Hillsboro Truck Accident Attorney

Hillsboro’s Intel campuses, the North Hillsboro industrial area along Brookwood and Evergreen, the data center corridor near the airport, and the food processors and nurseries of western Washington County keep a constant flow of semi-trucks, construction haulers, and delivery vehicles moving through the city. Most of it arrives on Highway 26 and Cornelius Pass Road, and it shares those roads with commuters in passenger cars that weigh a twentieth of a loaded tractor-trailer. When a truck driver or trucking company cuts corners, the person in the car pays for it. The truck accident lawyers at DuBois Law Group – PDX Injury Law represent people injured by commercial vehicles in Hillsboro and throughout Washington County.

Why Choose A Hillsboro Truck Accident Lawyer From DuBois Law Group – PDX Injury Law?

Truck accident cases involve federal safety regulations, multiple corporate defendants, evidence that must be preserved within days, and insurers who send investigators to the scene before the ambulance leaves. Our firm has handled commercial vehicle claims across the Portland metro area since 2008, including cases filed at the Washington County courthouse in downtown Hillsboro, we take a limited caseload so an attorney works your file personally, and we advance the cost of the reconstruction and trucking experts these cases require. There is no fee unless we recover compensation.

Where Truck Accidents Happen in Hillsboro

The Highway 26 interchanges at Cornelius Pass, Brookwood, and Shute Road see the most serious truck-involved crashes, where heavy vehicles merging for the Intel and industrial exits collide with cars in their blind spots. Cornelius Pass Road, the freight shortcut between Highway 26 and Highway 30, has a long history of fatal truck crashes on its grades and curves. Construction and aggregate trucks serving the data center and housing boom crowd Brookwood, Evergreen, and Cornell, and delivery trucks on TV Highway collide with cars, cyclists, and pedestrians at driveways and signals. Crashes on Highway 26 and Cornelius Pass are investigated by Oregon State Police or the Washington County Sheriff, whose reports and commercial vehicle inspection records are among the first evidence our attorneys obtain; city streets fall to Hillsboro Police.

Who Is Liable in a Hillsboro Truck Accident?

Liability in a truck crash often extends well beyond the driver. The trucking company is responsible for its driver’s conduct and for its own hiring, training, scheduling, and maintenance decisions. A cargo loader who overloaded or unbalanced the trailer, a maintenance contractor who missed a brake defect, and a manufacturer of a failed component can all share fault. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules on hours of service, drug and alcohol testing, and vehicle inspection apply to interstate carriers, and a violation is powerful evidence of negligence. Identifying every liable party determines how much insurance is available; commercial carriers typically carry $750,000 to several million dollars in coverage, far more than a private driver. Our Portland abogado de accidente de camión page covers the federal regulations in detail, and our articles on semi-truck accident claims and how truck claims differ from car accident claims explain the process.

Evidence That Decides a Truck Accident Case

Modern trucks record what happened. The electronic logging device shows how long the driver had been on duty. The engine control module records speed, braking, and throttle in the seconds before impact. Dash cameras, dispatch records, GPS data, and the driver’s phone records complete the picture. All of it is in the trucking company’s possession, and much of it is overwritten within weeks unless a preservation demand is served. Our attorneys send that demand immediately, retain a reconstruction expert when the crash is serious, and secure the police report and any post-crash inspection findings.

Damages in Hillsboro Truck Accident Claims

Because of the size and weight involved, truck crashes produce a disproportionate share of lesiones catastróficas: traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, amputations, and severe burns. You can recover economic damages for medical care, future treatment, lost wages, and reduced earning capacity, and noneconomic damages for pain, disfigurement, and loss of enjoyment of life, with no cap on noneconomic damages in Oregon injury cases. Where a trucking company knowingly put a fatigued or unqualified driver on the road, punitive damages may be available. Fatal truck crashes are handled through our Hillsboro wrongful death practice, and our article on how truck accident settlements are valued explains what drives the numbers.

How Long Do You Have to File a Truck Accident Lawsuit in Oregon?

Oregon’s statute of limitations for personal injury claims, ORS 12.110, gives you two years from the date of the crash to file a lawsuit, and that deadline remains in effect as of 2026. If the truck belonged to TriMet, the City of Hillsboro, Washington County, or another public body, a tort claim notice is due within 180 days. In truck cases the practical deadline is far shorter, because the electronic evidence disappears long before two years pass. Lawsuits arising in Hillsboro are filed in Washington County Circuit Court in downtown Hillsboro, or in federal court when the carrier is based out of state. For other injury claims in Washington County, see our Hillsboro abogado de lesiones personales page, and for crashes between passenger vehicles, our Hillsboro car accident attorney página.

Contact A Hillsboro Truck Accident Attorney From DuBois Law Group – PDX Injury Law

If you were injured by a semi-truck, delivery truck, or other commercial vehicle in Hillsboro, Cornelius, Forest Grove, or anywhere in Washington County, contact DuBois Law Group – PDX Injury Law before the trucking company’s insurer contacts you. The consultation is free and there is no fee unless we win. Reach us online or call (503) 222-4411.