Mark Anderson | September 30, 2026 | Truck Accident
Trucks move almost everything Americans buy. Food, building materials, consumer products, medical supplies, and countless other goods spend time onboard commercial vehicles. Behind those trucks are enormous transportation companies. These companies operate fleets that include thousands, or even tens of thousands, of vehicles.
How Large is the American Trucking Industry?
There are thousands of trucking companies operating throughout the United States. These companies range in size from independent operators to enormous transportation businesses with nationwide networks.
A company can be ranked by revenue, number of trucks, number of employees, freight volume, or other measures. Here are some of the largest and most well-known companies in the industry:
UPS
UPS is one of the most recognizable transportation companies in the world. UPS reports billions in annual revenue and delivers millions of packages daily. That scale means UPS vehicles are a common sight on American roads.
People may associate UPS with the familiar brown delivery vehicles. However, the company’s transportation network extends well beyond local package delivery. It includes tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles moving packages and freight through its network.
The company’s size does not mean UPS is responsible whenever one of its vehicles becomes involved in an accident. Liability depends on the facts.
FedEx
FedEx operates another enormous American transportation network. This network boasts approximately 100,000 motorized vehicles owned or leased by independent service providers.
The involvement of independent service providers illustrates why identifying the correct defendant after a trucking accident can become complicated. The name printed on the vehicle may be an important starting point. However, it does not necessarily answer every question. Trucking cases may involve questions about ownership, employment, contractual relationships, or legal responsibility.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
J.B. Hunt Transport Services is another major name in American trucking. Unlike a company primarily associated with residential package delivery, J.B. Hunt is closely identified with freight transportation and intermodal operations.
A motorist traveling along a Texas interstate may encounter J.B. Hunt tractor-trailers hauling freight across long distances.
Why Is Trucking Safety So Important?
Safety is important in Texas because commercial vehicles are constantly moving freight across the state’s extensive highway network. Unfortunately, Texas has a high number of fatal crashes involving large trucks. Factors such as speed, impairment, inattentiveness, and unsafe driving behavior can lead to devastating accidents.
A passenger vehicle and a fully loaded tractor-trailer are very different machines. Commercial trucks are larger, heavier, and generally require more room to maneuver and stop. Drivers also have substantial blind spots. When something goes wrong, occupants of smaller vehicles can suffer catastrophic injuries.
What Causes Large Truck Accidents?
There is rarely one universal cause. A truck accident can result from a driver’s mistake, a company’s practices, or several factors working together.
Common issues in truck accidents include:
- Speeding
- Distracted driving
- Driver fatigue
- Following too closely
- Unsafe lane changes
- Impaired driving
- Inadequate driver training
- Poor vehicle maintenance
- Brake or tire problems
- Improperly secured cargo
- Overloaded trucks
- Dangerous hiring or supervision practices
Some accidents occur because of split-second decisions. Others develop over weeks or months.
What Damages May Be Available?
A serious truck accident can create financial losses that continue long after the damaged vehicles have been removed from the highway.
Economic damages address financial losses that could include:
- Medical expenses
- Future medical care
- Rehabilitation
- Lost income
- Reduced earning capacity
- Property damage
- Out-of-pocket expenses
Future losses can become important when a truck accident causes a traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, or another permanent condition.
Texas also allows recovery of non-economic damages that can include:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Mental anguish
- Disfigurement
- Impairment
- Loss of consortium
- Loss of quality of life
These losses can be substantial after a catastrophic truck accident.
Contact a Texas Truck Accident Lawyer at Anderson Injury Lawyers for a Free Consultation
Most commercial truck trips end without incident. But when a large truck causes a serious accident, determining what happened can require an investigation extending far beyond the truck driver.
If you were injured in a commercial truck accident in Texas, don’t wait to get help. Contact Anderson Injury Lawyers for a free consultation. Our Texas truck accident lawyers will investigate your accident, identify responsible parties, and pursue compensation from those whose negligence caused your injuries.
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About the Author
Mark A. Anderson is the founder of Anderson Injury Lawyers and a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer—an honor held by only a small percentage of Texas attorneys. He earned his law degree from Baylor University School of Law and has spent more than 20 years helping injury victims across Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin. Mark handles cases involving car accidents, truck accidents, product liability, wrongful death, catastrophic injuries, and more. Click here to view some of the successful case results Mark has achieved for his clients.
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