Inward Facing Cameras Getting Drivers In Trouble & Fired?

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  1. Sons Hero

    Sons Hero Road Train Member

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    You’re welcome. Always like to try to help people out. I’m definitely not stressing out over autonomous trucks, because the trucking I do, no robot ever could. Brain dead door slammers that do drop and hook are replaceable, some of the rest of us aren’t
     
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  3. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    But even some of simple drop and hooks, those trucks could not deal with.
     
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  4. Sons Hero

    Sons Hero Road Train Member

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    Correct. We know they will still need someone at each end to handle hooking and unhooking, etc, etc. But you and I have cognitive flickers, and can think details like that through. Some of these other pessimistic whistleblowers have been crying doom and gloom, and they can’t see past their own nose. I believe autonomous trucks are a possibility in some freight sectors, but for what I haul, they aren’t even a threat. I’d love to watch a humanoid robot chase a 300 lb hog that has a perverse agenda related to exiting the trailer… lol.
     
  5. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    We need a Butlerian Jihad against the thinking machines, but more importantly those who control them.

    "Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
     
  6. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Autonomous trucks are the biggest investor fraud of the last 20 years.
     
  7. Wargames

    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    you cant replace him, he quit. ha ha ha
     
  8. bentstrider83

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    If a company camera caught it, one got fired over it, but no accident? Take it as a lesson learned and head onto the next place. If there was an accident, tickets, and a firing? Better polish up that resume and be prepared to deal with all the degree holders gunning for those fast food jobs.
     
  9. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    “Smart”phones were the worst thing to happen to society. The device may be “smart” but they made us all dumb.
     
  10. Bret1984

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    Yeah, they need to start being better slaves for their masters. Good on you for reminding them their place as company property. We better tattoo "######" on their foreheads so they don't forget
     
  11. Rideandrepair

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    I was reading ABF’s contract. Looking for their pay rate. They have a clause for no driver facing cameras. Along with paid personal days, sick pay, all kind of good stuff. Reading that put a smile on my face. Nowadays working under a contract usually means a driver signs away his rights, and takes on personal responsibilities for any damages through an escrow, and all kind of scams. Id work for them, except they do driver/dock combo work. I’m happy being a brain dead door swinging, drop and hooker. Lol. I’m running a 805 mile one way trip. 2 rds per week. D&H both ends. Light load. Doesn’t get much easier. It’s temporary though. I could get the run, just don’t want it right now. Been enjoying being home every night. Occasionally covering OTR runs. I’ll do anything they need. As long as they pay me enough and keep me busy. I gotta go, 14 hr (BS) clock is ticking. Lol.
     
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