Truck Accidents

Truck Accidents in Richmond, Virginia

After a serious truck accident, you need attorneys who understand how trucking companies defend these cases and have spent months in front of juries holding them accountable.

Truck accidents in Richmond often happen on I-95 and I-64, where thousands of commercial vehicles travel daily. When a loaded tractor-trailer collides with a passenger car, the injuries are often catastrophic—spinal damage, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, and wrongful death. We help seriously injured victims navigate insurance disputes, identify all liable parties, and pursue full compensation through settlement or trial.

Immediately After a truck Accident

What To Do After a Truck Accident

• Get medical attention immediately, even if you don’t think you’re seriously hurt. Some injuries don’t show symptoms right away, and a medical record creates a link between the crash and your condition.
• Call the police and make sure they document the scene. The accident report becomes critical evidence.
• Take photos of vehicle damage, road conditions, skid marks, and any visible injuries if you’re able.
• Collect information from the truck driver, including their CDL number, employer name, insurance carrier, and DOT number from the truck.
• Don’t give a recorded statement to any insurance company before speaking with an attorney. What you say can be used to reduce or deny your claim.
• Contact an experienced truck accident attorney as soon as possible. Evidence like driver logs, GPS data, and maintenance records can disappear quickly.

below the surface

Why Truck Accident Cases Are Complex

Truck accident cases involve layers of liability that don’t exist in standard car accidents. The driver may work for a trucking company. That company may lease the truck from another entity. The cargo may have been loaded by a third party. A maintenance provider may have missed a critical repair. Insurance coverage can be split across multiple policies, and trucking companies often hire aggressive defense firms the moment an accident happens.

We know how to investigate these cases. We review driver logs to check for hours-of-service violations. We examine maintenance records to find mechanical failures. We analyze black box data to reconstruct what happened in the moments before the crash. When trucking companies argue that the driver was an independent contractor or that weather caused the accident, we build the evidence to prove otherwise.

Virginia’s contributory negligence rule adds another layer of difficulty. If the defense can show you were even 1% at fault, you recover nothing. That’s why trucking companies push hard to shift blame onto the injured person. We’ve handled these arguments in court, and we know how to protect your claim.

Trial Experience Makes the Difference

Why Hire Lantz & Robins for Truck Accident Cases

We don’t handle every case that walks through the door. We take cases we believe in—cases with clear liability, serious injuries, and evidence we can prove. Michael Lantz and Rand Robins have each spent months in front of juries, and they’ve handled complex commercial vehicle cases that many firms won’t touch.

We investigate thoroughly. That means finding all available insurance coverage, not just the obvious policy. In one motorcycle accident case, we identified both personal and commercial coverage through a government contractor employer, ultimately securing over $6 million for a client who lost his foot when a vehicle turned left in front of him. Trucking cases often involve similar layers of coverage, and we know where to look.

We’re honest about what your case is worth. If we think you have a strong claim, we’ll say so. If the evidence creates problems, we’ll explain them. We won’t promise results we can’t deliver, and we won’t take a case just to collect a fee.

You’ll work directly with the attorneys, not a case manager. We meet clients in hospitals, recovery facilities, and homes. We stay involved through settlement negotiations or trial. That’s not how most firms operate, but it’s how we believe serious cases should be handled.

Defense attorneys and insurance carriers know our reputation. They know we prepare cases for trial, and that changes how they approach settlement. We’ve earned that respect by doing the work.

Common Truck Accident Scenarios We Handle