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Put the Trucking Company on Notice to Preserve Crash Evidence<\/h1>

Logs, dispatch records, and vehicle data can be lost or overwritten. T. Madden & Associates, P.C. helps Georgia truck crash victims send a written evidence preservation letter as early as possible.<\/p>

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By Terance Madden \u00b7 Published October 20, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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A trucking company evidence preservation letter is a written request. It asks the company and its insurer to keep records about a truck crash so those records are not lost. In Georgia, families often send one early, because some of the most useful evidence is electronic. This guide explains what the letter does, which records it should name, and what federal rules already require carriers to keep. It is written for injured people and for the family members and friends who are helping them.<\/p>\n

What a Preservation (Spoliation) Letter Is<\/h2>\n

A preservation letter asks another party to keep evidence it may need for a future claim. Lawyers call the loss, destruction, or change of evidence spoliation.<\/p>\n

Families usually send the letter to the trucking company and its insurer. Sending it soon after the crash matters, because the records may still exist and may be changing through normal operations.<\/p>\n

The letter also creates a written record of exactly what was requested and when. That record helps show the company knew which items mattered.<\/p>\n

The letter does not create any evidence. It asks the company to keep what already exists. A letter can’t bring back a record that was already erased, but it can ask the company to stop that from happening to the rest.<\/p>\n\n

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Which Records a Truck Crash Letter Should Name<\/h2>\n

A useful letter names specific records, not just “all documents.” Most commercial trucks carry several record types that matter after a crash.<\/p>\n