If you or someone you love was seriously hurt in a crash involving a semi-truck, box truck, or other commercial vehicle, an experienced Naperville truck accident lawyer can make sure the trucking company and its insurer don't out-resource you. Collins Law Group is headquartered right here in Naperville, and our attorneys have recovered more than $1.5 billion for injured clients across Illinois. Truck cases are different from ordinary car accident claims, they involve federal safety regulations, multiple potentially liable parties, and far more serious injuries. Learn more about our Illinois truck accident practice or our Naperville car accident lawyers.
Naperville sits at a crossroads of heavy commercial traffic. The I-88 Reagan Memorial Tollway and its interchange with I-355 carry a steady stream of semi-trucks and tractor-trailers through the city daily, and the surrounding I-88 corridor has seen a documented boom in warehouse and distribution-center construction in recent years, which means more delivery trucks and box trucks on local roads. Route 59, Ogden Avenue (US-34), and Naper Boulevard also see frequent commercial vehicle traffic tied to area retail and logistics centers. Crashes involving large trucks on the tollway are often high-speed, multi-vehicle collisions; crashes on surface streets more often involve turning, merging, or blind-spot accidents with delivery vehicles.
Illinois recorded 6,679 large-truck crashes in 2024, including 128 fatal crashes and 3,188 injuries. Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), Illinois large-truck crashes, calendar year 2024.
As with our Naperville car accident cases, jurisdiction depends on where the crash occurred. North Naperville sits in DuPage County, with larger civil suits filed in Wheaton, part of the 18th Judicial Circuit; south Naperville falls in Will County, filed in Joliet. Truck accident cases frequently also involve federal questions of motor carrier compliance, so we evaluate every angle before filing.
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Serious truck crashes are rarely caused by just one factor. The most common causes we see include:
Statewide, tractor-trailer crashes are far from rare: Illinois recorded 11,294 crashes involving tractor-trailers in 2024, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation's 2024 Crash Facts & Statistics report.
Truck accident claims are governed by both Illinois law and federal trucking regulations enforced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, covering driver hours-of-service, vehicle maintenance, and cargo securement. Under Illinois law, you generally have two years from the crash date to file a personal injury lawsuit, 735 ILCS 5/13-202, and Illinois follows modified comparative negligence, 735 ILCS 5/2-1116: you can recover damages even if partly at fault, unless you are found more than 50% responsible.
As your Naperville truck accident lawyer, we handle the investigation, evidence, and negotiations so you can focus on recovery. Trucking companies deploy defense attorneys immediately after a serious crash. Collins Law Group matches that with the resources to hire accident reconstructionists and medical experts, and the trial record to take a case all the way when insurers won't pay fairly. We work on contingency: no fee unless we win.
Generally two years from the crash date, 735 ILCS 5/13-202.
The driver, the trucking company, a cargo loader, a freight broker, or a vehicle or parts manufacturer, depending on the facts.
Yes, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service and maintenance rules often become key evidence of negligence.
Depending on where the crash occurred, DuPage County in Wheaton or Will County in Joliet.
If you were injured in a Naperville truck accident, contact Collins Law Group today for a free consultation. There is no fee unless we win.
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