A. Another important reason why you should hire an experienced trucking accident attorney soon after the accident is that the attorney will know how to respond to inevitable inquiries from the trucking company and/or its insurance company. Beyond your duty to provide information to the police at the scene of the accident, you should not give verbal or written statements about the accident or your medical condition to anyone.
If anyone other than your own insurance company contacts you about the accident, the best thing to do is give your attorney’s contact information to the inquirer and nothing more. As explained in the previous answer, the ultimate goal of investigations performed on behalf of trucking companies and their insurers is to pay the persons harmed as little money as possible. To accomplish this goal, potential defendants will attempt to obtain information from you that can be used against you in a lawsuit.
Once you have hired an attorney, these companies know that they will likely have to pay much more money to resolve the claim. For this reason, the trucking companies and their insurance companies will offer to settle with you for minimal money before you understand your rights. One method used by these companies is to have a "friendly" adjuster contact you and appear genuinely concerned with your medical condition and how your bills will be paid. That concern will vanish as soon as you are represented by an experienced trucking attorney.