Contrary to provisions in some carriers' employment policy handbooks, it may not be up to the carrier to decide which forum is appropriate. Truckers want local doctors. Truckers, like most people, usually want to be treated by doctors near where they live. If there is a dispute about which doctors the trucker may see, special procedures must be followed in order to protect the trucker's rights, even if the trucker lives outside the state exercising jurisdiction. Truckers may have large earning capacity losses.
Many truckers earn high wages.
When they are permanently injured and can no longer drive their ability to continue trucking suffers, as does their ability to earn similar wages in other types of employment. Compared to other workers, truckers routinely suffer greater losses of earning capacity as a result of work related injuries. Thus, skilled representation is necessary to obtain additional compensation for that loss. Truckers may have third party claims. Truckers are often exposed to motor vehicle accidents and warehouse accidents involving third parties.