{"id":639,"date":"2026-10-18T02:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T02:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tmaddenlaw.com\/guides\/truck-accident-lawyer-georgia\/trucking-company-preserve-crash-data-georgia\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T01:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T01:51:14","slug":"trucking-company-preserve-crash-data-georgia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tmaddenlaw.com\/guides\/truck-accident-lawyer-georgia\/trucking-company-preserve-crash-data-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Trucking Company Deleted Crash Data Georgia? Act Quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Trucking Company Deleted Crash Data? Act Quickly.<\/h1>

Electronic logs, dashcam video and maintenance records can be overwritten or discarded. T. Madden & Associates, P.C. helps Georgia families hurt in truck wrecks move quickly to protect their case.<\/p>

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By Terance Madden \u00b7 Published October 17, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Worried that a trucking company deleted crash data in Georgia? A preservation letter is the first written step to ask the company to keep that evidence. It is a formal demand that the carrier, its insurer and its agents hold on to specific records from the crash. This page explains which records matter, how long federal rules require some of them to be kept, and why timing matters.<\/p>\n

What a preservation letter is and why it matters after a Georgia truck crash<\/h2>\n

A preservation letter is a written demand that a trucking company, its insurer and its agents keep specific records and physical evidence from a crash. It names the items to keep. It may name the truck, the driver, the trip and the dates.<\/p>\n

The letter does two practical things. It tells the company that the records may be needed in a claim or lawsuit. It also creates a written record that the company was asked to keep them. That record matters if something goes missing later.<\/p>\n

A letter is a notice, not a lock. It does not stop a computer from writing over video on its own schedule. That is why the items named in the letter matter so much. A vague request for “all records” is easy to answer with a small stack of papers. A specific request is much harder to ignore.<\/p>\n

For a broader overview of these claims, read truck accident claims in Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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If a truck crash left you or someone you love hurt, the company's records may be at risk, and our team can talk through them with you. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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Crash records a trucking company may hold<\/h2>\n

A trucking company may hold several kinds of crash records. Each one can support or contradict what the driver and the company say later.<\/p>\n