Making Insurance Claims against a Commercial Trucking Company

If you have been involved in an accident with a large commercial truck, you will soon realize that these large-scale trucks bring large-scale complications, including serious injuries and complicated insurance negotiations and injury claims. 

Truck Accidents: A High-Stakes Collision

Being involved in an accident with a commercial truck isn't the same thing as being involved in an accident with a privately owned passenger vehicle. The truck involved in your collision is likely a limb of a corporation. This truck is representative of the $330 billion, highly-competitive trucking industry.

The primary concern of the representative corporation is to move past this "setback" and to get the truck and driver back on the road before too much money is lost.

The corporation will take any and all possible measures to prevent major losses. On average, a truck accident will cost the corporation $100,000 or more along with $100 per lost hour on the road.

For this reason, the company will dispatch a representative to the site of your Chicago truck accident. The job of this representative is to: 

• Control the accident narrative;
• Provide a story on behalf of the company; and
• Place the fault on you rather than the company driver. 

It is thus imperative that you say as little as possible. You should not risk an accidental self-implication.

Hiring a Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer

You should be able to recover from your injuries without worrying about confusing court documents and filing paperwork. While you recover after a Chicago truck accident, you can take comfort in knowing you don't have to handle an Illinois personal injury alone.

When you have the help of a trusted Chicago personal injury lawyer from the Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle, P.C. you'll get expert legal advice and guidance concerning your long term needs. Contact us today for a free case evaluation - 312-263-1080.