Why early matters more in truck claims. A carrier is only required to keep a driver's electronic logs for six months. Camera footage from businesses and intersections is often overwritten within weeks. Vehicles get repaired or salvaged. A written preservation request, sent early by a firm, asks the carrier to hold its logs, onboard data, dashcam video, and dispatch records before any of that happens.
Situations where a consultation is especially worth it: serious injuries or hospitalization; a commercial vehicle of any size on the other side — semi, box truck, or delivery van; more than one vehicle or company involved; an insurer asking for a recorded statement or presenting an early offer; any question about who was at fault; or a crash involving a government vehicle, where Arizona's 180-day notice-of-claim deadline runs far ahead of the general two-year filing window.
What a consultation costs. At most personal injury firms, including ours, the consultation is free and cases are handled on contingency — nothing upfront, nothing hourly, no fee unless the case wins. That means the decision to talk to a lawyer early carries no cost, while waiting can carry a real one in lost records.
There's no deadline to make the call — but the evidence doesn't wait for one.
A free consultation is available any hour, in English or Spanish: (602) 217-0000.