‘Data Driven’ explores use of Big Brother in trucking

Bozwik · Dec 9, 2022

‘Data Driven’ explores use of Big Brother in trucking

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Mark Schremmer

Speaking in opposition to a proposal that would require electronic IDs on commercial motor vehicles, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said it was another example of the government trying to play “Big Brother.”

“OOIDA does not support the erosion of privacy, nor the destruction of identity through surveillance and control,” the Association wrote in comments filed in November. “To ask for more surveillance and control in the name of safety on our highways is to venture into what George Orwell would call ‘doublespeak.’ The term ‘Big Brother’ has come to signify government control of and intrusion into truckers’ individual lives.”

OOIDA is not alone when it comes to concerns over intrusion into the lives of truck
“Data Driven,” a new book authored by Karen Levy, examines how digital surveillance is affecting our nation’s truck drivers.
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nredfor88 · Dec 9, 2022

It’s probably more likely that ELDs increase crashes. You and I may not race the ELD, but rest assured many drivers do. They drive when they have hours, not when they are rested. They race the clock to park as the clock runs out.

bzinger · Dec 9, 2022

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nredfor88 said: ↑

It’s probably more likely that ELDs increase crashes. You and I may not race the ELD, but rest assured many drivers do. They drive when they have hours, not when they are rested. They race the clock to park as the clock runs out.
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bzinger · Dec 9, 2022

nredfor88 said: ↑

It’s probably more likely that ELDs increase crashes. You and I may not race the ELD, but rest assured many drivers do. They drive when they have hours, not when they are rested. They race the clock to park as the clock runs out.
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I have a good friend that is obsessed with that clock and constantly on the floor trying to beat it even tho he doesent have to .

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