Everyday, can't stress this enough, EVERYDAY I see truckers texting, watching videos, eating a huge burger, left foot up on the dashboard, etc all while zooming down the hwy at 80 mph. Yeah. Cameras will eventually be mandatory, just wait.
I don't understand why or how
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as there will not be a carrier out there that will not be demanding cameras be installed, or your insurance gets cancelled ASAP. .
it'll be hard to continue business as usual, as i don't believe you would have the resources to be self insured, like a mega carrier.......and even they (many of them) have cameras now.
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I've turned down several job in my recent job search because of driver facing cameras. I simply won't work for a company that uses them. You can point one out the window all you want but I don't want one in the cab.
That being said I have other qualifications too. For instance I won't work for a company that doesn't care about my comfort. No Apu? Then I better be able to idle. If not you can find a different driver. Can't bring my 91 pound dog with me? Then I won't drive for you. I demand all of that and also top pay. You won't see me working a job that pays less than 1200 a week. I'll quit the industry before that. Oh yeah and fuel solution routing? You can shove that too.
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the "24/7 watching you" is actually false. the capacity is there ,but most companies pay a 3rd party to go through the footage that is generated by a trigger movement of the truck.
those triggers are set up by the company and are paid on a basis of how many are to be observed. you can tell when you are actively being recorded, a light comes on. it records a set amount of seconds prior and after an trigger goes off.
triggers are like; hard brake, sharp cornering, ect.
I worked for a small company for quite a few yrs before some knuckleheads did stupid crap and the ins suggested them. front and driver.
after awhile I got called and asked if I had somebody in the truck as I talked all day.lol. well , i told them I was talking the camera, if it went off I went to cussing and explaining how that idiot four wheeler tried to commit suicide by truck.
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I'll agree partially on this.
I think it MAY come down to insurance demanding cameras....but I believe it will be forced upon accident prone carriers big and small.
I personally will never use one,nor will many old school largecars.....
We take pride in safety,and our efforts shouldn't be distilled by cameras.
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