Real Justice for Tennessee Truck Crash Victims
Let us help you take back what's yours.
Integrity, compassion, and courage all fuel our fight to help truck crash victims achieve the financial means to move forward from their crashes. Our commitment to helping truck crash victims build lives of dignity and hope has led to over 100 trucking case settlements and verdicts in excess of one million dollars.
Over half a billion dollars in settlements and verdicts.
Ohio's Largest Trucking Verdict
Largest US Trucking Settlement of its Year
2023 Wrongful Death Verdict in Michigan Federal Court
Our Managing Partners have committed their legal careers to truck accident law and helping truck accident victims take back their lives after unimaginable tragedy.
Experience. Empathy. Expertise.
Our commitment to these tenets of integrity and compassion have allowed our firm to help countless truck crash victims make their legal goals a reality.
Over 150 trucking wrongful death case settlements and verdicts.
A limited case load, ensuring your trucking case receives the attention and resources it deserves.
More truck crash attorneys with Commercial Driver's Licenses than any other firm in the nation.
More attorneys NBTA certified in truck accident law than any other firm in the nation.
When justice is served to the fullest extent of the law, it often enables families and survivors to build futures that are not defined by the terms of their truck crash.
Discover how The Law Firm for Truck Safety's attorneys can help you pursue justice inside and outside of the courtroom with a free case consultation.
Attorneys Fighting for the Victims of Truck Crashes
THE LAW FIRM FOR TRUCK SAFETY
Committed and Compassionate Truck Accident Attorneys in Tennessee
As of 2020, there were nearly 4.9 million licensed drivers in Tennessee. Whether on a main interstate like I-40 or the rural roads of a city like Tazewell, millions of drivers use Tennessee roads every day. Because driving is such a common practice in daily life, when a catastrophic truck crash happens, it can be difficult to comprehend how something an act so integral to our daily routines can cause so much devastation — physically, financially, and emotionally.
When the unthinkable happens, The Law Firm for Truck Safety Nashville is here to help you through one of the most difficult times in your life; we’re here to help you and your family find justice.
In Tennessee, nearly 4.9 million licensed drivers travel daily on roads ranging from interstates like I-40 to rural city routes like Tazewell. Although driving is an essential part of our daily routine, it can cause significant devastation - physically, financially, and emotionally - when a catastrophic truck crash occurs.
Should the unthinkable happen to you or a loved one, The Law Firm for Truck Safety Nashville is here to provide assistance and help you and your family seek justice.
When you work with our lawyers, you will find more than professional legal advice from experienced truck accident attorneys; you will find a team of genuine, caring people who are committed to your case and determined to help you heal.
Let us lend you our strength and unwavering support. Let us help you pursue justice, hold negligent trucking companies accountable, and fight to take one more unsafe trucking company off of Tennessee roads.
When you work with our lawyers, you will find more than professional legal advice from experienced truck accident attorneys; you will find a team of genuine, caring people who are committed to your case and determined to help you heal.
Let us lend you our strength and unwavering support. Let us help you pursue justice, hold negligent trucking companies accountable, and fight to take one more unsafe trucking company off of Tennessee roads.
Referrals & Co-Counsel
Involved in a Crash?
No other law firm knows trucks quite like us. Our trucking law expertise and trial experience allow us to win multi-million-dollar results year after year.
Our team of truck accident attorneys works tirelessly to help your family find justice in the wake of a catastrophic truck crash.
Referrals & Co-Counsel
No other law firm knows trucks quite like us. Our trucking law expertise and trial experience allow us to win multi-million-dollar results year after year.
Involved in a Crash?
Our team of truck accident attorneys works tirelessly to help your family find justice in the wake of a catastrophic truck crash.
A Proven Record of Settlements and Verdicts
Our firm’s commitment to holding negligent trucking companies accountable has led to a history of million and multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts for our clients. Unlike other personal injury firms, we prepare every case for trial and limit our caseload, guaranteeing that each of our clients’ cases receives the resources, care, and compassion it deserves.
If I could, I’d give them 10 out of 5 stars.
Matt is a fantastic attorney, and he also became my friend. I couldn’t be happier about the outcome of my case.
Matthew Wright was wonderful!!! He not only won my case, but got me more than I was expecting. He also got my matter resolved in a timely manner. I would absolutely recommend Matthew Wright for any of your litigation needs.
Matt and Traci are some of the kindest and hardworking legal teams I have ever met. They helped me during a very difficult time in my life after my accident [and made me feel] comfortable, safe, and heard. I am grateful for them in so many ways and...could not recommend this firm more.
They are amazing people with huge hearts and went above and beyond every step of the way. I would recommend this firm to everybody needing help.
Matt and Traci really go above and beyond for their clients. They were always a text or phone call away. My dad never had to wait hours or days for a response. Thank you once again!
After my husband's fatal accident with a semi truck, I hired Matthew Wright. I knew after our initial meeting I had hired the very BEST. [Matthew] is professional, thorough, dedicated, determined, and stands firm for what's right.
A pleasure to work with and the best at identifying coverage when others can’t!
[Matt and Traci] were professional, caring and completely transparent about my case. They listened to my needs... and guided me through a difficult and trying deposition.
[My case] took over a year and half settle but Matt and Traci were by my side and informative each step of the way. Any time I had a question, I knew I could call or email and get a response right away. They were also super accommodating and understanding.
Excellent law firm to work with. Matt and his team have a deep understanding of national trucking law and work relentlessly to fight for their clients throughout the country.
This team literally spent years fighting for justice for my family and we won with very little time in the courtroom. Thank you all!
We limit our caseload to solely serve victims of catastrophic truck crashes. In turn, our lawyers are able to give our clients and their cases the attention, care, and resources they deserve.
Injured in a truck accident? Let us be a resource for you.
Injured in a truck accident? Let us be a resource for you.
Call 800.628.4500 and learn how our team of experienced truck crash attorneys can help you find justice for your truck crash injuries.
The Guidance and Strength Your Truck Accident Case Needs
At the Law Firm for Truck Safety, not only do we help truck crash victims stand up to negligent trucking companies and their insurance carriers, but we also work with our clients to help them find answers to help them understand exactly what happened, why it happened, and how we can prevent similar trucking tragedies from happening in the future.
When The Law Firm for Truck Safety represents your truck crash case, you have the support of a legal team with:
- A limited caseload. With over 150 years of combined litigation experience, we limit our personal injury practice to advocate for those who have been severely injured or killed in trucking accidents.
- Five Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders. Having first-hand insights into the rules, regulations, and standards of care to which truck drivers must adhere allows us to uncover critical case facts and incorporate technical trucking knowledge into your case in ways other firms can’t.
- 5 NBTA board Certified Lawyers. This preeminent accreditation symbolizes our law firm’s commitment to the pursuit of justice and knowledge within the field of truck accident law.
- The resources to help you inside and outside of the courtroom. To Tennessee truck crash victims and their families, justice isn’t just about money. It’s about finding answers, taking a dangerous trucking company off the road, and taking steps to prevent the same tragedy from happening to someone else. During our free case review process, we take the time to fully understand what justice means to you and we work with you to build a case strategy to help you achieve your legal goals.
- Determination. Advocating for your rights means helping you tell your story in the most comprehensive and compelling way possible. In each case, we thoroughly review the truck’s driver log book, maintenance records, and police reports. We subpoena dashcam footage, and cell phone records, tap medical and forensic experts, and use these facts to build the kind of powerful narrative that moves a jury.
- A track record of record results. Our firm’s skill, focus, and resources have allowed us to maximize results for countless Tennessee truck crash victims and their families. It has also led our truck crash attorneys to hold various trucking case records including the largest truck crash verdict to date in Ohio ($42.4M) and Ohio’s largest consortium-only wrongful death verdict ($34M).
- Courage. Most personal injury attorneys may try to steer you toward settlement if the thought of going to trial intimidates them. Unlike other personal injury law firms, we have the resources, knowledge, and previous trial experience to confidently take your case to trial if that is your goal.
Leaders in Truck Crash Law
Lawyers NBTA Certified in Truck Crash Law
Lawyers with
Class A CDLs
Settlements and Verdicts
$1 Million and over
Largest Truck Crash Verdict
in Ohio History
Not only are we leaders in the courtroom, but our semi-accident attorneys are also at the forefront of trucking law.
Several of our firm’s attorneys, including Matthew Wright, were some of the first in the nation to become certified in truck accident law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). While this accreditation is not needed to practice law in Tennessee, when a truck accident attorney holds this prestigious certification, it demonstrates to truck crash victims and attorneys alike their proficiency within the field of trucking law, their commitment to the pursuit of justice, and their determination to maximize compensation for their clients.
Meet Your Tennessee Truck Accident Attorney, Matthew E. Wright
Serving truck crash victims in Nashville, Memphis, and throughout Tennessee, attorney Matthew Wright focuses his practice on representing those who have been injured or killed by reckless and negligent motor carriers, trucking companies, shippers, brokers, and/or insurance companies.
As a skilled truck accident lawyer, Mr. Wright is continuously invited to share his deep knowledge of the trucking industry and trucking case trial strategy with other attorneys across the nation. Within the trucking law community, Matthew serves on various executive boards and committees including the American Association for Justice's Interstate Trucking Litigation Group and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. He is board-certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been rated 10 of 10 “superb” by avvo.com.
By truck crash victims and attorneys alike, Mr. Wright is sought out for his knowledge of supply-chain safety and his ability to correctly identify and hold accountable those who contributed to the root cause of a truck wreck.
Serving truck crash victims in Nashville, Memphis, and throughout Tennessee, attorney Matthew Wright focuses his practice on representing those who have been injured or killed by reckless and negligent motor carriers, trucking companies, shippers, brokers, and/or insurance companies.
As a skilled truck accident lawyer, Mr. Wright is continuously invited to share his deep knowledge of the trucking industry and trucking case trial strategy with other attorneys across the nation.
Within the trucking law community, Matthew serves on various executive boards and committees including the American Association for Justice's Interstate Trucking Litigation Group and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. He is board-certified in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been rated 10 of 10 “superb” by avvo.com.
By truck crash victims and attorneys alike, Mr. Wright is sought out for his knowledge of supply-chain safety and his ability to correctly identify and hold accountable those who contributed to the root cause of a truck wreck.
Above all, Mr. Wright is known for the compassion, knowledge, transparency, and commitment, he brings to his cases, providing top-tier legal advice while emotionally supporting clients during a critical time of need.
Our Preeminent Truck Crash Lawyers
The Law Firm for Truck Safety has 5 NBTA board-certified attorneys -- more than any other firm in the nation.
Combined with our 5 commercial driver's licenses (CDLs), our legal team’s knowledge and experience allow us to advocate for your rights, uncover hidden case facts defense counsel desperately tries to hide, courageously take your case to trial, and champion your story unlike any other personal injury law firm in the US.
Our personal injury attorneys are invited regularly to teach truck accident case strategy to other lawyers throughout the US.
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Each year on Tennessee roads, approximately 170 people are killed in large truck crashes.
If you or a loved one have been the victim of a catastrophic truck crash, please know your path to justice is not one you must walk alone. Our team of truck accident attorneys is here to lend you our strength and courage, inside and outside the courtroom so you and your family receive the compensation, answers, and legal resolution you deserve.
Fighting to Find the "Why"
Trucking injury cases are typically not caused by simple driver errors. When we analyze the root cause of a semi-truck crash, our findings often reveal critical errors and unsafe decisions made at the corporate level by contract motor carriers, shippers, brokers, and/or insurance companies. As truck accident attorneys, our objective is to investigate and link these dangerous decisions to the catastrophic personal injuries and damages in your truck accident case.
Trucking injury cases are typically not caused by simple driver errors. When we analyze the root cause of a semi-truck crash, our findings often reveal critical errors and unsafe decisions made at the corporate level by contract motor carriers, shippers, brokers, and/or insurance companies.
Causes of truck crashes we commonly see include:
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Trucking is a 24/7 industry, but truck drivers cannot drive 24/7. In 2020, there were an estimated 633 deaths in the United States from fatigued-driving-related crashes. Falling asleep at the wheel is a major concern for multiple US agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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According to NHTSA, In 2020, an estimated 3,142 people died in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers – and thousands more were injured. Any activity that takes your hands, mind, or eyes off of driving is a distraction. Cell phones are one of the most problematic distractions. Because heavy semi-trucks take longer to stop than passenger vehicles, truck drivers are even more at risk of accidents caused by distraction
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Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a leading cause of vehicle accidents. NHTSA saw a double-digit (14%) increase in the number of drunk/drugged driving deaths from 2019 to 2020.
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Trucking companies must follow federal regulations for maintenance and inspections. Defects in tires, brakes, lights, and other components often cause or contribute to accidents.
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Inadequately trained truck drivers are more likely to cause accidents than experienced truck drivers.
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Unsecure and imbalanced cargo loads make semi-trucks harder to stop and maneuver, putting those around the tractor-trailer in danger of being hit by debris or components of the commercial motor vehicle itself.
As truck accident attorneys, our objective is to investigate and link these dangerous decisions to the catastrophic personal injuries and damages in your truck accident case.
The Law Firm for Truck Safety Difference
Truck accident cases are not automotive cases: They’re more complex, more intensive, and often have more at stake than an automotive accident.
This is due to a variety of factors, including truck insurance policies, trucking industry regulations, and an increased chance of death. In order to pursue justice to its fullest extent, your truck accident attorney must have the right resources, focus, and commitment to collect and manage all the information associated with your crash.
Truck accident cases are not automotive cases: They’re more complex, more intensive, and often have more at stake than an automotive accident. This is due to a variety of factors, including truck insurance policies, trucking industry regulations, and an increased chance of death. In order to pursue justice to its fullest extent, your truck accident attorney must have the right resources, focus, and commitment to collect and manage all the information associated with your crash.
This is why, when a truck driver leaves you severely injured or takes a life, it’s imperative that a lawyer specializing in truck accident law represents your case.
Justice for your truck crash demands a lawyer who is familiar with federal rules and regulations along with the exploitative tactics that insurance companies and defense attorneys will use to keep their clients from paying what they owe.
At The Law Firm for Truck Safety, we understand that no amount of money can undo the pain and suffering your crash has caused you, but a truck accident lawsuit can help you receive compensation so that the physical, mental, and financial hardships that have been unjustly placed on you and your family do not become insurmountable burdens. Our team of truck crash attorneys is ready and waiting to stand alongside you and your family and fight to help you win the compensation that you deserve.
You Only Have One Opportunity to File Your Truck Crash Lawsuit
When personal injury attorneys do not regularly prosecute big-rig cases, they often see your case -- your anguish -- as a means to make a quick profit. In fact, many defense attorneys rely on truck crash victims partnering with personal injury lawyers who are unfamiliar with the intricacies of trucks and trucking law, so they do not have to pay them the compensation justice demands. In some truck crash cases, this can mean millions of dollars are left on the table.
If your personal injury attorney lacks the knowledge, experience, and courage needed to see your case through to trial, it can compound your pain. That is why it is vital to select a personal injury law firm that is well-versed in semi-trucks and trucking law, with the knowledge and trial experience needed to drill down into the details of your case and find and hold all negligent parties accountable for all that was taken from you.
If you have suffered a severe injury or if a loved one was taken from you in a truck accident, you deserve to be represented by personal injury lawyers who specialize in truck crashes, are unafraid to go to trial, and are committed to helping receive the compensation you deserve.
You Only Have One Opportunity to File Your Truck Crash Lawsuit
When personal injury attorneys lack experience in big-rig cases, they may view your anguish as an opportunity to make a quick profit. Defense attorneys often rely on such inexperienced lawyers, who are not well-versed in trucking law, to avoid paying you the full compensation you deserve. This can result in millions of dollars being left on the table in some truck crash cases.
Choosing a personal injury law firm that specializes in truck crashes is crucial to ensure that all negligent parties are held accountable for what was taken from you. Such firms possess the knowledge and trial experience needed to investigate your case thoroughly and fight for the compensation you deserve.
If you have suffered a severe injury or lost a loved one in a truck accident, do not settle for less - choose a firm that is committed to helping you receive the justice you deserve.
Truck Crash Lawyers Fighting for Tennessee Truck Crash Victims
Our intimate knowledge of tractor-trailers and our understanding of the law allow us to drill down into the details of your case in ways other personal injury law firms can’t. We’re able to uncover the responsible parties, understand the issues presented in your truck accident case, and pursue justice to the fullest extent of the law.
Additionally, our resources and relationships with various experts in industries supporting truck crash litigation allow us to bring in the best experts, crash reconstructionists, graphics companies, medical illustrators, economists, vocational experts, and other industry professionals all to help maximize your case's settlement or verdict.
Hiring the right truck injury lawyer is essential to your case and can be essential to your well-being. We understand that the moments after a tragic truck accident will be one of the toughest times of your life, which is why The Law Firm for Truck Safety offers compassion and commitment to guide you through the hardest parts of it. Our goal is for both victims and survivors to gain compensation, find answers, and the means to heal after unimaginable loss.
Crash. Not Accident.
The word “accident” is often used to describe devastating truck crashes. Many people in need of legal help will search for a “truck accident lawyer near me” or the “best truck accident attorney”. We even use "accident" in our site name.
However, most truck “accidents” are not accidents at all.
Truck crashes are often caused by distracted, fatigued, poorly trained, or downright dangerous truck drivers and/or the unsafe business practices of the trucking companies and brokers that hired them. Every semi-truck accident lawyer at The Law Firm for Truck Safety is committed to helping those who have been irreparably harmed in commercial vehicle crashes and providing education to the public that crashes are not accidents.
Making Tennessee Roads Safer
In 2021, 187 people were killed by a large truck on a Tennessee road.
At both Federal and local levels, our lawyers work alongside and support various safety advocacy groups and truck crash victims in their efforts to create a world with 0 catastrophic truck crashes.
In 2021, 187 people were killed by a large truck on a Tennessee road.
Catastrophic truck wrecks take so much from their victims, families, and communities. No one should have to have so much taken from them because of the careless, thoughtless, or selfish actions of someone else. While we cannot change the past, we believe that 100% of catastrophic truck crashes are preventable.
Catastrophic truck wrecks take so much from their victims, families, and communities. No one should have to have so much taken from them because of the careless, thoughtless, or selfish actions of someone else. While we cannot change the past, we believe that 100% of catastrophic truck crashes are preventable.
Our Truck Safety Initiatives
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Tennessee Truck Crash Statistics
The weight, size, and mechanical complexity of eighteen-wheelers mean that they carry a greater risk for harm than their four-wheel counterparts. In Tennessee, nearly 2 out of every 50 crashes that involve a large truck result in a serious injury or fatality, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol crash data.
in 2020
2020 Crash Facts - Large Trucks | Tennessee Highway Patrol
Where Do Truck Wrecks Commonly Occur in Tennessee?
Most fatal semi-accidents occur in and around major cities such as Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville. More specifically, they tend to occur on the interstate highways that crisscross the state, like I-40 and I-24.
In addition to the interstate highways running through Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, fatal truck crashes also occur on Tennessee's rural roads.
Below is an interactive data map detailing Tennessee's fatal truck crashes by year.
In addition to the interstate highways running through Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, fatal truck crashes also occur on Tennessee's rural roads.
Notable trends appear along Interstate 40, Interstate 24, Interstate 65, Interstate 75, and US Route 79
It’s important to remember that truck drivers are not necessarily more reckless than other drivers, but when they do crash, because of the nature of their vehicles, death is a much more common result.
Referrals & Co-Counsel
Involved in a Crash?
No other law firm knows trucks quite like us. Our trucking law expertise and trial experience allow us to win multi-million-dollar results year after year.
Our team of truck accident attorneys works tirelessly to help your family find justice in the wake of a catastrophic truck crash.
Referrals & Co-Counsel
No other law firm knows trucks quite like us. Our trucking law expertise and trial experience allow us to win multi-million-dollar results year after year.
Involved in a Crash?
Our team of truck accident attorneys works tirelessly to help your family find justice in the wake of a catastrophic truck crash.
We believe in the healing power of litigation.
Explore how The Law Firm for Truck Safety has helped truck crash victims champion their stories for justice -- inside and outside of the courtroom.
Explore how our firm helps truck crash victims find justice inside and outside of the courtroom.
Explore how The Law Firm for Truck Safety has helped truck crash victims champion their stories for justice -- inside and outside of the courtroom.
Tennessee Truck Accident Cases – Frequently Asked Questions
You can sue a trucking company in Tennessee for their driver's negligence. This is true even if the driver is an independent contractor rather than an employee.
The following are some of the parties you can hold liable for a truck accident (depending on the circumstances):
- The truck driver (more accurately, the driver’s liability insurance company)
- The trucking company
- A nightclub or a bar for providing the truck driver alcohol after they were intoxicated
- The truck owner (for inadequate maintenance)
- The freight company
- Freight broker who arranged the load -shipper who arranged the load
- A mechanic who performed substandard repairs
- The manufacturer of the truck or one of its components, if a mechanical defect caused the accident
An experienced truck accident attorney in Tennessee may be able to identify other possible defendants.
Each truck crash victim's story is unique. With different factors, parties, and injuries involved, it is impossible to estimate the average truck crash's case value.
Many factors go into determining how much compensation you can recover for your crash, so it’s important to speak with a truck crash attorney to ensure the specific ways you and your family have been harmed are all accounted for.
Tennessee recognizes three main types of damages: economic, non-economic, and punitive. It's important to remember, too, that your settlement or verdict can include terms that aren't monetary -- particularly with punitive damages. Examples of damages include:
Economic Damages
Economic damages are more objective and usually cover items with explicit amounts associated with them. Economic damages cover things like hospital and surgery bills, future medical care, funeral costs, loss of income, prosthesis, etc.
Non-Economic Damages
Where economic damages exist to compensate you for the financial harm your truck accident caused, non-economic damages aim to compensate you for the qualitative ways you have been hurt like pain, emotional distress, suffering, and the like.
Punitive Damages
When negligence is so severe, punitive damages may be awarded in your trucking case. This type of compensation is intended to punish responsible parties for their gross misconduct. To similar parties within the trucking industry, punitive damages serve to deter them from engaging in similarly negligent and dangerous business practices / behaviors.
A Tennessee truck accident attorney can help you determine the types of compensation you can expect from your truck accident claim.
Our firm's truck accident lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, which means we do not charge an attorney's fee unless we win your case.
Our contingency fees are based on a percentage of the amount we recover for you, in this way, you can be assured we are fighting to recover the maximum amount of compensation for you and your trucking case.
Helping Truck Crash Victims Every Step of The Way
Whether you live in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, or elsewhere in Tennessee, if you or a loved one have been in a truck crash, we would be honored to learn more about your crash and help you build a path to justice.
Our team of truck crash attorneys is here to help so you don’t have to navigate this complicated process alone.
Share your story with us by calling (800) 628-4500 or connecting with us online for a free, no-obligation case review.
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