Joe & Tow's new trucking adventures/ex GTI thread

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  1. Air Breeze

    Air Breeze Heavy Load Member

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    Anytime you can walk away from it and nobody was hurt you did a good job. Before I go back to work next month I am going to invest
    in one of those dash cameras. I see a lot more of those kind of idiots driving these days and I want to cover my ### from getting the
    blame for an accident if it isn't my fault. I am glad to hear the other truck drivers stopped to help you. A lot of these drivers now days
    are in such a hurry they wont even stop.
     
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    Glad your good Joe
     
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    A friend of mine from another company records every trip he makes and uploads them in 15-minute blocks to YouTube. He says its for protection and information. He doesn't say anything or use any music, just a sped-up record of every trip he takes. The amazing thing is, he doesn't use a camera. He uses he smartphone.
     
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    I only want to record the view of what is in front of me. I don't think it would be wise to record any sound.
    Sometimes I let slip out some unpleasant comments about the driving abilities of other drivers...lol
     
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    I want sound then. And I'm going to upload it to TTR. The commentary on the videos will be priceless.
     
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    Does anyone have any recommendations of a good brand of dash camera to buy? I don't care about the price so much
    I want something that records a clear picture and isn't to complicated to use. I am going to wait till after Christmas to
    go buy one, might be able get it on sale. a lot of stores drop prices after Xmas to get rid of overstocked merchandise.
     
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    The Garmin looks real good. It's the one I'm looking at. They're a little more expensive but I trust Garmin, plus it has some nice features to it.
     
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    Look on amazon.com and you can read all the reviews about each one.
     
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    I bought mine from Bill Gremminger at dashcamusa.

    Bill is a great guy and great service. I t saved my bacon when I was brake checked in California on El Cajon.
     
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    I would have loved to see his face in front of the CHP. Priceless!
     
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