Cameras Inside the Cab?

Only children allow themselves to be treated as such.

 

Because if their truck gets in an accident and they can show their driver was doing what he was supposed to be doing they might be able to avoid a multi-million dollar judgment. Once the technology is relatively inexpensive, relatively reliable, and available a trucking company that doesn't buy/use the system will be presumed to be tolerating unsafe behavior from their drivers. We don't have to agree with the idea. An ambulance chasing lawyer only has to convince a jury of people with nothing better to do than answer jury duty that the super-rich trucking company can afford to pay a giant judgment.

 

Some drivers act like children.

My company has them and I don't even think about it very often. If you are a good safe driver, it's probably to your advantage to have it, should anything happen. If you are an unsafe driver, then it's a tool to help you become a safer driver.

If one doesn't like them then yes, find a company that doesn't use them. Pretty simple.

 

I'm surprised more drivers don't claim their Mennonites and tell the carriers they can't be recorded. I'm willing to bet nobody wants to take that one on. If somebody went through the trouble to set it up where they could actual back it up (convert I guess?) worst case they'd have a hell of a lawsuit. Even the states that removed religious accommodation for drivers licenses only removed it for that specific use.

Good Ol' America, where hurting somebodies feelings is almost a felony!

 

The bottom line is, the bad drivers among us, over the last 5 years, have made driver-facing cameras a reasonable safety measure. i.e we brought it on ourselves by driving stupid, driving distracted, etc and killing and maiming innocent motorists stopped in [or on the side of] the road, where it was later determined the driver was doing something they should not have been doing at the time of the crash.

The cameras can clear the company in the event of a crash, and/or they can be used to cull out those who can not or will not avoid unsafe driving practices (distracted driving) by implementing a "random video audit" policy.

As a driver, you don't need to worry about the company "turning it on when they feel like it", you need to worry about the unit grabbing and uploading random 10 second clips, several times a week [while moving], to be reviewed by somebody either in the carrier safety dept or a 3rd party video recognition software.

 

Also, understand some companies are also expecting to see 2 hands on the wheel, except where it it is needed to drive with one hand on the wheel to shift or change channels or roll window down, etc.

Drivers have been fired for minor offenses such as "lazy/complacent driving", in addition to serious offenses such as texting or web browsing while driving. The point is, driver-facing cameras in a job requiring 60+ hours/week driving behind the wheel, can be a serious problem, even for reasonable and generally safe drivers. I'll avoid them and recommend others avoid them too. Piss on 'em. If they can't hire drivers they can feel good about and can trust, then they should not be hiring drivers until they can correct their hiring standards and improve their company offerings to retain quality drivers.

 

Here's the scoop on these things. They can watch you, any time they want to. From THEIR location, without the camera recording you. But THEIR computers can record you. And you'll never know it, because those little blinking lights won't be blinking, when their computers are recording the feed.
Most of these companies use a third party to monitor the camera's. They can and do, turn on the feed and check in (again without the camera recording). If they see you doing something that's against their policy, but not doing something to cause the camera to record, then they pass this information (possibly with the video their computers recorded) to your company. If you have a critical event (which is what actually makes the camera in your truck record) they'll do one of two things.
1. Claim you had a critical event and hit you for.
2. Not mention it. But punish you more severely for the actual critical event.
None the less, they can watch you any time they want to. And you'll never know it, because the lights on the camera don't flash, when you're being watched.
When your companies says "We don't watch you"... That's because a third party is. Not them. So it's technically a true statement.

 

Just get a pin jam it in the cable, it will short the camera out, also cover it up with your panties, bra or well your whatever....you know what you gotta do..lol

 

When I worked for JBS, my truck got backed into, and had to go in the shop. They put me in a temp truck that had a camera in it. I took some black electrical tape, cut out a dime size circle, and stuck it to the lens facing me. If you cit it to fit just right, you can't hardly tell the tape is even on it.

That's funny about the bra and panties things. Especially if you were some big brawny hairy guy. ha ha ha ha ha ha