In cab cameras schneider or jb hunt ?

Hiding behind an unnamed 3rd party........ So I guess that's ok .

 

its always recording, but they are unable to get the data until a critical even occurs, then it takes the 10 seconds and 15 seconds after...

http://www.lytx.com/our-solutions/drivecam-program

Info on JBS cameras
http://www.jbscarriers.com/Documents/DriveCam-Fact-Sheet.pdf

 

if your going to pick and choose, i say that as a general statement because each camera company has their own evaluation, such as the drivecam company it goes to them to review.

 

It would be constantly taking video and safeguard the video during a critical event. You know, the same thing that an ECM does now on the engine.

I still am pondering what I did to a security camera at a place that would video the work area, and everyone working there. I fabricated a small frame, mounted it on the camera (this was one of those old style cameras that turned), and I put a playboy centerfold on the frame. No matter where the camera turned, it only showed T&A to the security folks.

 

"CAN NOT" is a pretty bold statement. Is there a law that says they can't? Or some technological limitation?

Just because they DON'T access at any given time, who is to say they WON'T access... someday.

Liberties are often lost incrementally. Once we all have in-cab cameras, and only the submissive are left to hold the wheel, who's to say some carrier isn't going to start "Random Cab Monitoring"? Then of course, many carriers will likely pile on.

I don't see many drivers against FORWARD facing cameras. It is the cameras pointed at drivers that many of us don't like. So, exactly how was your job saved by a camera pointed at you that couldn't be accomplished by a forward facing camera?

 

the main reason I have issues with dash-cams is alot of the people who swear by them believe in "black helicopters"

 

Seems to me it’s the ones that swear at them that believe in "black helicopters".

To think that a company is going to pay someone to just sit and watch a camera pointed at a driver just in case they can find some kind of violation is paranoid and absurd. I seriously doubt that any company would even devote the manpower to look at every event recorded. They are primarily used to review things after an accident.

As other posters have pointed out they record on a short loop that gets overwritten unless a critical event triggers it to save a short clip starting around 10 seconds before the event and going for 10-20 seconds after the event. Most of the dash cams you can purchase have a similar feature that is triggered by a G-force detector or by pressing a button.

I personally would not want one pointed at me ether, even with only critical events recorded but a small dab of grease accidently smeared on the lens would address that easily. It is a dirty job at times don't ya know and who is to say how the grease got there .

 

Great idea! It would be hard for them to accuse you of anything by doing that!

 

I have to agree. I don't mind a forward facing camera but just the thought of someone being "inside" the cab with me at all times is creepy. Having a camera pointing at me at all times would be enough to make me quit I think. Id give it a chance but the first time they called me up and asked me what I was doing at this time on this date id probably my give them their truck back.

 

I still can't think of a good reason for inward facing cameras other than driver monitoring.

With the outward cams, you have a a record of that car cutting the truck off, or the driving conditions, or what have you. In a sense, a way of saying, "see, it wasn't the truck driver at fault". Something you can use in your, meaning the driver and/or company's, defense. Don't take his statement meaning that the company will defend the driver,. They are looking after their interests. Which is why the driver needs to be equally as vigilant in his interests.

But inward cams, where is the company's interest in a court of law other than to say, "it wasn't our fault, it was the driver who was negligent." But there is no safety aspect. Much like how the outward cam protects the driver/company from the motoring public, an inward cam protects the company from the driver.

If an inward cam was installed in my truck, I would do two more loads; one to the house and take all my stuff out; and two to the terminal to turn the truck in.

If the company doesn't trust me fully to drive their truck in a responsible way, I don't need to work for them. Outward cams, I'm ok with, I even have my own (no company one... yet), but inward cam, no, never.