I am a one truck owner operator and I have had one for many years. I wouldn’t drive without one ever again. The carrier I am leased to recently put their camera in my truck, which is only forwarded facing. If I didn’t allow it I couldn’t stay leased to them, but I am ok with it as they are a great place to make money.
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Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by MACK E-6, Oct 29, 2015.
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No other profession would accept having a camera 3 feet away facing them to be analyzed by some unknown person, randomly without knowing it, for proper or improper purposes. It is an unacceptable invasion of privacy.
Any driver with a camera facing them didn't stand up for their rights to not have intrusive monitoring on them for 10 hours a day. There are, and have been, plenty of companies that don't use them. Even today after all the years with them, every driver for Ruan could easily walk and get a job as good as they have or better with a company without them. There is no reason why one must accept them. The only way the day will come when all drivers have them is if the mice keep accepting the cheese.Chuck Humbuckers, Exit310, foggy and 6 others Thank this. -
I didn't like the cameras when i work for other companies because they all the time getting on you. Just like when they told us we can't even talk on the phone at all with a hands free head set. And they where firing driver for talking on the hands free headset when the camera went off. Talking on the phone is fine to me as long as you are keeping your eyes on the road and are not playing with your phone. But as a owner operator I'd have cameras to protect my business and fire people if they are putting my business at risk. I've learned that people you hire don't care about your equipment or your business.
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But then again, there are many people that can be trusted to respect a companies business and equipment. A small owner should be able to sift though the driver prospects easier than a mega or big outfit, to find drivers that don't need cameras in their faces. In my previous job, I managed a small team or a dozen or so people, most of which worked at home remotely. I could trust each and every one of them. They were professionals and I respected them for it, and like to think they respected me. If they were driving, they would not have had or needed cameras. The bad ones didn't last long in that business, and don't last long in trucking or if they do I imagine have a record that follows them to some degree.foggy and Jarhed1964 Thank this. -
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