Truck / 18-Wheeler Accident Statistics in Long Beach
1,800+
Annual Large Truck Crashes (Long Beach Area)
9M+ annually
Port of Long Beach TEUs
40,000+ daily movements
I-710 Drayage Trucks
$2.8M+
Avg Serious Truck Injury Settlement
Courts in Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Superior Court — Long Beach Courthouse
415 W Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
U.S. District Court — Central District of California (Long Beach)
350 W 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Long Beach
LAC+USC Medical Center — Level I Trauma (nearest full Level I)
2051 Marengo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Long Beach Medical Center
2801 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
Liability Considerations in Long Beach
Port of Long Beach and I-710 Drayage Accident Liability
The Port of Long Beach handles over 9 million TEUs annually, making the I-710 freeway serving the port one of the most dangerous commercial vehicle corridors in the nation. California's AB5 law has fundamentally changed the drayage sector — independent contractor classification for port drayage drivers has been substantially limited, extending motor carrier vicarious liability to companies that previously used contractor arrangements to avoid employer liability. AB5 enforcement has already resulted in several significant verdicts in I-710 drayage truck accident cases.
Zero-Emission Drayage Transition and Equipment Liability
California's zero-emission drayage truck mandate for the Port of Long Beach is in the process of transitioning the port's drayage fleet to battery-electric trucks. Early-generation zero-emission commercial trucks have had documented issues with range limitations and some equipment reliability concerns. Cases involving equipment failures on new ZE drayage trucks raise product liability claims against vehicle manufacturers in addition to standard carrier negligence theories.
Your Legal Team
Jennifer Kowalski
Partner
Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Kowalski is one of California's premier truck accident attorneys, focusing on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases involving commercial carriers on California's dense freeway network. Over 18 years, she has developed deep expertise in the electronic evidence that defines modern truck litigation — ELD records, GPS tracking data, EDR analysis, and dashcam footage — and has pioneered spoliation strategies that have resulted in adverse inference sanctions against multiple major carriers. Jennifer has recovered over $180 million for truck accident victims and is a frequent lecturer on commercial vehicle litigation at the Consumer Attorneys of California annual conference.
Education
- J.D., USC Gould School of Law (2008)
- B.A., Economics, UCLA (2005)