After a crash on I-10 or anywhere in El Paso, you are focused on recovering. You are not thinking about data retention schedules or evidence preservation windows. That is exactly why Anthony Holm acts immediately when he represents you.
The trucking company is already protecting itself. From the moment the crash is reported, their risk management team is documenting, assessing, and positioning for litigation. Some of that evidence, the evidence that could prove their driver was at fault, will disappear permanently within 30 days if no legal hold is issued. The job of a truck accident lawyer is to make sure that does not happen.
Here is what Anthony Holm secures on your behalf, and why each piece matters to your recovery.
Call The Big Dog Truck Accident Lawyer the moment you are able. No fee unless we win your case.
Since December 2017, the FMCSA has required most commercial carriers to equip their trucks with Electronic Logging Devices that automatically record driving hours, on-duty time, and location data. This is often the most powerful evidence available in a fatigue case: objective, timestamped, and difficult for the carrier to dispute.
If the driver was behind the wheel longer than federal law allows, the ELD data will show it. It will show exactly when the driver started their shift, when they should have stopped, and when the crash occurred relative to their legal driving window.
Anthony Holm issues legal hold notices immediately to prevent the carrier from overwriting or purging these records. In El Paso, where I-10 receives long-haul drivers from Phoenix, San Antonio, and Ciudad Juarez who are approaching the end of their legal driving windows, ELD data is frequently the decisive piece of evidence in a fatigue case.
ELD data can be overwritten within days. Call Anthony Holm now before it disappears. No fee unless we win.
Under 49 CFR Part 396, carriers must maintain complete records of all inspections, repairs, and maintenance performed on their vehicles. These records can reveal something critical: whether the company already knew about the brake deficiency, tire failure, or lighting malfunction that contributed to your crash, and chose to keep the truck on the road anyway.
That documented awareness is not just negligence. It is the foundation for holding a carrier fully accountable, and potentially for pursuing punitive damages where the conduct was egregious. Under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 41.008, punitive damages may be available when a carrier knowingly operated a defective truck or falsified safety records.
Anthony Holm obtains these records before opposing counsel has any opportunity to make them unavailable. He works with mechanical experts who can identify what the records show, what they should show but do not, and what the discrepancy means for your case.
If a mechanical failure caused your crash, the maintenance records tell the story. Call The Big Dog Truck Accident Lawyer today. No fee unless we win.
The truck’s Event Data Recorder, commonly known as the black box, captures vehicle speed, braking force, steering input, and engine behavior in the seconds immediately before impact. This creates a precise, data-driven reconstruction of what happened in the moments that mattered most.
Combined with the official crash report from El Paso Police or the Texas Department of Public Safety, this data builds a factual picture of the crash that is difficult to challenge. Was the driver braking before impact? At what speed? Did the vehicle swerve? The black box answers these questions with hard numbers.
This is evidence the trucking company has access to from day one. Anthony Holm acts immediately to preserve and obtain it on your behalf, issuing legal holds and, when necessary, retaining accident reconstruction experts who can translate the data into a clear, compelling account of what the driver did and failed to do.
Black box data tells the truth about what happened. Call Anthony Holm to make sure that truth works for you. No fee unless we win.
Major freight corridors in El Paso, I-10 near the Spaghetti Bowl interchange, US-54 through the northeast, and Loop 375 near Clint, are monitored by traffic cameras and commercial surveillance systems. This footage has a short retention window. Once it is gone, it is gone. Most systems overwrite footage within 24 to 72 hours of recording.
Anthony Holm acts immediately to identify and preserve available footage, contacting businesses, municipalities, and TxDOT to secure recordings before they are overwritten. At the same time, he secures witness statements while recollections remain clear and consistent.
Eyewitness testimony from other drivers, pedestrians, or bystanders who saw the crash can corroborate the physical and electronic evidence, or fill gaps that other evidence does not cover. In cases where a truck driver denies fault, a credible eyewitness can be decisive.
The sooner you call The Big Dog Truck Accident Lawyer, the more of this record survives. Anthony Holm does not wait for evidence to be conveniently available. He goes and gets it.
The evidence Anthony Holm secures is directly tied to how the crash happened. Driver fatigue, mechanical failure, improper loading, and distracted driving each leave a different evidentiary trail, and knowing which trail to follow starts with understanding the cause. Read more about what causes truck accidents in El Paso and how each cause shapes the evidence Anthony Holm pursues.
The strength of your evidence determines not just who is liable, but how much you can recover. Well-preserved ELD data, maintenance records, and black box readings support stronger damages calculations across all categories. Learn more about what compensation you can get from your truck accident and how the evidence in your case connects to the money you are owed.
Every hour that passes after a truck crash is an hour in which critical evidence may disappear. Anthony Holm at The Big Dog Truck Accident Lawyer moves fast, because your case depends on it. Call today for your FREE consultation. No fee unless we win.
Anthony Holm, The Big Dog Lawyer, is a Texas based personal injury lawyer renowned for his exceptional advocacy and dedication to justice. In 2024 he was designated as a Top 10 trucking lawyer and Top 100 civil plaintiff lawyer. With more than 20 years of experience in the legal field, Anthony has a reputation for unwavering commitment to representing clients who have suffered due to accidents, negligence, or malpractice. His practice is built on compassion, integrity, and relentless pursuit of the best possible outcomes for his clients.
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by attorney Anthony Holm, Founding Attorney of The Big Dog Truck Accident Lawyer, with more than 20 years of experience representing injured people in truck accident cases across Texas and New Mexico.
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