Truck Accidents cases in Buffalo
I-90, I-190, and the Peace Bridge border corridor carry heavy commercial traffic through Buffalo. We represent injured people and families hit by tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles in Erie, Niagara, Genesee, and the surrounding counties.
Buffalo sits at the crossroads of I-90 (the New York State Thruway), I-190, and the Peace Bridge border corridor, with steady commercial trucking and heavy commuter volume on the Kensington and Scajaquada expressways. Lake-effect snow and ice add a seasonal layer of serious crashes that Western New York knows all too well. We handle Erie County injury claims along with cases in Niagara, Genesee, Chautauqua, and the surrounding counties.
What to do after a truck accidents injury in Buffalo
- Get emergency medical care and follow through on every recommended scan.
- Make sure the responding officer notes the truck's DOT and trailer numbers.
- Photograph the truck, trailer, placards, license plate, and any debris field.
- Get the trucking company's name from the door, not from the driver's word.
- Do not speak to the trucking company's insurer or risk adjuster without a lawyer.
- Talk to a lawyer immediately so a preservation-of-evidence letter goes out before logs are overwritten.
Why hire a Buffalo truck accidents lawyer?
Trucking cases are not 'big car crashes.' Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, hours-of-service rules, electronic logging devices, driver qualification files, drug-testing records, maintenance logs, and corporate safety practices all become evidence. Multiple parties — driver, motor carrier, broker, shipper, maintenance contractor — may share liability, and each carries its own insurance. A lawyer who knows these cases pulls every available layer of coverage.
New York law that affects your Buffalo case
Florida's two-year and New York's three-year statutes of limitations and each state's comparative fault rules apply to trucking cases, but federal regulations on commercial motor carriers layer on top. Trucking companies are usually responsible for the actions of their drivers under respondeat superior, and may also be directly liable for negligent hiring, training, supervision, or maintenance. Georgia's two-year statute of limitations (O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33) and modified comparative fault rule (50% bar) apply to trucking cases, on top of the same federal FMCSR regulations that govern interstate carriers in all states.
Communities we serve from our Buffalo office
- Amherst
- Cheektowaga
- Tonawanda
- West Seneca
- Hamburg
- Lackawanna
- Niagara Falls
- Kenmore
- Orchard Park
- Depew
