I fully intend to put a driver facing camera in MY truck immediately after purchase. Managed by a reputable third party like Lytx. Subscription cost is only like $20 or $30 a month. Cheap additional insurance plus it supposedly discounts your other insurance. As a starting O/O, I'm looking for where to invest my capital for best long term advantages.
Driver Facing Cameras?
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by TylerHarris96, Sep 7, 2018.
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What if this driver were caught on camera adjusting the radio, smoking, eating a sandwich, or sipping coffee?
Would he still have been cleared of the charges? I feel like the answer would be no... -
No way
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Driver facing cameras are, as has been pointed out by another member, a two edged sword. But the potential of saving your tail feathers cannot be ignored.
Personally, I still believe that the prescence of a driver facing camera should be a driver's choice, be that driver a company driver, O/O, lease operator, or IC.
My own mind has been changed concerning them. But there is still the potential for a massive amount of abuse, as well. -
I always said I would never take a job with a driver facing camera, because it constituted a major invasion of my privacy (married couple driving team).
Then along came a job that paid $20,000 per driver more than the one we had, gets me home way more often and for longer. So every time I set the stupid thing off pinning up or whatever I always give a wave and holler “HEY ______!!” to my safety director.
The only difference for us is that the curtains are always pulled now when stopped to prevent the camera from picking up anything I wouldn’t want floating around out there if someone backs/drives into the truck when parked. -
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It's got it's ups and downs. I would have my own. Not someone else's camera on me.
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That would be the day I quit ! Nothing to hide it’s the principle of it.
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