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18 Wheeler Accidents – Self-Insured Trucking Companies

Once in a while, there will be no insurance company involved at all in your case. This might well be because the trucking company has elected not to carry traditional insurance but rather to self insure, by setting aside a portion of their own assets to use in case there is an accident for which they might be held liable. If you are dealing with a self-insured trucking company then you will not be dealing with any sort of traditional insurance adjuster but rather with an officer of the trucking company who is in charge of these types of incidents. While traditional adjusters can most definitely be aggressive and stubborn, these officers are even more difficult to deal with, particularly if you do not have a highly experienced trucking accident injury lawyer by your side. More info on this website
The principal reason for this is once again economic. These officer’s salaries are directly tied to the overall profitability of the trucking company. A major hit, as in a payout in an accident case, can have a serious effect on the officer’s own income, Thus they have personal financial reasons to do whatever they can do to negatively impact your case.

In addition, these company officers are not licensed. Adjusters are professionally licensed and must follow certain rules of ethical behavior in order to keep their licenses and thus their jobs. There are no such guidelines governing the behavior of the company officers. Consequently, we have heard of cases where there was evidence tampering as well as many other cases involving highly unethical behaviors. Our attorneys have dealt with this before and we can protect both you and your case from these unscrupulous individuals.

What We Can Do For You
While there is virtually an unlimited number of things that we can do for you in your case, here is a list of some of the more common things that we routinely will do:

Investigate the cause of the accident.
Gather all evidence needed to meet your burden of proof.
Pressure defendants into settling by using our reputation as leverage.
Develop a strong and well-substantiated trial strategy.
Protect your case from dismissal by the defense.
Personally take charge of all communications from the insurance adjusters.
Expose the lies that the truckers will tell to escape liability.
Make sure the officers of any self-insured trucking company stay within acceptable limits of behavior.

These are but a few of the services that we provide. Our goal is to do as much as possible for you and for your case so that you may be able to concentrate on getting better and healthier in order to return to your regular way of life once again.

The attorneys here at our Law Office have been successfully litigating personal injury cases for over 20 years. During that period of time, we have won millions and millions of dollars in settlements for our Texas clients from major insurance companies throughout the United States. Let us now do the same for you as well.

If you have been injured in an 18-wheeler truck accident contact our Law Office today (toll-free). We are pleased to offer a complimentary consultation and are available 24 hours a day. We look forward to discussing your case with you and to answering all of your specific questions.