GPS tracker embedded in your electronic BOL.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by REEFERman450, Sep 25, 2021.

  1. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Covertly tracking.....that right there would make me quit on the spot WITHOUT a 2 weeks notice the second i find a new job and would likely talk to a lawyer and make sure to leave a post here about it at a minimum. Im fine if you want to track your load or truck if you TELL me about it. Hell i even understand. Trucks are upto a quarter million bucks and cargos are basically anything upto millions of dollars maybe 10s of millions. But you gotta TELL me.

    Otherwise #### that. Honestly to me though it sounds like your trying to screw some drivers.
     
  2. ProfessionalNoticer

    ProfessionalNoticer Road Train Member

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    I bet he's the, "I ain't got no panties on" freak I hear on 19 all the time.
     
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  3. Last Call

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    I always thought covertly meant ... nobody knows... not publicly telling it on a open forum... Just say'n
     
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    For some reason l, it won’t let me quote, but for the one who said, “You can’t track someone without their consent.”

    Yes, Yes you can, theirs ways, legal ways, same as photographing someone without consent, you see weren’t really taking their photo, but the landscape behind them, they just happened to be there.
    I’d say to OP, use something like TruckingOffice, and their elog, when you send dispatch they’ll get it and you can track their elog on phone/tablet to their location.

    See, your not tracking them, your tracking the truck/load.
     
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    And that's what everyone is saying tracking equipment is one thing.
    Tracking an individual is a whole slew of legal issues and varies by state.
     
  6. Last Call

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    To the OP.....Just get a ankle braclet ... oh I forgot your going covert.. never mind .. call the CIA .. they'll tell ya I'am sure
     
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    That's a good idea!. Just book a government load and the driver will have those black helicopters following him.....
     
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    Maybe they will have a load going to Area 51... that should fix the whole issue
     
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  9. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    If I still had multiple trucks I would
    Absolutely have a tracker in the truck so I could find out where it was at , was it
    Moving ,
    How fast etc.

    No need to be secretive about it though.

    Friend of mine is issued a iPad by his employer , and he keeps it in a pressure cooker, (only thing he’s found that will block the signal totally) when he’s not using it.
     
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  10. feldsforever

    feldsforever Road Train Member

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    Amen.
    Don't track your driver with out there knowledge. That's deceitful and we would have issues if I found out. What my old boss used to say is. Some loads require a phone tracking app. Either use it or move on.
    I hate being tracked still do. But buying another phone is easier than hiring another driver.
     
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