Brokers want to track me....

The broker will not call, but the dispatcher more than likely will. I have been doing expedite for many years, let them track you and be done with it. Myself, I go, door stays shut, no trashing around. Normally these loads pay very good, $4 to $10 a mile, even more if short haul, the reason they want to track you. Maybe you should find out what your company is making if you are paid percentage.

 

You have a cell phone (smartphone or not) the cellular carrier, Google, apple, the government are all already tracking you. Who cares about another app? If you're really concerned get a burner.

 

I don't want questionable tracking software installed on my phone. Now with Elogs your company knows exactly where you are every second of the day. The broker can call them to get your location. There was a time when drivers didn't have mobile phones period. They made a check-in call from a public phone once a day at most and freight still got moved.

That's the problem, so many drivers just go with the Big Brother flow and that's why we're so overburdened with oppressive technology. The driver facing cameras are a great example.

I made/make CPM.

 

You just mail your phone ahead.

 

Ya know.

Phones come with the ability to reset software. That means resetting the operating system.

Worst case scenario. Download the software to a computer and do a full wipe and restore. That's also possible.

There's absolutely no reason one needs to go out and buy a replacement phone.

I never download macropoint. It's the office job to let the broker know where I'm at. Not mine. My job is to haul the load. I'm also not answering the phone. Specially when the cell phone fine kicked in. Call me once. You go on block. End of discussion.

 

The load I'm doing right now is using tracking app on my phone.
Pays $4 mile.
I suppose you never have any aspirations of doing D.O.D. loads or anything like that, that pay well???

Some of the freight I carry has MULTIPLE sensors on each item that tell different stories.

Want the money? Accept the conditions that go along with it, or move to the next load.

 

There is a company we Haul brokered loads through. When I first started hauling them they sent me text messages telling me I had to download a certain app onto my phone. Every time they did I blocked their phone number. Eventually they ran out of numbers. if they want to know where I am they can contact the company. It's my phone, I pay all the bills, I decide what apps go on it. If they want me to have a phone that they can track me with they can hand me a phone with the bill of lading and I'll throw it away when I'm done with the load.

 

I haul DOD and no apps allowed!

The reason is basic for me.....zero apps on my PHONE. It is a phone. My battery lasts 3 days while my wife lasts a half a day.

Now getting in to a DOD contractor is interesting.....wow! Full truck scan/sniff.....take my laptop.....and watch my every move!