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The cameras were just announced last week, if the turnover rate was higher last year wait till next year. The cameras alone will have a huge impact on recruiting new drivers and losing current drivers. As it is they have a $3500 sign on bonus to bring in company drivers, how much more will it take now?

 

Yeah i guess i should've specified the 8000 lease caused huge spikes in turnover due to it being a bad deal. Last week the announcement of the cameras had several trucks heading to kc to quit. And those drivers weren't noobs. Turnover will continue to climb. And recruiting has been slow anyways this will bring it to a crawl if not a full stop. And considering not even a quarter of the current lease and owner ops were on that conference call and they're being hush hush about the cameras i believe they know what's coming.

 

No apologizes necessary Jag, I just thought maybe there was a driver page on FB that I was unaware about. I know Crete and Interstate to name a couple, they have pages dedicated to drivers only. Wasn't sure if ACT had one too.

Yeah Kujo I understood what you meant, sorry. Do they still offer the 4000 lease?

 

RoadCall i understand they do but getting them to give someone one is hard. Don't fall for the take an 8000 and we'll get a 4 when is available. It's never gonna be! They've done that a lot lately and you can guess what happens when the drivers finally realize they're not ever gonna get one.

And also note they have said they are trying to change the makeup of the company. It used to only be about 25 percent company the rest lease or oo. They've stated wanting to go to now like 60/40 i think is what they said. With company being the bigger. Part of that being directly related to the utter failure of the 8000 lease.

 

I don't care about a camera looking at the road as long it's not looking at me

 

I agree, I'm sure most would be ok with cameras only facing out but unfortunately they face both ways.

 

block the view.

 

As that is my plan if i stay here long enough for that to happen but i get the feeling they won't allow it to stay covered. I plan to avoid the shop until they force me to come get it done.

 

My company installed camaras in all our trucks a few months ago, I was told they only come on when a "critical" event happens. Well, that green light transferring data is on atleast 10 times a day now. And when it comes on there is nothing that triggered it. I do not believe that the company doesn't have some sort of access to these devices. I did a test on mine one weekend, I covered the lense inside and I got a call Monday morning in a round about way telling me all about the camaras and not to cover them while I'm driving. From that point on I knew that they could see whenever they wanted too. To say it's not an invasion of privacy is crazy. Idc what the company's reasons are, it's not right by any means. I was ok with it in the beginning but after day in and day out of it coming on im growing more frustrated when I see that green light. I work for a small 30+ truck company, this will hurt the growth of this place. If drivers quit when we become aware of the company legally spying on us then camaras wouldn't be in any trucks.