Need videos of drivers arriving at customers, getting fuel, etc

Fuel is easy......Go to a truckstop.....arriving at customers good luck as some of those customers might not want you on there property especially if you are going to be filming.

 

jHave you looked on youtube? Plenty of stuff out there already.

 

Probably your best bet, plus, to avoid liability and use of likeness difficulties you can get them to sign a waiver/permission agreement allowing you to use their likeness.

 

if there is any type of "farmer's market" or stockyard near you, you can always set up a camera on the street, as NO ONE can tell you what to do on the street, as it is public property.

as for truck stops, again, from the street video taping.

a ride along may be a benefit, if you can put an ad on Craig's List and say exactly what you want to do, and ARE WILLING to help with the cost of fuel. like say a flat fee of $100.

 

You can film or photograph anything that is in public view (within reason. i.e. excluding long lenses that will see into someone's back yard from miles away, etc.) but you do not have permission to profit or attempt to profit from it.

Mikeeee

 

I'm pretty sure he doesn't need Craig's List to find someone to ride along with. Although, maybe his drivers don't like the safety guy... hehe.

 

Meltom the good news is that it is way easier than you think. I was nervous at first thinking that there are so many things I had to learn, but it is always exactly the same over and over. With my company, when fueling I pull up, and enter my DOT number in the machine and then it asks for me to swipe my rewards card so I can build up points for showers and products at the fuel store. It asks if I want truck fuel, reefer fuel, or both. Then some machines if equipped with a DEF pump will ask if you need DEF (won't get into what DEF is). Then it asks for my Driver ID, trip/pro number (every load has a trip/pro number) your truck number, truck mileage, truck license number and state it was registered, if you want additional products to add to the fuel receipt (yes/no) then you are ready to fuel like you do your car.

When you arrive at shipper, you can walk in and say hello. At big places like Walmart centers they ask for your po number. Basically I write down every number an assignment gives me so if there is more than one number, I ask what it starts with and if they say "201" for example, I give them the number beginning with 201.... then they may ask questions that I will not get into now to not confuse you, and they will tell you which door to pull into. Each place may say that they will call you when you are done, or to change to a CB channel and listen for your truck and trailer number to be called, or someone will knock on your door. I like when they knock on your door because it seems like a lot of drivers do not hear their name being called on the CB and sit around waiting for hours when they are already done.

Some smaller places they already know who you are as they are not that busy. I walk in I say hello, tell them my company name and that I am picking up and going to Tulsa, OK for example and they already know who you are and tell you which door. Every single place you go to has this same process and every now and then they ask a different question like your drivers license number, truck license number, etc. I like how some places do not bs around and you just pick whatever door is available and they give you one sheet for the bill of lading and you are out of there.

Oh and the bill of lading always asks the same questions depending on your company. You enter the weight of your load, how many pieces/pallets, the pro number, if receiver address is different on bill than what qualcomm (your truck computer) says, etc. It is always the same so it has reached a point where I dont even have to think about it anymore and can answer the questions before they even get it out. When you get to the receiver you can just hand them the paperwork and they will have all of the info they need and they may ask some easy questions.

Any time you go to Tyson they will tell you that you will be there all night lol. I was thinking about putting together a Youtube video that gets straight to the point as a lot of trucker videos just talk nonstop about nothing we care about, however I have done tutorials in the past that people love and I just get tons of emails and requests everyday and I do not have time for that now as a trucker.

 

He is a safety guy at a company. When he says he wants to create some training, it's not to train himself.