Record engine RPM and driving information?

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    Renifizzle Bobtail Member

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    Is there any device that would let you record the trucks RPM/speed/etc that you can install in the truck?
     
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    My employer had such a device installed in about 1985. Driver entered codes for destination, weather, etc. Tape about the size of a VHS was subsequently used to make a printout. Supervisor asked stupid question about a rise in RPM. I explained that the speed limit had changed as I approached a town, and I downshifted. After the second trip, the device failed due to bounce and vibration of trucking equipment. Device was returned to manufacturer.
     
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    It's called QuallComm...records everything! Speed, RPM, hard breaking, excessive speed in turns, idle time, time in cruise, time in top gear....
     
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    Thanks, I was wondering if those did that.
    We had a truck just blow a top end because valve rods were bent, broke a rocker or two and cracked the rocker shaft. Plus we're getting HORRIBLE fuel mileage.

    I need a way to make sure these problems couldn't have been prevented.
     
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