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A collision with a tractor-trailer is not a “bigger car accident.” It’s a catastrophic event involving federal regulations, corporate defendants, and aggressive insurers. While there was thankfully a year-over-year decrease in truck fatalities in 2025 across the U.S, Florida ranked third in commercial truck crash deaths. If you’re seeking a Florida truck accident lawyer or a Tampa truck accident lawyer, we can help pursue the truck accident compensation Florida victims need to rebuild.
Trucking companies operate under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSA). These regulations include a variety of rules to keep everyone on the road, from truck drivers to other cars, safe. When companies cut corners, such as pushing drivers past hour limits, skipping maintenance, or hiring unqualified drivers, people can get seriously injured or die.
If you’re asking who is liable in a truck accident, it often includes several defendants:
Founding attorney Laura Sulisufay is a former insurance defense attorney. She built her career defending insurance companies. Now, she uses that insider knowledge against them. Our team knows exactly how adjusters value claims, where they cut corners, and what evidence forces a fair offer. Florida’s two-year statute of limitations under Fla. Stat. § 95.11 (reduced from four years by HB 837) means delay is your enemy. New modified comparative negligence rules also bar recovery if you’re found more than 50% at fault, making early evidence preservation critical.
Truck cases are governed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSA), which cover driver hours of service, maintenance, and hiring standards. That layer of federal law makes these cases far more complex than a typical car crash.
Liability often extends well beyond the driver to the motor carrier that employed them, the cargo loader or shipper, the maintenance contractor, the truck or parts manufacturer, and even the broker who hired an unsafe carrier. Identifying every responsible party is critical to maximizing recovery.
ELD data, dashcam video, dispatch logs, driver qualification files, and post-accident drug-test results are often overwritten or destroyed within days of a crash. Suli Law Group sends formal spoliation letters immediately to lock down every byte of evidence before it disappears.
Two years from the date of the accident under Florida’s statute of limitations. That window goes fast once you factor in medical treatment, evidence preservation, and identifying every liable party.
Medical costs, future care needs, lost income, diminished earning capacity, pain and suffering, and wrongful death damages where a loved one was killed. The catastrophic nature of truck crashes often makes future care and lost earning capacity the largest pieces of the claim.
Suli Law Group exists to protect injured people and policyholders at their most vulnerable moments — combining insider knowledge of the insurance industry, relentless preparation, and direct attorney access with the compassion, integrity, and genuine care every client deserves. We pursue justice and accountability with strategy, precision, and heart.
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