re: Ever been hit by a fuel transport truck? I have now

It ain’t near as easy to “get paid” in these situations as most people believe it is....unless you are truly injured or have an unlimited amount of time to waste at a doctors office and physical therapy most people are lucky not to be out of pocket in an auto accident. It’s waaaaaaay harder to collect anything than the actual property loss than most people think. For instance the beat up OP has had back problems in the past.....right off the bat that’s limiting. If you ain’t missing a bunch of time from work and spending a bunch of time at the doctors office even billboard lawyers will tell you there ain’t no there there. Frivolous law suits brought by productive people are almost unheard of because they don’t have time to spend trying to collect what will usually amount to very little given the effort required. Now if you got plenty of time it’s a different story but if you got a job and pay your bills on time you best off hauling your sore arse to work the best you can and hope you ain’t underinsured and out of pocket when they tell you your $60k pickup truck you owe $25k on is worth $19k!