Claims

He had a recording that he's gone for a week. Unless they have different recordings when they are routing calls, I don't suspect foul play yet.
I'll wait till Monday.

 

I was told by a lawyer NOT to open a claim with my own insurance. Insurance agencies can drop you I was told.
But that doesn't mean you might not get help from your insurance agency to handle their claim. They might refer you to someone who can negotiate the deal in the whole process for you without any new claims.
So, now I'm going to nickel and dime knowing they will drop the price lower during the negotiations. That way at least it will cover the repairs. I need to prepare out an estimate for reefer rental or profit losses and send it out along with the shop's estimate. From there, the representative will try to negotiate the price for what they will agree to pay.
My goal is to cover shop expenses and restore it, not patch it up. That is my goal at the end of negotiations. If I get something extra, I will put it toward securing the walls inside which I will do anyway after repairs.

 

What insurance carrier do you have?

I have Great West.

 

Their agent was gone for the whole week.
I got the contact info of an agent that is from my insurance without opening the claim. She will just help guiding me through the process.

 

When adding scuff liners, would you do black or white ones?
Black ones won't show dirt. But then if there is damage it will be harder to spot being it so dark.