Hit by an 18-wheeler in El Paso?

El Paso sits on one of the busiest freight corridors in North America. Trucks cross through the Bridge of the Americas and the Ysleta-Zaragoza port, and through Santa Teresa in New Mexico, much of it serving the maquiladoras in Juárez. They fill I-10, Loop 375, Americas Avenue, Zaragoza and the warehouse districts on the East Side.

Truck crashes keep closing I-10 at places El Pasoans know well: multi-truck crashes at Paisano, injury crashes near Yarbrough, rollovers near Transmountain and pileups on the East Side. Police have also named I-10 between Yarbrough and Lee Trevino as a drunk-driving hotspot.

Federal trucking rules apply to interstate carriers, including hours-of-service limits, electronic logs, inspections, maintenance and driver qualification. Violations are strong evidence of fault.

Mexican carriers operating in the U.S. must carry insurance that meets federal requirements, generally at least $750,000 for general freight and $1 million to $5 million for hazardous loads, with an MCS-90 endorsement. Carriers working only in the border zones may buy coverage by the day, so proof of coverage on the day of the crash matters.

More than one company is often responsible: the motor carrier, a U.S. drayage company that took over the trailer, the broker or shipper that chose an unsafe carrier, and the companies that maintained the truck or loaded the cargo.

Evidence disappears fast. Engine and electronic logging data, dash cameras and the truck itself can be overwritten, repaired or sent back across the border. We send preservation letters right away.

Drivers, dispatchers and witnesses in El Paso truck cases often speak Spanish, and many documents are in Spanish. Jimmy speaks Spanish, so you can tell him what happened in your own words.

Jimmy Suerken grew up in El Paso. He is a Mexican-American attorney who speaks Spanish, and you can talk with him directly. We handle El Paso cases the way we handle them in Houston: by phone, email and video call, and in person when needed. When a case calls for it, we bring in experienced trucking co-counsel and the right experts.

Sources: 49 C.F.R. § 387.7 · 49 C.F.R. § 387.9 · 49 C.F.R. Part 395 (hours of service) · EPPD DWI data to City Council (KFOX14, July 2026)

Built for truck cases

• We lock down the truck's data. Logs, engine data and dash cameras, before they are gone.
• We handle the insurers and agencies. We handle communications with them for you, from the first call.
• We move fast on evidence. Video, radio, data and witnesses, before they are gone.
• We find every source of payment. Drivers, owners, companies, government claims and your own coverage.
• Your whole case in Spanish. Jimmy speaks Spanish, and you can talk with him directly.
• We work the way you need. By phone, text, email and video call, and in person when needed, just like we do in Houston.
• No fee unless we win. The consultation is free, and there is nothing to pay up front.

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We help people across El Paso County: the Westside, Downtown, Central, the Eastside and Far East, the Northeast, the Lower Valley and Mission Valley, Socorro, Horizon City, San Elizario, Clint, Fabens, Canutillo and Anthony, and families in Juárez and southern New Mexico.