I think all the new trucks are auto's.
I don't mind that. My left knee could use a break sometimes.
I don't like the 24/7 driver facing cameras or the radar system.
Will it make me quit?
No.
Many other companies are going to the same tech. And like e-logs it may be mandated before too long.
The thing that will make me quit driving is when I'll be required to drive in a train (platoon, 'smart truck') kind of thing where I am a controlling truck with others following me controlled by a computer.
Even worse, being in a following truck 20 feet from the bumper of another truck.
I hate being tailgated, and I hate even worse to follow too closely. It would stress me out way too much to be forced into both situations at the same time, under the control of a CPU and sensors that could fail at any instant.
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Got a friend who is an O/O (his truck is payed off lol) Mentor, they changed the 240 hours to 200.
Guess 240 hours was too much?
I talked to a Swift Driver, a week ago in Eloy. She had a New Truck but no Camera (yet?).
Guess they're slow installing them.
Well not like they're 'fast' at much of anything...especially the Shop...If you guys thought the Trucks were slow...You haven't been to a Swift Shop yet.RedRover Thanks this. -
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I finished the Swift school on March 2, 2016. I'm currently in the Mentor process & yea it's 200 hours. I'm at 85 hours now
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