Underride Accident
Lawyers in Texas

J. Alexander Law Firm’s underride accident lawyers represent you and your family after a car goes under a big truck’s trailer in Texas. The firm sends the trucking company a preservation letter so the truck’s dashcam footage is kept. When the insurer’s offer falls short on an underride case, the firm goes to court instead of settling low.

Reviewed by Josh Alexander, Founder & Managing Attorney · Updated September 2026

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Underride Crash Claims: What Our Team Explains First

An underride crash is a collision in which a car slides under the back or side of a tractor trailer. Each card below starts from something families ask after a truck crash, on calls to our office and in their searches, with the answer our team gives on the phone.

Rear underride guard on a parked semi trailer being measured for height above the road surface
  1. If you were blamed for hitting the back of the truck

    The report often places fault on the driver who hit the truck, so the firm looks at the statements and contributing factors behind that finding.

    A police report records what officers were told at the scene, and it often lists contributing factors along with fault. Federal rule 49 CFR 392.22 requires a stopped truck driver to turn on the hazard flashers right away and set out warning devices within 10 minutes, and the firm reads the report against that rule.

  2. If a family member calls the firm for you

    When a family member calls about your case, even a death case, the firm takes the caller’s name since that person is the one on the phone.

    A 2019 Government Accountability Office report (GAO-19-264) counted about 219 underride deaths a year from 2008 to 2017 and said the true number is likely higher. When the person hurt cannot make the call, a family member can reach out to J. Alexander Law Firm and start the conversation.

  3. Some trucking companies pay claims directly

    When a trucking company is self insured, the firm deals with that company directly instead of an outside insurance company.

    In an underride case the trailer can have its own owner and its own insurer, separate from the company driving the truck. Federal rule 49 CFR 393.86 requires the rear impact guard on the trailer, so the firm finds out who owns and insures the trailer as well as the truck.

  4. If the insurer offers to settle before you heal

    An underride injury can need care long after the crash. The firm gathers every medical record and bill first, since an early offer may not cover the care still ahead.

    An underride crash often means a long hospital stay, because the trailer can reach the car’s windshield. Once the firm knows who was at fault and which company pays, it sends the demand with your records and bills, and you decide what to do with the offer.

Every answer above starts with a phone call, where our team reviews what happened and guides you on next steps. Once you’re signed on, our team takes over the insurance side, and it still costs nothing up front to have your case looked at.

Other truck crashes have their own pages: 18 wheeler accidents, jackknife accidents, and oversized load accidents.

How Your Treatment Builds an Underride Collision Case

In a recent Hood County truck case, J. Alexander Law Firm secured a $325,000 settlement, and the medical record included 26 chiropractic visits and 6 guided pain procedures. Your claim is built the same way, from the first visit on.

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  1. Chiropractic Care Starts Within Weeks

    In the Hood County case, the first visit came within two weeks of the crash, and our client went to 26 visits over three months.

    Our medical coordinator helps you get set up with a provider near your home so you do not pay out of pocket for treatment. One client told us the firm made sure his treatments stayed on schedule.

    Our client in the Hood County case had no injury treatment before the crash, so the chiropractic records showed when the pain began.

  2. An MRI Shows What Was Injured

    MRIs documented disc herniations in our client’s neck and a near full thickness tendon tear in the left shoulder.

    The firm requests your MRI or X-ray results from the provider, along with your medical records and bills. After her crash, one client said the exams showed “that I had a dislocated disc.”

    In the Hood County case, MRIs covered the spine as well as the left shoulder and elbow.

  3. Pain Injections Come Next If Needed

    Our client moved on to 6 fluoroscopy-guided pain procedures, and each note recorded the relief reported.

    The reported relief ranged from more than 70 percent to more than 80 percent, and the notes also show when symptoms returned.

    Our team calls the provider to get the recommendation and an estimate of what the injection or procedure will cost. The firm pays those providers at a reduced rate and the cost comes out of your settlement, not your pocket.

  4. Surgeons Write Down Your Future Care

    An orthopedic spine surgeon and an orthopedic extremity surgeon wrote down the care our client may still need.

    When you tell your doctor the pain is still there, the firm asks the insurance company to cover your future care along with the treatment you received. Staff tell callers the demand includes future medicals, such as surgery later on, when an injury will need ongoing care.

    In the Hood County case, the recommendations included a cervical epidural injection and a possible knee replacement if symptoms continued, and the case resolved during litigation after more than a year of treatment.

A recent truck case from our office

Settlement
$325,000
Tractor trailer
80,000 lb
Chiropractic visits
26
Guided pain procedures
6

A tractor trailer pulled into an intersection near Cresson in Hood County and failed to yield to our client’s pickup, and the officer’s report said so. Attorney Laura Rivas built the case on that finding and more than a year of treatment, and resolved it during litigation on September 1, 2026.

This crash was not an underride. Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Read the Hood County case result

What Happens When You Call

You do not have to know who was at fault or what comes next. This is how our team handles an underride claim for you and your family.

  1. Call after hours, hear back by noon

    When the office is closed, staff take your message. Your case manager or attorney then calls you back by noon the next business day, and one client said the team was able to “explain that whole process to me.”

  2. Your case manager keeps checking in

    The team begins work on your property damage and medical setup right away. One client said her case manager “was constantly calling me, making sure I was okay,” and another got texts about appointments almost every other day.

  3. You decide when to settle

    When treatment ends, the team sends the demand. Once the top offer comes in, you get a call with the numbers and your options, and one client said her case manager wanted her “to really be happy with what I was going to be settled with.”

Who handles your case

Attorneys for Crash Victims.

  • Matthew Graham, Managing Litigation Attorney at J. Alexander Law Firm

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    Managing Litigation Attorney

    Matthew Graham has litigated civil cases for over 25 years and once led subrogation work for a large auto insurer. On an underride claim, that background matters when the trailer’s owner and the truck’s carrier answer to different insurers.

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  • Josh Alexander, Founder and Managing Attorney at J. Alexander Law Firm

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    Founder & Managing Attorney

    Josh Alexander founded J. Alexander Law Firm after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, and he tries cases. Underride crashes cause some of the most serious injuries a car crash can, and Josh prepares those cases knowing they may go to trial.

    Read Josh’s bio
  • Laura Rivas, Senior Associate Attorney at J. Alexander Law Firm

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    Senior Associate Attorney

    Laura Rivas focuses her practice on people hurt in motor vehicle crashes and draws on a biochemistry background to read complex medical files. After an underride crash, that helps her explain head and spine injuries to an insurer or a jury.

    Read Laura’s bio

Clients Describe Working With Our Team.

Two clients in their own words, word for word from their videos.

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I was rear ended. I was at a stop. I’m the one that got hit. I didn’t hit anyone.

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I wasn’t, you know, kept in the dark or anything. I knew pretty much everything that was going on with the case.

JasmineVideo testimonial

Wherever the Crash Happened:
We Help Across Texas

An underride crash can happen on a highway far from home. J. Alexander Law Firm represents underride crash victims all over the state from offices in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Canton, so the county where the crash happened does not decide who can help you.

Is the person hurt still in the hospital? A relative can make the first call, and an attorney can meet your family at the bedside or by video.

The J. Alexander Law Firm team serving clients across Texas

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