cameras in trucks

Most cameras in trucks only work during a accident or other critical event happening,(They have a speed sensor inside & detect braking or a crash) they save the video from 1 minute before the event & keep recording.

Some record truck data too, speed,location,accleration,braking....

Some only point forward, some face driver too, from a accident point of view it can show if driver was distracted, on a cell phone etc.

I think we have some test units on a few trucks, have not heard results from them...

 

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http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr.../180762-anyone-here-ever-had-deal-driver.html

 

They want to know how many lot lizards that you have in the truck every month.We're only allowed 10 in any given month.any more and they tell our wives......................and we have daycabs.

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If nose picking is a fireable offense then I'll be in trouble if my company ever puts them in.

 

We have them on many of the ambulances I have worked on. They come one with a crash or even if you hit a big bump, depending on how sensitive they are set. The ones I have came across have 2 lens. One for traffic in front and one in back to catch the inside. That being said, they now have cameras that monitor at all times from friends still on ambulances. The way to cameras work is periodically they will kick on so the driver cant change his habits on a set pattern. These can be lifesavers in court if the wreck isnt your fault, or your damnation if it is. Also these cameras monitor speed and various driving habits like slamming on your breaks alot. When they are set to go off periodically that is mainly to catch crews smoking in ambulances or other noncompliant issues. So to sum it up they can save ya a@@ or grill ya a@@..

 

No offense, I would probably quit if they installed a camera in my truck. I understand the carrier has every right to modify their equipment... But this is too much 'Big Brother' stuff. If something happened, I would hate the idea of someone having video feed of me picking my nose, arguing with myself, or singing along to my most favorite Miley Cyrus tune just before I run over another deer... Or running into a canoe that some four wheeler didn't tie down right.

 

Road_runner, you're clueless. Google Drive Cam and learn how it works. As the poster above you said, it only records 15-60 seconds before and after an accident, IE hard brake incident, possible roll over event or sudden impact(G forces) hitting your vehicle.

 

Yeah. You are right. I usually anticipate when I will have an accident... That way I know when to be on my best behaviour.

My original point was that if something does happen to me, I rather not have footage of it in case I do not come out on top. The last thing I want to think about while driving is the possibility of me not only potentially getting killed on the job, but having a company installed camera (probably for insurance reasons) pointing at me to capture that special moment.

Obviously I would find it hard to believe that any carrier would hire personnel to supervise all drivers at all time in real time. Thanks for your input though. I am sure a person with your level of personal experience in the transportation career field can relate to that.

 

Well one thing no seems to have considered is that there are cases where having video from the camera could also prove that an accident or incident wasn't your fault. If my company put them in, I really wouldn't care.