Truck Accident

Freight moves through Riverside on the I-215, the 91, the 60, and the I-10. A wreck that involves a commercial truck can still be a California civil claim, with shared fault and a two-year clock, but it can also raise federal motor-carrier rules. 49 CFR 387.9 states minimum public-liability levels by type of carriage and cargo, including a $750,000 minimum for certain for-hire nonhazardous property. 49 CFR 395.3 states driving-time limits for property-carrying vehicles, including an 11-hour driving cap inside a 14-hour window after a 10-hour off-duty period.

Those federal rules sit beside, and do not replace, section 335.1. Get the crash report, which on a freeway is often a Highway Patrol matter, and write down any carrier identifiers visible on the truck. A delayed company letter does not extend the filing window.

The longer walkthrough lives in the truck guide. If the wreck happened in Riverside County, a later filing is often a Riverside Superior Court matter, subject to the current assignment order.