Young trucker argues industry is great alternative to a 4-year college degree

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  2. Spardo

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    Does that make him an 'influencer', and if so, how many of us has he influenced. :rolleyes:
     
  3. Chinatown

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    Some companies fire drivers for making videos while driving and rightfully so.
     
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    Guess he doesn’t know, government classified truckers as unskilled labor.
     
  5. Spardo

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    Even when simply taken later from a dashcam card?
     
  6. Chinatown

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    Drivers can get fired for looking down to change a radio station. That's known as distracted driving. Not all companies have that policy right now, but more companies are installing driver facing cameras to watch for distracted driving.
     
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    Some trucks computer system immediately notifies a company for a hard braking event. Then the company safety department checks the driver facing camera and forward facing camera to find out why the driver had a hard braking event.
     
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    Ah yes, I see what you mean. What I have done is have the dashcam going the whole time, facing forwards of course and mainly as a form of defence in case of alleged non-stopping or speeding, but I don't touch it when I am driving, just download what I want on the computer later.

    In France it is illegal to have a Bluetooth earpiece now, I think an exception is made for the deaf though, and has long been illegal to use a hand held phone, though strangely, I don't think that includes a cb mike.
     
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    I've got a college degree and I agree trucking is a great alternative to college. You'll be in a recession proof industry and make good money. Kudos to the young man for doing well for himself.
     
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