How do I deal with trucking companies or their insurance company after a truck accident?

One thing you have to know is that you are not negotiating on level ground when dealing with a trucking company after a trucking accident. Most trucking companies are highly skilled at auto truck accident investigation and claims practice. These insurance company adjusters represent the truck company, not you. Do not give them any type of statements or sign any releases for medical records or employment records. Often the medical release allows the adjuster to talk to your doctors without you or anyone being present. Truck companies have accident investigators that are on-call and dispatched to the scene of the crash as soon as the trucking company learns there has been a truck accident. While the families of the accident victims are tending to medical and hospital care and funeral arrangements, the trucking company is investigating the truck accident and setting up their legal defense. This is why the victims of big trucking accidents also need to have a team of investigators and truc ... more