The Port of Long Beach drives some of the heaviest commercial freight traffic in the country. Tractor-trailers and delivery trucks travel along Interstate 710, Pacific Coast Highway, and surrounding roads every day. When a crash involves one of these massive vehicles, the consequences are often severe and life-altering. If you suffered injuries in one of these collisions, a Long Beach truck accident lawyer at Greene Broillet & Wheeler can help you pursue the compensation you deserve.
For over five decades, our attorneys have taken on negligent trucking companies and the parties responsible for putting dangerous vehicles on the road. We investigate driver conduct, analyze carrier records, and build the evidence needed to hold every responsible party accountable.
Greene Broillet & Wheeler brings significant trial experience and deep resources to complex truck accident litigation. Our Long Beach truck accident lawyers investigate every claim with the same depth and preparation, regardless of how powerful the opposition may be. Some of our past results in truck accident cases include:
Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes, as every case presents unique facts and circumstances. However, we will use all of our resources and experience to pursue success for you. Every case we take receives the same high level of preparation, resources, and dedication. When you work with our team, you will have an ally with:
Every case receives the same level of preparation and dedication. Regardless of how complex the case may be or how formidable the opponent, we will apply all of our experience and considerable resources to pursue accountability and compensation on your behalf.
Truck crashes frequently produce catastrophic injuries because large commercial vehicles weigh many times more than passenger cars. A violent impact between a tractor-trailer and a smaller vehicle transfers enormous force to occupants of the smaller vehicle.
Our Long Beach truck accident lawyers regularly assist clients who suffer the following injuries:
Recovery from these injuries often requires extensive medical care and long-term treatment plans. Medical expenses may include emergency services, surgical procedures, physical therapy, and assistive equipment. We document these costs thoroughly and work with medical and financial professionals whose testimony helps explain injury severity, projected treatment needs, and the full impact a serious crash can have on a person’s life now and in the future.
Commercial truck crashes are not typically unavoidable accidents. There are reasons why they occur. When drivers or trucking companies disregard safety standards, the consequences for everyone else on the road can prove devastating. Some of the most frequent causes our Long Beach truck accident lawyers investigate include:
Hours of service regulations exist for a reason. When drivers push past legal limits or carriers pressure them to meet unrealistic schedules, exhaustion behind the wheel slows reaction time and clouds judgment in ways that can prove fatal.
A truck driver who glances at a phone, adjusts a GPS, or responds to a dispatch message takes their attention off thousands of pounds of moving machinery. On a busy Long Beach corridor like the 710, that momentary lapse can change lives.
A fully loaded commercial truck traveling at highway speeds needs significantly more distance to stop than a passenger vehicle. When drivers speed or drive aggressively, that gap between reaction and impact narrows fast.
When cargo is loaded or secured improperly, it can shift without warning during transport and destabilize the entire vehicle, increasing the risk of jackknife accidents and rollovers at highway speeds.
Trucks require consistent inspection and maintenance. When carriers neglect brake checks, tire replacements, or steering systems, equipment malfunctions on the road instead of in a service bay.
Most drivers are unaware of the size of a commercial truck’s blind spots, and a lane change made without proper mirror checks can trap a nearby vehicle with no time or space to react.
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Seeking medical evaluation as soon as practicable protects your health and creates the documentation your case will rely on. A Long Beach truck accident lawyer can send formal legal notices requiring carriers to retain driver logs, black box data, and maintenance records before federal retention deadlines expire. Trucking companies carry experienced legal teams that engage immediately after a serious collision, and having counsel in place early levels that playing field.
From there, attorneys work to identify whether a faulty inspection, an overloaded cargo, or a carrier’s pattern of pressuring drivers to exceed hours of service limits contributed to the crash. Those findings rarely emerge without thorough legal investigation, and the earlier that process begins, the stronger the foundation for pursuing full accountability against every party that played a role.
Truck accident claims often involve more than one responsible party, and under California Civil Code Section 1714, anyone whose failure to exercise ordinary care contributes to an injury may bear liability, and commercial trucking operations involve many moving parts. At Greene Broillet & Wheeler, we evaluate all available evidence to identify every party that played a role in the crash.
Potentially liable parties may include:
Identifying every responsible party allows injured individuals to pursue compensation from multiple insurance policies when necessary. A Long Beach truck accident lawyer carefully reviews driver logs, inspection reports, employment records, and vehicle data systems during the investigation.
The financial and personal impact of a serious truck accident can extend far beyond the crash itself. California law allows injured individuals to pursue compensation for all damages resulting from another party’s negligence, which may include:
No two truck accident cases produce identical damages, and the compensation available depends on the facts and circumstances unique to each claim. We evaluate every aspect of your losses to ensure nothing gets overlooked.
Pursuing accountability after a serious truck accident requires more than filing a claim. A strong case often depends on thorough investigation, qualified industry professionals, and a legal team prepared to pursue every available path toward recovery.
For more than five decades, Greene Broillet & Wheeler has approached each case with that level of preparation and determination, representing injured individuals in Long Beach and across Southern California. If you are seeking answers and accountability after a devastating truck crash, call 866-634-4525 for a free consultation and take the first step toward pursuing compensation available under California law.
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Tim J. Wheeler is the Firm’s Managing Partner and a highly accomplished California trial lawyer with decades of experience in product liability, personal injury, employment, and complex negligence cases. He has secured over 150 verdicts and settlements exceeding $1 million, including landmark results such as the largest personal injury verdict against the City of Los Angeles at the time and record jury awards for brain injury and wrongful termination cases. Tim is a former Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year and Product Liability Lawyer of the Year in Los Angeles, and a long-standing honoree of Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers.
Named in Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms,” Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP ranks as Tier 1 Personal Injury Litigation- Plaintiffs in Los Angeles.
Many firm members have been honored by the Consumer Attorneys of California, including Browne Greene, Christine Spagnoli, and Bruce Broillet, recipients of the Marvin E. Lewis Award. In addition, attorneys Bruce Broillet, Scott Carr, Molly McKibben, and Tobin Lanzetta has been honored with the Consumer Attorney of the Year Award.
All of our attorneys are proud to be active members of the Los Angeles County Bar Association or LACBA.
Our attorneys were featured in TopVerdict for having one of the Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2019, with $15 million won for the plaintiff in Keck v. Bel-Air Bay Club.
Partners Geoff Wells and Ivan Puchalt were both named among the 2025 Consumer Attorney Visionaries by LA Times Studios.
Several partners are active members in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, with attorneys Browne Greene, Bruce Broillet, and Christine Spagnoli named “Trial Lawyer of the Year.”
Firm partners Christine D. Spagnoli and Molly McKibben have both been honored by the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and are active members.
After winning $2.6 million for the plaintiff’s side in a head-on collision case, our victory was named in the Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2019 by TopVerdict.
Several of our partners are members in the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national invite-only association consisting of the most experienced trial lawyers.
Our team includes several Fellows and Associates with the invite-only International Society of Barristers in recognition of their trial advocacy.
Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, was featured by TopVerdict in the Top 100 Settlements across all practice areas in California for 2019.
Bruce A. Broillet and Christine D. Spagnoli are Fellows with the invite-only International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a group of elite trial lawyers from over 30 countries.
Recipients of this recognition are held up to the same standards as for The Best Lawyers in America, but only legal professionals in the first ten years of their careers qualify. Four attorneys at GBW have been recognized with this award in 2021.
Founding partners Browne Greene and Bruce A. Broillet are both members of the exclusive invite-only Inner Circle of Advocates, as two of the top 100 plaintiff trial lawyers in America.
Our firm has more attorneys on the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists than any other law firm in Southern California, with 15 members selected.
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partiner, Tim J. Wheeler who has more than 20 years of legal experience as a personal injury attorney.
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