Driver facing camera, was he just messing with me?

rachi · Jul 6, 2020

I'd be careful when you sit on your 5 gallon bucket with toliet paper in hand. Maybe pull the curtain.

fishonron · Jul 6, 2020

I could care less about those cameras. If you haven't noticed cameras everywhere, especially in the workplace watching everything, all the time.

I don't like it but it is what it is.

All I know is when I go off duty at the end of my day the curtain gets pulled and the camera is gone.

If that's not good enough for you then buy your own truck.

MACK E-6 · Jul 6, 2020

Lennythedriver said: ↑

So I just had my truck in the shop for a service this morning...I pulled the truck in, and went over to the employee lounge to let them work on it. About a half hour later I walk back over to my truck and get inside and noticed the key is turned to the on position...Mechanic is just about finished up. I asked him “do you need the key on or can I turn it off“. And he says to me “oh Per company policy we have to leave it on because it keeps the camera system on and that way if any driver say something is missing or we messed with their stuff it was on camera“.

Ok, so I’m thinking to myself I was told the camera for the driver facing part only goes off when there’s some kind of incident. So I approach him and I asked him and I said, “I thought those only recorded events? So how would it do any good if anything was missing?“ It wouldn’t work for that purpose, correct? He gets this smirk on his face, it was like a half smile and half sarcastic look. LOL and he said “oh that’s what they tell you drivers but there’s about six or seven of them over there in that office, they can watch, go back and see, look live, anything they want through that camera”.

He went on to say, “It’s a camera, they're humans, what do you think they do?, They can watch you guys any ole time they want to and trust me, they do!”

now this mechanic is a character. He’s been known to pull off pranks and things of that nature. And the fact he had this big smirk smeared across his face, let me to believe he might’ve been joking. But I want to be sure. Per my understanding I agreed to events being viewed and recorded for safety purposes only. I don’t want some fat slob sitting up at the office getting his jollies watching me scratch my ### at 2 AM in the morning.

So what is it, once and for all? Are we being watched through these things or not?
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Of course. That’s the point.

jason6541 · Jul 6, 2020

Lennythedriver said: ↑

I mean I’ve read dozens and dozens of threads on the subject and there never seems to be a clear and definitive answer. But then we hear about incidences that would give credence to the fact that they can watch us through those things anytime they want.
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Lennythedriver said: ↑

So I just had my truck in the shop for a service this morning...I pulled the truck in, and went over to the employee lounge to let them work on it. About a half hour later I walk back over to my truck and get inside and noticed the key is turned to the on position...Mechanic is just about finished up. I asked him “do you need the key on or can I turn it off“. And he says to me “oh Per company policy we have to leave it on because it keeps the camera system on and that way if any driver say something is missing or we messed with their stuff it was on camera“.

Ok, so I’m thinking to myself I was told the camera for the driver facing part only goes off when there’s some kind of incident. So I approach him and I asked him and I said, “I thought those only recorded events? So how would it do any good if anything was missing?“ It wouldn’t work for that purpose, correct? He gets this smirk on his face, it was like a half smile and half sarcastic look. LOL and he said “oh that’s what they tell you drivers but there’s about six or seven of them over there in that office, they can watch, go back and see, look live, anything they want through that camera”.

He went on to say, “It’s a camera, they're humans, what do you think they do?, They can watch you guys any ole time they want to and trust me, they do!”

now this mechanic is a character. He’s been known to pull off pranks and things of that nature. And the fact he had this big smirk smeared across his face, let me to believe he might’ve been joking. But I want to be sure. Per my understanding I agreed to events being viewed and recorded for safety purposes only. I don’t want some fat slob sitting up at the office getting his jollies watching me scratch my ### at 2 AM in the morning.

So what is it, once and for all? Are we being watched through these things or not?
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They can watch you anytime they want. Have to tell drivers only trigger events start recording. Other wise who would drive for the mega #### box fleets.

Chinatown · Jul 6, 2020

How else does a company know if a driver changes his radio station or is talking on the phone while driving or drops something and reaches down to the floor to pick it up or is eating while driving?

Brandt · Jul 6, 2020

They are cheap camera and can't live stream. You know how much data they would need to live stream 24/7. I would not believe the shops guys

Lennythedriver · Jul 6, 2020

Chinatown said: ↑

How else does a company know if a driver changes his radio station or is talking on the phone while driving or drops something and reaches down to the floor to pick it up or is eating while driving?
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I think most drivers occasionally do these things. No, actually I think most if not all do. Lol phone with a hands free headset. Most eat while driving. Do sunflower seeds count?

Chinatown · Jul 6, 2020

Lennythedriver said: ↑

I think most drivers occasionally do these things. No, actually I think most if not all do. Lol
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We all do, but now with cameras can be fired for safety violations.
It proves the cameras run all the time or they wouldn't know what you're doing.

Lennythedriver · Jul 6, 2020

Chinatown said: ↑

We all do, but now with cameras can be fired for safety violations.
It proves the cameras run all the time or they wouldn't know what you're doing.
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This is where you could get a lawyer and sue a company. Because it was explained explicitly to me the only time the camera is viewed as when there’s an event. And then it was explain to me what types of scenarios set the event off. So let’s say I was reaching down for a dropped banana and I didn’t set off an event but then was later fired for reaching over to pick up a banana. That would be an invasion of my privacy. Because it was explained to me that only in the scenario of an event recording would they be viewing the camera. Now if I’m picking up the banana and I swerved into the other lane and have to slam the brakes on and the camera goes off, that’s a different story.

Chinatown · Jul 6, 2020

Lennythedriver said: ↑

This is where you could get a lawyer and sue a company. Because it was explained explicitly to me the only time the camera is viewed as when there’s an event. And then it was explain to me what types of scenarios set the event off. So let’s say I was reaching down for a dropped banana and I didn’t set off an event but then was later fired for reaching over to pick up a banana. That would be an invasion of my privacy. Because it was explained to me that only in the scenario of an event recording would they be viewing the camera. Now if I’m picking up the banana and I swerved into the other lane and have to slam the brakes on and the camera goes off, that’s a different story.
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Several drivers have posted on here they received warnings from the company about various things, such as changing the radio station or not having both hands on the steering wheel.
Third party monitors also watch the cameras and report to the company anything they deem necessary.

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