carriers often label drivers as 'independent contractors' to avoid liability, but FMCSA regulations and Pennsylvania law allow injured victims to hold the carrier vicariously responsible in most cases, particularly when the driver was hauling under the carrier's DOT authority.

Truck cases routinely settle for six and seven figures, and catastrophic-injury and wrongful-death cases regularly exceed that. Value depends on the severity of injuries, the available insurance, the strength of liability evidence, and the venue. We give you a candid valuation after we review the police report, medical records, and insurance disclosures.

No. We handle every Pennsylvania truck accident case on a contingency fee — you pay nothing unless and until we recover money for you.