A truck accident today is stressful, dangerous, costly, and painful. But sadly, on average there is a truck accident today every 16 minutes. That means you need to consider what you would do it happened to you. The first step is to avoid such an accident by understanding the difficulty an 80,000 pound vehicle has in reacting to quick, surprise moves on the part of a smaller vehicle and avoid attempting to "beat out" a truck to save a few seconds. Second, once you have made sure all injuries are being attended to, if possible note the conditions that caused the accident and be ready to share them with your truck accident attorney. Finally, be prepared to contact a lawyer about your truck accident today. The sooner you have an attorney on the case, the sooner you'll receive the compensation you deserve.