Just wanted to see what others have to say about having a camera on inside your truck. I found this post on another site from a former employee of Roehl. I am just starting my CDL training and would like to hear what you think. Also, I heard that you can not use hands free bluetooth while driving? Is this true for most companies?
[h=4]Cons Well the worst thing I can say is that Roehl has decided on putting cameras in the trucks to monitor the drivers and the road directly in front of them and for me it was a pain from day one. I was told not to prop my foot up while driving, wear my seat belt at all times even in a parking lot behind the wheel while sliding tandems. I was also told not to use my hands free Bluetooth while driving at all. The camera normally catches bits and pieces of certain things and sends it to them. It records all the time so it can back track 15 seconds before an event to send that clip. These are things that activate the camera - slow down not hard but at a decent rate, you speed up to fast, the truck rocks to hard, if you move in your seat like to reach for something, also if you cover it up (it has sound). The fleet managers range from very good to very bad. Some don't like picking up the phones and some have poor planning skills. Maintenance is decent but some of the maintenance people treat you like you an idiot or slow or something it can be annoying.
Advice to Senior Management I recommend that upper management stop using drivers as guinea pigs. Also train more drivers in marshfield because the training is much better. Give drivers a reason to stay, I have been very loyal to Roehl, never wrecked or damaged equipment. I worked as hard as I could and at the end I get treated like a bad guy because of the cameras. Take them out or get what you get.
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Cameras inside your truck? Does your company have them?
Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by SmokinBoles, Jun 29, 2013.
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Nope I'm an O/O no camera on me. If the FMCSA mandates it though I'll happily oblige hope they put me under 24 hour survalince as well. Somebody in Washington is just going to love watching me drive for 11 hours naked
. Problem solved fight fire with fire play some hardball...might even blind a few people as well
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Not this crap again
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I think I'd pay to see that.
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I have given a lot of thought to buying a dash cam, but the whole sound thing kinda deters me....
I mean, imagine me ending up in a court case because some tool cuts in front of me and slams his brakes, and the judge asks for my dash cam to be played, and the whole courtroom hears me singing along to Katy Perry.....
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Trucking is getting to be a job for MINDLESS,BRAINLESS,SPINELESS,SHEEPLE...
...They call them ''professional'' and yet,put trucker diapers on them and lead them around by there ear..Then pay them some cheap 30 cent a mile wage...What a joke of a business,trucking turned into..antoinefinch, TheDude1969, Bigcountry8079 and 1 other person Thank this.
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