roadrunner:
Harry Monk:
NotBad4AYoungLad:
So does this camera actually record everything you do?
No, they only record “events”. Hitting a car would be an event, and they are very sensitive so driving over a pothole if often an “event” but reversing shouldn’t be unless you reverse onto a bay a bit heavily. However, management can only access footage by downloading the SD card and they are unlikely to do this unless you have been involved in a reportable accident.
I used to work for the same company as “Dakota” all recorded events last 30 seconds duration consisting of 10 seconds previous, 10 seconds during and 10 seconds after the event, when you return to the depot at the end of shift you enter your own personal pin number in the computer system, the whole depot is surrounded by “metallic bunting” which is a wi-fi field so all the recorded events delivery times and locations etc are uploaded to wi-fi and automatically sent to head office, where they employ a special team of people to review ALL recorded footage anything untoward is then emailed to the depot manager, where you will be brought into the office for a “coaching session” review of the event as they call it.
The camera contains a small gyroscope, which detects harsh braking, harsh acceleration, harsh cornering and heavy pothole or other types of impact. If you are caught drinking beverages or eating fruit etc at the wheel, it is instant dismissal they do not take prisoners there.
Stalin would be ■■■■■■■■■■■■ in his grave to read this. 
As I’ve said before, I know I’m risking everything by operating as an owner-driver rather than as an employee, but I really could not put up with this. I know we old ■■■■■ have a reputation for saying things were better in the old days, but they really were, at least as far as driving a truck is concerned.
Harry Monk:
roadrunner:
Harry Monk:
NotBad4AYoungLad:
So does this camera actually record everything you do?
No, they only record “events”. Hitting a car would be an event, and they are very sensitive so driving over a pothole if often an “event” but reversing shouldn’t be unless you reverse onto a bay a bit heavily. However, management can only access footage by downloading the SD card and they are unlikely to do this unless you have been involved in a reportable accident.
I used to work for the same company as “Dakota” all recorded events last 30 seconds duration consisting of 10 seconds previous, 10 seconds during and 10 seconds after the event, when you return to the depot at the end of shift you enter your own personal pin number in the computer system, the whole depot is surrounded by “metallic bunting” which is a wi-fi field so all the recorded events delivery times and locations etc are uploaded to wi-fi and automatically sent to head office, where they employ a special team of people to review ALL recorded footage anything untoward is then emailed to the depot manager, where you will be brought into the office for a “coaching session” review of the event as they call it.
The camera contains a small gyroscope, which detects harsh braking, harsh acceleration, harsh cornering and heavy pothole or other types of impact. If you are caught drinking beverages or eating fruit etc at the wheel, it is instant dismissal they do not take prisoners there.
Stalin would be ■■■■■■■■■■■■ in his grave to read this.
As I’ve said before, I know I’m risking everything by operating as an owner-driver rather than as an employee, but I really could not put up with this. I know we old ■■■■■ have a reputation for saying things were better in the old days, but they really were, at least as far as driving a truck is concerned.
I agree 100% big brother is indeed watching you there, which is one reason why i left. Imagine if every general haulier installed that system on their trucks, then there would certainly be a driver shortage then as nobody would put up with it.
It’s the politics of envy when you get to the nitty gritty really. The office bods have watched the yank trucking movies and believe all the crap about the freedom of the open road etc, and human nature being what it is they figure that if they can’t have it then they’ll stop others having “it”. Hence cab cameras, elf and safety, trackers etc.
Well, it made sense in my head. ■■■■ those two for one drink offers! 