Agree on front and side cameras. Not on the driver though. Sideswiped on the right while taking a moment to glance at the left mirror. The hammer will give it to you. Only outside cameras, you win.
Companies currently using driver cameras...
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Then the government started giving out free money.
So they squeezed their wallets and offered more.
Then people said, “I could die from a cough, I’m not going up to stranger’s houses, ringing dirty doorbells, having them sign for packages, while sharing a truck with another driver on a different shift, did I mention I have no idea who touched those boxes in the last 48 hours.”
So they sighed and offered more.
Then they legalized “medical”.
Oh, oh, I NEED it, I have a “condition”!
I don’t, but I want more $ than him.
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I imagine after five years, cameras will probably be the norm. The next discussion threads here will probably consist of things like: "Got fired over a camera" or "What company doesn't completely freak out over your actions on the driver camera?", or "ex drivers stage coup against their teen/20-something bosses at the McFastFood place they were employed at."
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FIVE years?!? Hahahaha
nah man, it’ll come up with the next insurance company renewal.
They’re even forcing them on owner/ops. With considerable resistance.
Your only hope is a company that’s a little slack on maintenance. Most cameras are wired via the fuse box (sometimes really badly, like drilled holes etc.) so you behave yourself for a week, then find where the camera’s tapped in, pull the wire, then start writing up blown fuses in your DVIR. (Oh yeah, and complain that something dumb is broken like a cigarette lighter, radio or map light.)
Most companies will roll their eyes and say deal with it. Safety might realize after a few days that the camera is down, and route you in for a fix. Swap in some blown fuses before going into the shop and let a tech think you’re an idiot.
Repeat as needed.
After a while they might suspect either sabotage or the installer screwed up. And they can’t really prove either. So they either have the entire wiring system on the truck checked for a short, or they let you deal with it.
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I’m glad I work for a relatively smaller family owned company (500 trucks). We do have driver-facing cameras, but in two years I’ve never heard a peep from anyone about anything i might have done. In fact, I drove for two months with a sock over the camera as an experiment. I talk to other drivers and they tell me the same thing.
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