Just giving this some sunshine

I have a legit question about this. Do employers spot check their drivers while they are working to ensure they are performing their job safely? When on the clock, being paid by an employer, would it be prudent to do so? Based on the facts in the story, the actions of the driver being so distracted it was only a matter of time before this or much worse happened.

Before you try and play the 'right to privacy' card, I can look out my office window and see 40+ employees when they are being paid to work. I can call them out for not wearing eye protection, or other proper PPE and I can call them out for unsafe work procedures or not following SOPs. It's how we ensure safety and quality. Does this not apply to drivers? Yaya, unplug the camera when off duty, we don't want to see what you're doing off hours. On duty, on camera and that needs to be a live feed.

My 5 cents,
Mike
 
MikeJr said:
I have a legit question about this. Do employers spot check their drivers while they are working to ensure they are performing their job safely? When on the clock, being paid by an employer, would it be prudent to do so? Based on the facts in the story, the actions of the driver being so distracted it was only a matter of time before this or much worse happened.

Before you try and play the 'right to privacy' card, I can look out my office window and see 40+ employees when they are being paid to work. I can call them out for not wearing eye protection, or other proper PPE and I can call them out for unsafe work procedures or not following SOPs. It's how we ensure safety and quality. Does this not apply to drivers? Yaya, unplug the camera when off duty, we don't want to see what you're doing off hours. On duty, on camera and that needs to be a live feed.

My 5 cents,
Mike
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That's a hard no from me. 42 years, millions of miles, at this week in and week out, the past 19 without being involved in a single accident whatsoever and only 1 ticket in the past 20 plus years.
Driver facing camera = immediate kiss my ass and experience goodbye. I absolutely refuse to work for any goof that mandates them period.
I know one specialized fleet which would immediately lose close to 90% of their drivers/owner-operators over it. They would essentially be shut down because you cannot simply replace that skill level.

And there's more than one wild card out there that I know of personally where if push came to shove.. it would be a violent response.
Cameras will never change a culture just like elogs and speed limiters haven't improved the industry either...
All they will do is further drive the good ones out...

Be careful what you wish for....

/Rant
 
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MikeJr said:
I have a legit question about this. Do employers spot check their drivers while they are working to ensure they are performing their job safely? When on the clock, being paid by an employer, would it be prudent to do so? Based on the facts in the story, the actions of the driver being so distracted it was only a matter of time before this or much worse happened.

Before you try and play the 'right to privacy' card, I can look out my office window and see 40+ employees when they are being paid to work. I can call them out for not wearing eye protection, or other proper PPE and I can call them out for unsafe work procedures or not following SOPs. It's how we ensure safety and quality. Does this not apply to drivers? Yaya, unplug the camera when off duty, we don't want to see what you're doing off hours. On duty, on camera and that needs to be a live feed.

My 5 cents,
Mike
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Very beneficial for seeing what's going on in-cab during an incident. If the driver is not at fault, it helps protect them.

So much assorted moans and groans from the drivers (none of which quit, actually) when these were announced. We've gotten these installed in all our power units. They are now working on AI assists which detects possible unsafe habits. Of course driver eating a french fry throws us "driver smoking" alerts. It's not perfect, but it is helpful.

I think a lot of these cameras are just going to be mandated by insurance companies moving forward. Why not? No cost to them, just the carriers.
Safety department likes them, and they're on an ignition off/camera off kind of set up.

And unless you look like 1992 Pam Anderson, nobody wants to pull video just to look at you, driver.
 
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