Most of the negativity on our thread comes from non employees. Former & bitter or not, non employees. And only a handful at that. Just sayin.
Don’t smoke in the truck or put a CB in it either. Saia gets offended by that.
That's why I hope Trucking Boards remains popular well into the future. When I get to hang it up, I will enjoy reading how these companies are struggling with the next generation of Driver's. It's going to be a blast!!!.
Drivers who smoke in the truck should be charged with damage to company property because their destroying the interior
Then , should overweight drivers be charged also? Placing more wear and tear on equipment and requiring more fuel to be transported around?
Yes.
Yes pay for the seat foam that some how turned into crumbly powder
Ok so here it goes, outside of the true safety aspect of the Drivecam, my biggest problem with the program is the HUGE and I mean HUGE hypocrisy of how it is applied. Here is the question proposed, if it is such a major safety tool why is it not in all company registered vehicles i.e. sales and manager vehicles etc.? Just stating the obvious, i'll be waiting for a valid and intelligent response.
That’s a good question. My guess is it would not be appealing to managers and sales people. It would deter from people taking the job. It is kind of unfair it is not applied across all company vehicles.Ok so here it goes, outside of the true safety aspect of the Drivecam, my biggest problem with the program is the HUGE and I mean HUGE hypocrisy of how it is applied. Here is the question proposed, if it is such a major safety tool why is it not in all company registered vehicles i.e. sales and manager vehicles etc.? Just stating the obvious, i'll be waiting for a valid and intelligent response.
I've had company cars in other lines of work ( an I thought it would've been alright to have inward an outward facing cameras in those situations ) I was told it wouldn't happen because my company car was available for private use.
That’s a good point about private use but it’s still a company owned vehicle with liabilities.
I had not thought of Sucker666's reasone, but he's most likely right, privately used vehicles and I would add this. Company vehicles are not CMV's and are not subject to DOT regulations and neither are the drivers of those company vehicles. If we consider that if a CMV with equipped with an on board recorder is involved in an accident, especially a reportable one, all parties involved have the opportunity to see first hand, circumstances that led up to the accident. Given that the on board recorder was keeping the driver of the CMV honest, there is a good chance the driver and the company would be able to avoid a costly lawsuit by eliminating from the mix, "the driver is always guilty" variable. I am a driver/trainer and as such, I see the footage from the on board recorders and there are incidents, more than you may think, where the driver is doing nothing wrong at the time of the recording, and when that occurs, myself and my SCM take the driver's side. Personally, I'm willing to deal with a camera in my face for the added layer of protection I get in the event I get into a non-preventable accident because video doesn't lie and my case is already made.Ok so here it goes, outside of the true safety aspect of the Drivecam, my biggest problem with the program is the HUGE and I mean HUGE hypocrisy of how it is applied. Here is the question proposed, if it is such a major safety tool why is it not in all company registered vehicles i.e. sales and manager vehicles etc.? Just stating the obvious, i'll be waiting for a valid and intelligent response.
