Hurt in a FedEx Truck Crash in Miami Springs? You Don't Have to Handle the Insurers Alone

FedEx Truck Accidents Miami Springs | CHG Lawyers

This page covers FedEx truck accidents Miami Springs drivers, passengers, and families should understand. If a delivery truck hit you, you may have a claim, and Florida law sets clear rules for pursuing it. Below, we explain what happens after a crash, who may share responsibility, and which deadlines matter. This is general information, not medical advice, so please follow your doctors’ care first.

When a FedEx Truck Crash Happens on a Miami Springs Road

A FedEx or delivery truck crash in Miami Springs usually means a heavy vehicle struck a much smaller one. The people in the smaller vehicle, on a bike, or on foot often bear the worst injuries.

Daily routes run through town. Drivers use NW 36th Street, Okeechobee Road, the Palmetto Expressway, and the Florida Turnpike corridor to reach work and home across Miami-Dade County. Delivery trucks share those same lanes all day, often during rush hour and tight merges.

Miami Springs has landmarks worth the trip, like the Curtiss Mansion. Getting there should never mean a collision with a delivery truck.

Crashes with a large commercial truck often cause more severe injuries than crashes between two cars. A loaded truck weighs far more, and people in smaller vehicles have far less protection. If you were hurt, get medical care right away and follow your doctors’ care, even when symptoms seem mild at first.

If a delivery truck is involved, the crash may involve a company as well as a driver. That makes the early steps worth understanding.

Why These Crashes Often Block Traffic and Draw Emergency Crews

Crashes involving large trucks often close lanes for a long time, because a jackknifed trailer or spilled load takes careful work to clear.

Emergency crews must check for injured people, fuel leaks, and fire risk before they move a heavy vehicle. On a busy Miami-Dade highway, that can back traffic up for hours and push drivers onto side streets. Slow traffic also makes it harder for responders to reach the people who need help.

If you can do so safely, take photos of the vehicles, the road, and any visible injuries before anything is moved. Those images can help explain how the crash happened.

Florida requires a detailed report in many of these crashes. Under Fla. Stat. § 316.066, a Florida Traffic Crash Report, Long Form, must go to the state within 10 days after the investigating officer finishes. The rule covers crashes that resulted in death of, personal injury to, or any indication of complaints of pain by any party or passenger; that involved a violation of s. 316.061(1) or s. 316.193; that rendered a vehicle inoperable to a degree that required a wrecker to remove it from the scene; or that involved a commercial motor vehicle.

Ask the responding agency for the report and write down the report number. The report lists witnesses, the officer’s name and agency, and each party’s insurance company. The parties and their legal representatives can get it.

What Makes a Delivery Truck Crash Different from a Car Crash

A delivery truck crash differs from a car crash mainly in weight, in the injuries it causes, and in the records a trucking company must keep.

A loaded box truck or double-trailer rig is far heavier than a passenger car, and it needs much more distance to stop. That physical gap helps explain why impacts can cause crushing, spinal, and head injuries. Many of those injuries need long-term care.

Federal trucking rules also create paperwork that matters. Under 49 C.F.R. § 395.8, a motor carrier must require each driver to record duty status for each 24-hour period. Each change of duty status must show the city, town, or village and the state where it happened; if the change occurs at a location other than a city, town, or village, show a highway number with nearest milepost, a highway number with service plaza name, or the highway numbers of the nearest two intersecting roadways, followed by the nearest city, town, or village and state abbreviation.

After a crash that causes a death, federal rules also require testing. Under 49 C.F.R. § 382.303, the employer must test surviving drivers who were performing safety-sensitive functions for alcohol and controlled substances, as soon as practicable.

Investigators often ask how long the driver had been working, whether the delivery schedule was tight, how fast the truck was traveling, and whether it had regular maintenance. These are questions to ask, not findings. Logs and maintenance files are easier to preserve when they are requested early.

Who May Be Responsible When a FedEx Truck Is Involved

More than one party can be connected to a delivery truck crash, and who may be responsible depends on the facts of each crash. FedEx truck accidents Miami Springs residents report often involve a chain of companies, contractors, and drivers.

The driver is the first person most people think of. A company can also face claims if it hired or supervised a driver it knew, or should have known, was unfit to drive.

Other parties can matter too. Whoever owns, maintains, or controls the truck, or sets its route, may be part of the picture.

Federal courts also address these claims. In 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II that a state-law negligent hiring claim against a broker that selected an unsafe carrier falls within a federal safety exception. That case involved a freight broker, so its facts differ from many delivery crashes.

Finally, the other driver’s conduct matters. Distraction or speeding can be part of the picture, and shared-fault rules affect how a claim works.

Florida Rules and Deadlines to Know After a Truck Crash

For most personal injury claims that arose after March 24, 2023, Florida generally allows two years to file a lawsuit (Fla. Stat. § 95.11(5)(a)).

Florida also uses modified comparative fault, a shared-fault rule. Under Fla. Stat. § 768.81, a person found more than 50 percent at fault for their own harm may not recover any damages. Under Fla. Stat. § 768.81, an injured person’s own share of fault reduces the damages awarded proportionately but does not bar recovery, unless that person is found greater than 50 percent at fault for their own harm, in which case they may not recover any damages.

Florida also divides fault by percentage. Under the same statute, the court enters judgment against each liable party based on that party’s own share, not on the whole amount.

Evidence runs on its own clock. Crash reports, logs, and vehicle records can be lost over time. Claims against a company can involve their own steps, so the timeline should be reviewed as soon as possible.

When a Delivery Truck Crash Is Fatal: What Families Can Do Next

When a delivery truck crash causes a death, Florida’s Wrongful Death Act lets the family pursue the losses the law recognizes.

Losing someone this way changes everything for the people left behind. Questions about bills, funeral costs, and what comes next can feel overwhelming in the middle of grief. You don’t have to answer them all at once.

The Act is cited as the Florida Wrongful Death Act in Fla. Stat. § 768.16. Under Fla. Stat. § 768.19, when a death is caused by another’s wrongful act or negligence, the party who would have been liable had the person lived remains liable under the Act.

Under Fla. Stat. § 768.21, surviving family members may recover different losses. A surviving spouse may recover for lost companionship and protection, and for mental pain and suffering. Minor children, and all children (including adult children) if there is no surviving spouse, may recover for lost parental companionship, instruction, and guidance, and for mental pain and suffering, but adult children cannot recover these damages in claims for medical negligence as defined by s. 766.106(1). Each parent of a deceased minor child may recover for mental pain and suffering, and each parent of an adult child may also recover for mental pain and suffering if there are no other survivors, except in claims for medical negligence as defined by s. 766.106(1).

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tracks traffic deaths through its Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a public dataset.

What an Injury Claim After a FedEx Truck Crash May Cover

An injury claim may seek money for losses the crash caused, such as medical bills, lost income, and future care needs. Lost wages can include time away from work during recovery.

Some losses are easy to list. Others are harder to put on paper, such as pain, lost daily activities, and the way an injury changes family life. Florida law also sets rules for proving medical bills. In a Florida personal injury or wrongful death case, the damages recovered for medical care cannot be more than the medical expense evidence the court admits. They also cannot be more than a total made up of several amounts, one of which is what was actually paid by or for the injured person to the health care provider who gave the treatment.

Catastrophic injuries such as spinal cord injuries, paralysis, traumatic brain injuries, and amputations can require long-term medical care, rehabilitation, equipment, and changes at home. Those needs make a claim more complex. Your doctors guide your treatment, and the records they keep matter to any claim.

No lawyer can promise a specific amount, because every claim turns on its own evidence.

Talk With Igor Hernandez About Your Miami Springs Truck Crash

If a delivery truck left you or a family member hurt, a conversation with a lawyer can help you see your options clearly.

CHG Personal Injury Lawyers is a Florida-based firm that represents people hurt in accidents throughout Florida. Igor Hernandez is the responsible lawyer for this page, and he is admitted to The Florida Bar. Bring what you have: the crash report number, discharge papers, photos, and any letters from insurers.

If a FedEx or delivery truck left you or someone you love hurt on a Miami Springs road, contact CHG Personal Injury Lawyers and ask about your options.