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Step-by-step checklist of evidence to collect and preserve after a commercial truck accident: ELD preservation demand, EDR data, police report, USDOT number, and more.
California freight accident claim deadlines: two years under CCP Section 335.1 for private carrier claims; six months for government entity claims under Government Code Section 945.4. ELD and EDR data must be preserved through immediate written demand to the carrier. FMCSA minimum insurance: $750,000 general freight / $5,000,000 hazardous materials.