Insurance Adjusters

The PartsPimp had a sit down with some insurance adjusters. I have to admit, I didn't have much respect for them until I understood what they're up against.

Adjusters are under tremendous pressure from the company to reduce payouts. (Let's face it, big insurance does it's best to pay you as little as possible in the unfortunate event you have an accident, while pouring the pickle to you on premiums. It's all about profit...but that's another rant...)

Adjusters are also getting beat up by some clients who are looking to cash in. While most people are fair the adjusters mentioned they always have to be on the lookout for someone trying to take advantage of the situation.

Lastly, adjusters are under enormous time pressure from both the insurance company and the client. The company wants it off their plate and the trucker wants to get back on the road.

Well, so why is the PartsPimp talking to adjusters? They wanted to know how the yours truly could help them find parts faster. I told them they can always email me for parts but I also gave them some of my resources for finding parts:

http://www.truckpartsinventory.com/ - you can search by hood or whatever you're looking for, then call the guy who has it.

http://www.partseek.com/ - you enter a form and submit it. When I'm looking for parts, the incredible thing is, someone gets back to me in minutes.

I'm not sure how these sites make money but they are free to use. The next time I talk with the adjusters, I'll fill 'ya in on what they think of these sites.