Rapid deceleration being recorded?

Sounds like you're talking about flat spot on tires braking?
I consider rapid decelleraction like the kind when traffic is backed up.
I'm not hard on stopping much anyway I have to buy my own tires.
I think acompany monitering that is rediculous and I wouldn't praticipate.

 

My company did that about 2 years ago and hook it up with a camera that looked at the driver and one that looked straight ahead. I too thought the drivers would be upset about it but most liked it. We have a lot of problems with scams. People teamed together and would have one car jump in front of the truck and slam on the brakes. Then they would sue the deep pockets. The company used the cameras to protect the driver. And so far after talking with some of the drivers ,the bosses have not used it against them unless they were at fault. It is use as a tool to save money and the numbers prove it works. SO FAR.

 

No, no tires with flat spots. The 2 instances I've had in the past 3 years. One was when a car, hidden by a truck, ran a redlight. I really had to hammer the brakes. Luckily I was only doing about 30.

The second time, it was dark, ramp was shut down, but not marked as such. No reflectors on jack !!

Personally, if I was going to team with an unknown person. I would ask for his hard brake history. I've become kind of fond of sleeping on the bunk....and not in the floor.

High speed tailgaters are easy to spot with this type of monitoring. The more of them that get caught and terminated....the less of a black eye the industry gets.

 

I used to make those phone calls. It's important to ask the driver a series of questions and truly listen to their answers. The point shouldn't be so much as placing blame upon the driver and should be more focused on identifying behaviors that may lead to accidents or cargo claims. It's all in how you ask the questions.

 

The red lights with camera enforcement will really make you stab your brakes.

 

If you're lucky your signals will have the pedestrian crosswalk signs installed and some of them have the seconds that count down until your side is going to turn red. If there's no countdown then you have to count how many times the signal flashes the red signal for no crossing. Our city was 12 to 15 on just about every signal. You can always tell a stale green and should be prepared. Of course there will a few once in awhile.

 

I watch them when they have them.

 

They can do hard braking, brake actuation count per 1000 miles, speed, excessive speed, hardest braking and highest speed and duration.

All of these can be useful tools in monitoring drivers behavior and driving habits.

 

you can also download them to google earth and show it as it happened to get a better feel for the terrain and what the driver may have seen as they were coming upon the hard braking event. Technology is a fun tool.