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Dallas, Texas · 2026 ranking

Best Truck Accident Lawyers in Dallas, TX (2026)

The Dallas truck accident firms we would call first, compared side by side on truck results, trial wins, access and fees, with Dallas County's crash data.

20Dallas firms reviewed
8Made this list
4.86★Average Google rating
16,642Client reviews counted
The short answer

Fielding Law is our first call after a truck crash in the Dallas area: two of its largest published results came against commercial vehicles, including a $3.27 million jury verdict, and it answers 24/7 in English and Spanish. Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers has the deepest documented truck record, led by a $5.5 million 18-wheeler wrongful death result, and DFW Injury Lawyers has six offices across the metro. Dallas County recorded 3,778 commercial-vehicle crashes in 2025.

  1. 02Best truck track record

    Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers

    4.9(306)

    The deepest documented truck record in Dallas: a $5.5M 18-wheeler wrongful death result, a $1.53M trucking settlement and 86 published results.

    Why #2
  2. 01Best overall

    Fielding Law

    4.83(822)

    Two of its biggest results came against commercial vehicles, one of them a $3.27M jury verdict, and it answers around the clock in English and Spanish.

    Why #1
  3. 03Most locations

    DFW Injury Lawyers

    4.93(1,434)

    Six offices across Dallas, Oak Cliff, Fort Worth, Arlington and Lancaster, a Spanish-fluent co-founder and over 1,400 Google reviews at 4.9.

    Why #3

How the top 3 compare

Read from each firm's own website and Google Business Profile. "Not stated" means the firm does not publish it, not that it does not do it.

CriterionFielding LawBenton Accident & Injury LawyersDFW Injury Lawyers
Published 18-wheeler / semi-truck results$505K$5.5M, $1.53MNot stated
Other commercial-vehicle results$3.27M van, $1.6M busNot statedNot stated
Jury verdict among published results✓Not statedNot stated
Total results published168654
Available 24/7As stated on each firm's site✓✓Consultations
Service in Spanish✓Spanish siteFluent co-founder
Fee terms publishedNone publishes its percentageNo fee unless we winContingencyNo win, no fee
Google rating4.83 (822)4.90 (306)4.93 (1,434)
Offices in the metro3, main in RichardsonDallas, Fort Worth6

Why these three

What earns each firm its place for truck accident cases in Dallas, what stands out in its record, and what we would ask before signing.

01
Best overall

Fielding Law

Best for Truck-crash victims in north and east Dallas County who want a firm that has won at trial and can be reached any hour

Fielding Law takes the top spot because its record and its setup line up with what a truck-crash victim needs first. Two of its four largest published results came against commercial vehicles: a $3.27 million jury verdict for a motorcyclist hit by a commercial van, and a $1.6 million mediated settlement in a commercial bus crash. The firm also lists a $505,000 result in a semi-truck failure-to-yield case. All of them are on its case results page.

That jury verdict matters more in truck cases than anywhere else. Commercial carriers have large policies and defend claims hard; the firms that get fair settlements from them are the ones the carrier believes will go to trial. A verdict at the top of the list is evidence that Fielding does.

The firm is also built for the first weeks after a crash, when the pressure is financial. Its truck-accident page warns that medical bills can leave a victim "drowning in debt", discusses what lienholders and insurers offer, and explains that victims may be entitled to wage replacement. It says its legal team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and it offers full service in English and Spanish.

Its founding attorney, Michael Fielding, graduated first in his class in finance at the University of Utah and earned his law degree with high honors from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School. The main office is in Richardson, with appointment offices in Mesquite and Heath, and clients rate the firm 4.83 across 822 Google reviews.

What stands out
  • $3.27M jury verdict against a commercial-van driver, plus a $1.6M commercial bus settlement
  • A published semi-truck result ($505K)
  • Available 24/7, full service in Spanish
  • No fee unless it wins, free consultation
  • 4.83★ across 822 Google reviews
Worth asking
  • Its only published 18-wheeler result is the $505,000 case. In a catastrophic semi-truck crash, ask how many truck cases the firm has resolved in the last two years.
  • The contingency percentage is not published. Get it in writing, with how expenses are handled.
  • The site lists Mesquite and Heath as appointment-only. Confirm where you will meet.
Fielding Law on Google4.83(822)Read the reviews

Verify it yourself:Case resultsTruck accident practice pageMichael Fielding bio

02
Best truck track record

Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers

Best for Fatal and catastrophic 18-wheeler crashes where a long, documented record matters most

Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers has the strongest published truck record of any Dallas firm we track. The top of its case results is a $5.5 million trucking-collision result in an 18-wheeler wrongful death case, followed by a $1.53 million trucking-collision settlement, and it publishes 86 results in all, more than any other Dallas firm in our records. That depth makes it easy to see how often the firm handles cases like yours.

The firm was founded in 2012 by Jeff Benton, admitted to the Texas bar in 2005. He earned his law degree at the University of Houston Law Center, clerked for U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen in the Southern District of Texas, practised at Locke Lord, and received the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association's John Howie Award in 2013. The firm works on contingency, says it is available 24 hours a day and has a Spanish-language site.

It ranks second rather than first for two reasons we can see in the record: its Google reviews (306, rated 4.9) are far fewer than Fielding's, and the pages we reviewed name only one attorney, so it is harder to judge who would work on your file.

What stands out
  • $5.5M 18-wheeler wrongful death result and a $1.53M trucking settlement
  • 86 published results, the most of any Dallas firm we track
  • Founder clerked in federal court
  • Contingency fee, 24/7, Spanish-language site
Worth asking
  • The site does not say whether the $5.5M result was a verdict or a settlement.
  • Jeff Benton is the only attorney named on the pages we reviewed. Ask who else will work on your case.
  • The fee percentage is not published.
Benton Accident & Injury Lawyers on Google4.9(306)Read the reviews

Verify it yourself:Case resultsAbout the firm and Jeff Benton

03
Most locations

DFW Injury Lawyers

Best for Victims in southern Dallas County and the mid-cities who need an office close to home

DFW Injury Lawyers has the widest footprint in this ranking: offices on West Mockingbird Lane and in Oak Cliff, plus Fort Worth, Arlington and Lancaster. After a truck crash, when you may not be able to drive for weeks, an office in southern Dallas County or the mid-cities is a practical advantage.

It was co-founded by Pedro "Peter" de la Cerda, admitted in Texas in 2004 and fluent in Spanish, and Kevin L. Edwards, admitted in 2003; both earned their law degrees at Texas Tech. It advertises a no-win, no-fee guarantee and free consultations around the clock, and clients rate it 4.93 across 1,434 Google reviews, the largest body of reviews in this top three.

Its published record needs a careful read. The firm lists 54 results, but the largest are product-liability cases ($73.5 million and $33.7 million) and a multi-plaintiff abuse case, and we could not match specific amounts to truck crashes. That is why it sits third here despite its reviews.

What stands out
  • Six offices, including Oak Cliff, Lancaster and Arlington
  • 4.93★ across 1,434 Google reviews
  • Co-founder fluent in Spanish
  • No-win, no-fee guarantee, free 24/7 consultations
Worth asking
  • Ask for its truck-crash results specifically; the largest published amounts are product-liability and abuse cases.
  • The site does not say whether its top results were verdicts or settlements.
  • The fee percentage is not published.
DFW Injury Lawyers on Google4.93(1,434)Read the reviews

Verify it yourself:Published resultsPedro de la Cerda bioKevin L. Edwards bio

Also worth a call

  1. 04

    LAWBOSS - Uvalle Law Firm, PLLC

    Dallas, TX · 3 offices
    4.75· 4,970 reviews
    15 published results14+ yrsEnglish · SpanishFree consultationContingency
  2. 05

    Anderson Injury Lawyers

    Fort Worth, TX · 4 offices
    4.9· 505 reviews
    36 published results, top $4.8M20+ yrsEnglish · SpanishFree consultationContingency
  3. 06

    Witherite Law Group

    Dallas, TX · 3 offices
    4.71· 4,340 reviews
    13 published results, top $19M8+ yrsFree consultationContingency
  4. 07

    Thompson Law

    Dallas, TX · 3 offices
    4.91· 3,323 reviews
    4 published results, top $12M9+ yrsEnglish · SpanishFree consultationContingency
  5. 08

    Shamieh Law

    Dallas, TX
    4.97· 942 reviews
    14 published results, top $9.5M11+ yrsEnglish · SpanishFree consultation

Truck crashes in Dallas County, by the numbers

Dallas–Fort Worth is, in the words of the region’s planning council, one of the largest inland ports in the nation, and the freight shares the road with everyone else. TxDOT counted 3,778 crashes involving a commercial motor vehicle in Dallas County in 2025, in which 37 people were killed and 130 suffered suspected serious injuries.

Dallas County, commercial-vehicle crashes 2024 2025
Crashes 3,857 3,778
People killed 29 37
Suspected serious injuries 124 130

Crashes fell slightly in 2025, but deaths and serious injuries rose. Statewide, TxDOT recorded 38,533 commercial-vehicle crashes in 2025, with 528 people killed and 1,611 seriously injured.

Why a truck case is not a car case

  • More insurance, and more defense. A for-hire carrier hauling freight across state lines must carry at least $750,000 in liability coverage (49 CFR 387.9), 25 times the Texas minimum for a car. That money comes with an insurer and defense lawyers who start working the day of the crash.
  • More than one defendant. Federal rules make the carrier responsible for its drivers’ qualifications (Part 391), their hours behind the wheel (Part 395) and the condition of its trucks (Part 396). A violation of any of them can make the company liable, not just the driver.
  • Evidence with an expiry date. Electronic logging data, inspection reports, dashcam footage and the driver’s qualification file can be overwritten or discarded. A preservation letter in the first days protects it.
  • Higher stakes for the injured. When the medical bills and lost earnings from a serious injury pass the $30,000 per-person Texas minimum for a car, the carrier’s federal coverage is what makes a full recovery possible.

What to do in the first days after a truck crash

  1. Get treatment and keep every record, including follow-up appointments.
  2. Photograph the truck: the company name, the USDOT number on the door and the trailer number. They identify the carrier and its insurer.
  3. Do not give a recorded statement to the carrier’s insurer.
  4. Call a firm with truck results and ask it to send a preservation letter to the carrier immediately.

How we ranked them

We start from every Dallas-area firm we track that lists truck accident work on its own website. We then weigh what can be verified: how central this type of case is to the firm, the volume and rating of its Google reviews, the results it publishes and whether any were won at trial, how long it has been practising, the languages its staff speak, how easy it is to reach and its fee terms. The order is our editors' judgment informed by that record, not a formula.

For truck cases we give extra weight to published results against commercial vehicles and to trial wins, because carriers insure for far more than an ordinary driver and settle on what they expect a jury to do. A firm's largest result counts only for the type of case it actually was: a product-liability award does not stand in for truck experience.

Read the full editorial policy.

Frequently asked questions

How much insurance does a trucking company have to carry?

Federal rules require for-hire carriers hauling non-hazardous property across state lines in vehicles of 10,001 pounds or more to carry at least $750,000 in liability coverage, and more for hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9). That is 25 times the $30,000 per-person minimum for a Texas car, which is one reason truck cases are worth a specialist.

Who can be held responsible for a truck crash?

Often more than the driver. The motor carrier is responsible for its drivers' qualifications, hours of service and vehicle maintenance under federal rules (49 CFR Parts 391, 395 and 396), so a claim can reach the company as well as the person behind the wheel.

What evidence matters in a truck case?

The driver's hours-of-service records (now usually from an electronic logging device), inspection and maintenance records, the driver qualification file, and any dashcam or telematics data. Some of it can be overwritten or discarded, so ask your lawyer to send a preservation letter right away.

How long do I have to file a truck accident lawsuit in Texas?

Generally two years from the crash (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §16.003). If a government vehicle was involved, written notice can be due within six months (§101.101).

Can I recover if I was partly at fault?

Yes, if you were not more than 50% responsible. Texas reduces your recovery by your share of fault and bars it above 50% (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §33.001).

Sources

  1. TxDOT, commercial motor vehicle crashes by county, 2025
  2. TxDOT, commercial motor vehicle crashes by county, 2024
  3. TxDOT, Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts 2025
  4. North Central Texas Council of Governments, freight planning
  5. 49 CFR 387.9, minimum levels of financial responsibility
  6. 49 CFR Part 391, qualifications of drivers
  7. 49 CFR Part 395, hours of service of drivers
  8. 49 CFR Part 396, inspection, repair and maintenance
  9. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 16 (limitations)
  10. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 33 (proportionate responsibility)
  11. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 101 (claims against government)
Update history
  • November 11, 2026 · Editorial ranking published: podium, criteria matrix, top-3 analysis and Dallas County truck crash data.

General information, not legal advice. Ratings and review counts come from Google Business Profile on the dates shown and change over time; published results are as reported by each firm and do not predict the outcome of any case.