So You Want to be an Owner Operator

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by NightWind, Dec 24, 2023.

  1. Last Call

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    That’s Classic :biggrin_2559::biggrin_2559::biggrin_2559:
     
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  2. Judge

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    It’ll also tell if you run a stop sign.
    Even if you stopped, there’s a road nearby the got the sign AFTER the RR tracks.
    If you stop there, your dolly’s will be about center on them,
    Most, including me stop before tracks.
    So it think’s your to far maybe so by a foot or two, but what also of the common sense and law that says don’t stop on live tracks.


    Maybe the reason 10-12 been hit there in last few years. :dontknow:
     
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  3. NightWind

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    I have 4 cameras on my truck outside two facing forward and two facing the rear all the way down my trailer. Nothing looking at the driver or inside the truck. Feeds to a 2 tb hard drive closed DVR system that I have the keys to. I refuse to pay someone to handle my video feeds.I like control of them. Nothing connected to the trucks ECM or anything else except for power.
     
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    What system do you use? How easy is it to recall and view footage?
     
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    Pretty good explanation of all the processes. One exception, General Liability is optional, not required by law, only by certain customers. I just voluntarily revoked my authority. 19 years of doing everything myself. No wonder I’m burnt out. Once a challenge, now a burden.
     
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    There must be a way to change that because when we first got the Motive cameras it was getting me for rolling stop signs all day every day, then it just stopped. The only thing I started getting was close following, mostly if I was coming up on someone with traffic passing me. I think it’s set at 7 or 8 seconds distance and you have 4 seconds to make a change before it dings you for it.
     
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    Why didn't you sell it? I'm listing mine after the truck is sold.
     
  8. Judge

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    Going through chicago on mine was pretty much one big ding.
    Running 65, still being cut off, it’s a cold 42 outside with N wind blowing, i couldn’t unstick new camera from window, but i did unplug it, old one lying in passenger seat, just need velcro or double sided tape and it’ll go back.
    I still got a brand new of them ai cameras in the box
     
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