The Federal mandate is Dec 16,2017...
You are correct.It will be a Samsung Galaxy. Freight is getting the "New" IVIS before small pack.Freights will be for logging purposes only initially.There will be a cradle in all tractors for charging and recording vehicle information.I've saw 1 driver carrying the ELD it's a galaxy S3 cell phone.
You're wrong.What many think is a forward facing camera is actually the lane departure warning system.No cameras in small pack.The electronic log is nothing compared to the headache, when they start installing forward and rearward cameras to monitor what goes on in the cab. It's coming.
That's how it starts and it's all about the cost of insurance. My company did the same thing. Lane departure warning systems morphs into lane departure and forward facing radar, which is tied into the braking system, and will activate your brakes, when your vehicle violates a distance cushion calculated by someone, in the insurance and safety department. who probably has never driven a truck or made a delivery, all for the sake of driver and public safety, so the company says. If small pack trucks are tied into the net, you can bet that a report is generated listing how many lane departures, how many radar activated braking incidents have occurred, and , of course, all this information is for the good of the driver and the public. You can suggest that your current contract doesn't allow the company to use this information but what about the next contract? The company will offer you a carrot and a little bit of a stick because they know that there is no way you guys will strike over this. Even, if small pack isn't tied into the net, the forward facing radar will brake trying to maintain a safety standard of six seconds of following distance. When your travel time goes up, do you think that your stops per day will be decreased? Dream on. Then comes the forward facing cameras to help protect the driver and the company, in case of an accident, which morphs into forward and rearward facing cameras, with audio, to help catch drivers that inadvertently aren't complying with company driving policy and "coach " them and, by the way, have them sign a coaching document that goes into their personal file. The next contract. Of course, all this depends on the truck being wired to transmit data. Ah ha, we've got you there, we use handhelds. Give this idea a thought. Anything a handheld can do, a wired in truck info system can do, and a wired in system can do so much tattletale more than a handheld, and you don't have to worry about a driver losing one. Wait, the cost, UPS will never spend the money. UPS just spent several billion dollars to get out of Central States Pension Fund, a wise move to stabilize company expenses for years to come. My company is nowhere near the size of UPS yet they ponied up to retrofit our tractors with these systems. It's all about the money. The old expression, "money talks and bullshit walks" is true. Which side do you think UPS will end up on?You're wrong.What many think is a forward facing camera is actually the lane departure warning system.No cameras in small pack.
I've saw 1 driver carrying the ELD it's a galaxy S3 cell phone.