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Rhode Island Truck Accident Attorney
While others say justice for all, we say justice for you.
A collision with a tractor-trailer on I-95, Route 146, or the Route 6 connector is not a car accident with a bigger vehicle. There is a carrier, a driver, federal safety rules, and an insurer whose investigators are often on scene the same day. Ours should be too.
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Do you have a truck accident claim in Rhode Island?
Most claims come down to three questions. If the answer to all three is yes, it is worth a conversation, and the conversation costs nothing.
Was a commercial vehicle involved?
A tractor-trailer, box truck, dump truck, delivery van, or any vehicle operated for a business. Commercial carriers answer to rules private drivers do not.
Were you seriously hurt?
Truck crashes tend to cause the injuries that change lives: spinal, brain, crush, and burn injuries. The claim has to be valued over a lifetime, not a recovery period.
Has evidence been preserved?
Driver logs, electronic logging data, and dashcam footage can be legally overwritten within weeks. A preservation letter stops the clock.
What we do for you
How Tarro Law will help you
From the first call to the final payment, this is what working with us looks like.
A free, honest case review
Tell us what happened. We tell you whether there is a claim, and we say so plainly if there is not.
We deal with the insurer
Every call, letter, and recorded-statement request goes through us from the first day. You speak to no adjuster alone.
We move on the evidence first
Preservation letters, camera footage, and witness accounts are secured before they disappear, usually within days.
You focus on recovery
We track every bill, record, and lost workday while you concentrate on treatment.
No fee unless we recover
The contingency fee is set out in writing before we start. If there is no recovery, no attorney's fee is owed.
Direct access to your attorney
Phone, email, and the client portal, with a lawyer who knows your file. Hablamos español.
Truck Accidents
How we build a Rhode Island truck accident case
Preservation letters, immediately
Formal notice to the carrier to preserve the electronic logging device, engine control module data, dashcam footage, driver logs, dispatch records, and the vehicle itself.
The driver's record
Hours worked before the crash, qualification file, training, prior violations, and post-crash drug and alcohol testing the carrier was required to perform.
The carrier's practices
Maintenance history, inspection reports, cargo loading records, and whether the company's dispatch pressure contributed to a fatigued or speeding driver.
Reconstruction
Where fault is contested, an accident reconstruction expert uses the physical evidence and vehicle data to establish speed, braking, and position.
Compensation
What a claim can cover
Not every category applies to every case. Which ones apply to yours depends on the injury, the evidence, and the insurance available.
Money you have lost
Emergency care, hospital stays, and surgery
Ongoing treatment, therapy, and medication
Projected future medical care
Wages lost while unable to work
Reduced earning capacity going forward
Property damage
Harm that has no invoice
Physical pain, during recovery and after
Emotional distress and loss of sleep
Scarring and disfigurement
Loss of the activities that made life yours
Loss of companionship within a marriage
How it is paid
Through the responsible party's insurance
Through your own uninsured or underinsured coverage where it applies
By settlement, or by verdict if a fair settlement is refused
With every deduction itemized in writing before you sign
Right now
What to do next
What you do in the first days affects what the claim is worth months later. None of this requires hiring anyone.
1
Get full medical care
Truck crash injuries are often internal. Follow every referral and keep every record.
2
Call police and get the report number
The report will identify the carrier and its insurer, which you will need.
3
Photograph the truck and its markings
The company name, DOT number, trailer number, and license plates, plus the scene and your vehicle.
4
Say nothing to the carrier's investigator
Trucking insurers often send representatives to the scene or the hospital. You are not required to speak with them.
5
Call a lawyer quickly
Not because of the three-year deadline, but because carriers may legally discard logs and footage in a matter of weeks.
About the firm
Local roots in Providence. Statewide reach across Rhode Island.
Tarro Law Associates has spent more than 35 years representing businesses, families, and injured people from its office on Broadway in Providence. Clients work directly with their attorney, not a call center, and our attorneys are licensed in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Florida.
No office visit is needed. Most matters can be handled entirely from home:
Sign your agreement and documents electronically
Upload records and photos through the secure client portal
Follow your matter online and reach your attorney by phone, text, or email
Common questions
Truck Accidents questions we hear first
Who can be held responsible after a truck accident?
Potentially the driver, the trucking company, the cargo loader, the trailer owner, a maintenance contractor, and in some cases a parts manufacturer. Identifying every responsible party is one of the first tasks, because each one brings its own insurance.
What if the truck driver was an independent contractor?
Carriers often classify drivers that way to limit liability. Federal rules and Rhode Island law can still hold the carrier responsible for a driver operating under its authority. The paperwork rarely ends the question.
How long do I have to file a truck accident claim in Rhode Island?
Three years from the crash in most cases. The practical deadline is much shorter, because the electronic evidence that proves these cases can be destroyed long before then.
What is a preservation letter?
A formal written demand that the carrier keep specific evidence, such as driver logs and dashcam footage, rather than following its routine deletion schedule. Once sent, destroying that evidence can itself be held against the carrier.
Do I pay anything up front?
No. Truck accident cases are handled on a contingency fee. The consultation is free, there is no hourly billing, and the fee is a percentage of any recovery set out in a written agreement. If there is no recovery, no attorney's fee is owed.
More ways we can help
Other services at Tarro Law
Personal Injury
Crashes, falls, medical negligence, and catastrophic or fatal injuries across Rhode Island.
Wills, Trusts & Estates
Estate plans, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, and estate disputes.
Fractional General Counsel
A dedicated business attorney on a month-to-month plan, for a set monthly fee.
Other Rhode Island injury claims we handle
Next step
Make the Call™
Tell us what happened in your own words. We will tell you whether you have a claim, what the deadline is, and what we would do first. Someone answers 24/7.
Main office
Providence, RI
425 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
Serving
Every city and town in Rhode Island, and clients in Massachusetts and Florida.
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