Mercer Now requiring contractors to install omnitracs cameras

Discussion in 'Mercer' started by drvrtech77, Jul 24, 2020.

  1. Rickp

    Rickp Heavy Load Member

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    Yes it is. Insurance said all trucks have to have dash cams or rate is going up.
     
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  3. roshea

    roshea Road Train Member

    Forward facing cameras only, not driver facing ones.
     
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  4. Scooter Jones

    Scooter Jones Road Train Member

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    If you don't me asking, how much are operators paying a year for required insurance coverages at Mercer?
     
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  5. rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    If they could reign in all the accident attorneys they wouldn't even be thinking of doing this. These attorneys are winning more and more of these so called 'nuclear' awards $50 million and higher for truck crashes that are alot of the times the 4 wheelers fault.
     
  6. Carlinho

    Carlinho Bobtail Member

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    That Omnitracs one that they will most likely use is dual facing.. driver facing shuts off when eld is set to off duty or sleeper
     
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  7. mtoo

    mtoo Road Train Member

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    Crazy watching this once great company become just a name on the door. I spent nearly 30 years there, I saw Mercer at its best it was 2nd to no one.
     
  8. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    The problem with the dash cameras is it could work against u, just as easily as work in your favor.
     
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  9. Cat sdp

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    Yup , but the company sells the driver out. If your on the cloud doing anything except 10-2 with your eyes moving everywhere......
     
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  10. BigBluePeter

    BigBluePeter Heavy Load Member

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    Welcome to Landstar???
     
  11. Carlinho

    Carlinho Bobtail Member

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    Oh yeah specially when it records sound as well ..... once they start making my truck payments and give me a w2 they can do that crap but until then whenever my turn comes around I’ll find something else to do
     
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