Brokers want to track me....

I have a load right now that the broker wanted to use the same lojack app that destroyed my last phone, so I refused the request based on that experience ......

I had a conversation today and learned that the company gets fined and risks losing freight when we as drivers refused to be lojacked. So here was the compromise:

I upgraded my S8 to the S9(which is what I was contemplating anyway).

I kept the S8 and activated an additional line to my account and put the new number on the S8; after transferring all data and wiping it to factory defaults leaving no personal information on it.

I made it clear that the new number / old phone number is only to be used as needed for lojacking purposes and any shipper / receiver / broker trying to make contact to that number would not be successful.

I still feel that it isn't right for private parties to do what law enforcement agencies won't do without a court order.

 

I have been with my phone provider so long(pre 2003 best recollection), that additional lines don't cost me anything but a small activation fee, and I only pay sales tax on the equipment. They realize that they make their profits on the actual service and not the hardware...

 

I almost wish I had kept the S6 that the S8 replaced when Macropoint destroyed it....