San Antonio Truck Accident Lawyer

A lot of trucks passing through San Antonio aren't from here. They started in Laredo or Monterrey and they're pushing north on I-35. If one of them hit you, the company behind it may be based in another state or even another country.

Driving San Antonio: what the roads are really like

I-35 between San Antonio and Austin is notorious for backups, and trucks make up a big share of that traffic. Through downtown, where I-35 and I-10 overlap, lanes split and merge quickly. On the loops, traffic moves fast until it suddenly doesn't.

Central Texas storms can bring flash flooding to low-water crossings and underpasses, and summer heat pushes tire and brake temperatures up. Long construction projects on I-35 and Loop 1604 mean narrow lanes and concrete barriers with little room to recover from a mistake.

Where big rig wrecks cluster in San Antonio

• I-35 / I-10 near downtown. Two interstates share lanes through the center of town, forcing trucks and local traffic to weave.
• I-35 north toward New Braunfels. One of the busiest truck stretches in Texas, with heavy Laredo-to-Dallas freight and frequent congestion.
• Loop 410 at I-10 and I-35. Big interchanges where freight bypassing downtown meets commuters.
• Loop 1604 on the fast-growing north side. New development and construction pull dump trucks and delivery traffic onto a road that's still catching up.

The freight behind San Antonio truck traffic

San Antonio sits right on the I-35 trade route, so a lot of freight crossing at Laredo rolls through here heading north. Port San Antonio, on the old Kelly Air Force Base site, handles aerospace, logistics and rail. The Toyota truck plant on the south side draws supplier trucks from all directions. With I-10 running east-west too, the city is a crossroads for Mexico trade and Gulf Coast freight.

Main truck routes: I-35 · I-10 · I-410 (Loop 410) · I-37 · Loop 1604.

If you were driving the truck

If you were driving north from the border when you got hurt, you may be carrying paperwork from more than one company, a cross-border carrier, a transfer carrier or a broker. Hang on to all of it: bills of lading, your ELD data, and any load confirmation. If you're a driver based in Mexico, keep your permits and customs papers too. Let an attorney sort out which company controlled your truck before you give a statement to anyone's insurer.

If a big rig hit your car

If a truck hit your car in San Antonio, don't assume the local-looking company name on the door tells the whole story. Take clear photos of the cab, the trailer and any numbers on both, since the tractor and trailer are sometimes owned by different companies. Get witness names and phone numbers. Keep your medical records and bills in one place, and write down what you remember while it's fresh.

Texas rules still decide the case

Texas calls this proportionate responsibility. Your recovery is reduced by your share of fault, and you recover nothing if you are found more than 50% responsible.

Read the full Texas truck accident guide and the Texas filing deadlines, or start a free case review.

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