Brokers want to track me....

Your employer should assign you a business phone. Your personal cell is your personal business.

 

I don't think so.
Macro point charges him $4 per load. It *claims* it starts the tracking when you accept the text, then turns off when it sees you have reached the destination point.
Either way, I don't really care. I am not so paranoid he is watching my every move. I don't haul much for him anymore, he was one of the California guys, and I pretty well gave up running there.

 

And you should change your number on your personal phone after starting work for them so they can't call you on it when you're on vacation.

 

When you download the app, whichever one they’re asking you for, the app may have access to your personal stuff but the broker does not. Many apps request access to stuff on your phone, most of which can be turned off in the security settings. Four Kites and MacroPoint are the most popular. Once you click the link to begin tracking the tracking ends once you complete the load and it shows delivered in whatever dispatch software they’re using.
I’m considering getting the service for myself so that all the broker has to do is click the link and it shows them my location and by using geofencing, shows my arrive and depart times at the customer. They have no way of accessing your personal info. Only the app and the makers of the app do, again, that can be configured in the security settings.

 

For a company driver, no way. That's the company/dispatch responsibilities to handle. Track the truck and/or trailer is fine. Tracking my personal device is a no-go.

For an O/O, just run down to Walmart and get a $30 pre paid phone. Set it somewhere in the truck plugged in and on while on the load. Turn it off after the load is done.
That way next time it's needed all that needs to be done is turn the phone on and take the load.

 

Shouldn't have to though. Sounds to me like his employer is a cheap POS who expects his employees to help pay for business expenses.

 

I have not found a broker yet that cancelled a load because I refused to have a tracking app follow me.

Brokers get a lot of push back from this so don't think its just you

 

I doubt if anybody is worried about the broker accessing their personal data. Free apps aren't free, they sell your information to make money. Once your data is out there all Hell breaks loose. It's not worth it.

 

I tell them I have a flip phone game over...

 

It only takes 1 load to prove you do exactly what you say you are going to do....they have to take a leap of faith the same as I do!