FCC--Fremont Contract Carriers

That's what I was guessing, zero. That's the way it was when I ran SW Fleet.

 

I always thought the Qualcomm was the best dang thing happened, no more phone calls all time. Had a Qualcomm before I had a cellphone.

 

Well we had beeppers before that. Lol....

 

Imagine if we went back to pay phones and turning in bols at the terminal...yeah we are spoiled.

 

Comes down to personal preferences I guess.

And I’m not talking about the QC in the truck but an app on my phone that I use to make the tech more usable.

I love tech. I very much appreciate that I don’t have to set around some truck stop with a roll of quarters making phone calls or waiting on calls and or moving physical paper around to get paid.

I love that I have a simple app on my iPhone and iPad that I can use to get texts, updates, and submit paperwork. I love that HOS warnings or notifications that I have messages that come directly to my Watch.

My frustration is just what you mentioned… I already have too many apps tracking me. No. I don’t care if they track the truck via the QT or Apps or built in tech. That’s all beneficial. Nice calling in to ask where a trailer is located and is it already empty.

I love using tech.

But then, for me, a line is crossed when now the tech is no longer tracking the truck or the load and it now is tracking me, personally. Both in the truck and out of the truck. Both when I’m driving and at home or vacation.

so I’ll end up removing the app from my iPhone, iPad and Watch and use company tech to submit paperwork and wait until I’m stopped to know if they sent me a message … and they will have to wait several hours to get a reply.

All because of a feature, CoPilot, that I don’t use anyway. And if I do, I’ve already bought that app personally.

It’s just a personal line in the sand.

It’s a step backwards in my opinion.

 

Totally agree. But I’m not talking about the QC.

 

Oh, and also, if you have an app that is always using your GPS radios to coordinate your location for a map app… it will decrease your battery each and every day as it’s always on.

 

I think you might be a little obsessed with this topic. Your posts are always full of anger. So much negativity.