Driver facing cameras: Are they coming?

I understand how you feel, most companies are going that way unfortunately.. If you can move on and out of trucking then good for you. They're certainly not for our benefit.

 

You can thank the out of control legal system and the scumbag trial lawyers for this.

Without the camera protection it makes a slam dunk nuclear award much easier.

Companies are driven by their legal teams recommendations to avoid exposure, risk.

Until the Justice system makes civil law the same burden of proof as criminal law, this perversion will continue to destroy freedoms and destroy the USA

We desperately need to make civil law require "Beyond a reasonable doubt" and bring an end to these frivolous law suits.

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Not all companies use driver facing cameras. Start a search for those and prepare to change companies, if Schneider does that.

 

No cameras on truck is best as long as driver knows not to make any statements after accident.

 

The insurance companies will eventually conspire to make everyone have them unless there is legislation to prevent it.

 

SNBC driver here, yes they are coming. See attachment for proof. I'm jumping ship ASAP.

 

We hear your rant and raise it 10. I think, drivers cameras are already in use, cleverly disguised as a clock, or whatever, I know the rental car industry has hidden cameras, not sure what to tell you. As mentioned, it's the insurance companies that are pushing this, and in the future, I don't think any company is immune, they will be required to do so. If you want to drive a truck today, these are the hoops one must go through. One source, Workhound, reports a staggering 94% driver turnaround, more than any other industry, so you tell me, you aren't alone. I'm telling you, it's going to be Nat. Guard in AM Generals pulling Swift trailers,,,let's watch.

 

You can blame the legal system, I certainly used to, but making civil claims be proven beyond a reasonable doubt will just allow corporations to act with impunity.

A year ago I said "I wish this verdict will lead to more scrutiny of who we hire and and more drivers getting fired for their stupidities. It won't. What will happen is we'll cram more technology into the truck instead of properly training drivers in the first place and holding them accountable once out on their own."

These 'nuclear verdicts' are the result of decades of choosing driver capacity over driver competence and blindly judging managers on metrics instead of looking at the whole picture.

I used to train at Schneider.

• Recruiters were evaluated mainly by how many new hires they got to show up to orientation, not how many passed orientation or lasted more than 6 months.
• A big part of the Training Manager's quarterly number was the pass/fail rate - if he failed too many new hires without exhausting EVERY option he took a hit. That's why my last trainee made it to my truck when he should have been washed out the first week - 3 different instructors failed him before Steve managed to put the fear of Berstuk into him and he didn't do anything Steve could fail him on. We made it two hours into the first load when I called the Training Manager, who ducked my call. The guy should never have gotten a CDL, but even after I failed him we 'had' to have a Safety Critter take him on a check ride before we could term him (they didn't make it out of the lot). Not because of lawyers - because of METRICS.
• The Ops manager would regularly override both the Training Manager and the Safety Critters in order to keep meat in seats.
• Driver Managers would regularly 'misreport' preventable accidents as something else to make their own numbers look better, making it harder to fire drivers for cause.
• I was regularly sent trainees a 'second looks' because they knew I would do everything I could to fix them, but if I couldn't I would fail them with enough documentation that Ops wouldn't over ride me.

Carroll Fulmer recently cited "frivolous lawsuits" as why they're shutting down. What they failed to mention is they 'apparently' have been double brokering USPS loads to fly by night carriers who have pooped the bed and they're cashing out before being held accountable.

A few years ago there was a small fleet that had a truck break down mid load. The carrier contracted with another company to recover the load. The new driver crashed into a utility truck on the shoulder. The resulting lawsuit found the original carrier culpable as an employer because the carrier didn't fill out the proper paperwork to 'broker' the load. There was a lot of kvetching on here about that and blaming the 'blood sucking lawyers' - but why shouldn't the original carrier be held liable for who they do business with? Why let the profits float up through a sea of paperwork that is impermeable to liability?

You want to change things? Make managers and CEOs criminally liable for the malfeasance of their underlings. If we do that, I guarantee the quality of drivers on the road will go up.

 

We have driver to facing cameras where I work. They don't bother me . When I take a drink it will say distracted driving. I don't speed or follow closely or run stop signs..all trucking companies to will have them eventually.