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It's terrifying how many people on the road are messing with their phones. It isnt uncommon to see someone watching movies or soccer with their phone covering the speedometer, probably trying to keep it out of their cameras view. Last week with warm weather I even seen a couple motorcyclists fiddling with it. I don't know how to combat it. Some type of jammer that blocks them from transmitting while the vehicle is in drive sounds good in theory but isn't practical and would be met with more pushback than cameras.
We had a company wide message sent to all the drivers with a picture of the dashboard in one of our new trucks. Not even 30,000 miles on it and the gauges are all scratched up. It appears someone was putting their phone up there and was sliding around. I wanted to (jokingly) send a text back asking where else I'm supposed to put it so I can watch tiktok but figured I better not since that's probably what actually happened. Unfortunately nobody will admit fault. Biggest gripe with slip seating is any new damage gets met with "it was like that when I got in it" or "it wasn't like that when I left it". I've got some damage to my truck with only 24k on it that nobody will own up to, same with my buddy that has 25k on his.
Iowa DOT shared a video on Facebook recently. A truck on I80 for some reason crossed the median and came to rest in oncoming traffic. Another driver was driving distracted (doesn't specify the distraction) and plowed into him. Video
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
We watched 8 Seconds in one of our safety meetings. The phone has never been a problem for me, but this really enforced that.
Banks thank you for sharing that. More videos like that may help change people's attitudes about distracted driving. It's one thing to see the crashes. It's another to hear the hurt in people's voices as they talk about what happened and how it changed their lives forever.
Similar to this, as far as the cause and the sign.
Four on the truck (no passengers were authorized), two died in the truck, driver has been in prison for the past several years. Rolled over while using the cell phone.
We watched 8 Seconds in one of our safety meetings. The phone has never been a problem for me, but this really enforced that.
Wow that was impactful and hard to watch, thanks for sharing. I’m definitely sharing this with my drivers on Monday too
Wow! That's certainly a wake up call there! Hope the guy is ok. Thank you for posting.
Oh my gosh. That video breaks my heart. People absolutely need to see this, I agree. Thank you.
We watched 8 Seconds in one of our safety meetings. The phone has never been a problem for me, but this really enforced that.
Oh my gosh. That video breaks my heart. People absolutely need to see this, I agree. Thank you.
Wow that was impactful and hard to watch, thanks for sharing. I’m definitely sharing this with my drivers on Monday too
That's the same impact it had on me.
Rob,
The company I drive for uses a mandatory app called "Truce". If you want a job you download it and it automatically blocks cell usage above 5mph. I drive local and I could see it as an issue for people going OTR. All in all I would not use my phone while driving, to risky. But as we all know others are not so risk adverse. I am old enough to remember the roads without cell phones and it was dangerous then it has only gotten worse. Until they start punishing it like DWI's to many people will abuse it.
It's terrifying how many people on the road are messing with their phones. It isnt uncommon to see someone watching movies or soccer with their phone covering the speedometer, probably trying to keep it out of their cameras view. Last week with warm weather I even seen a couple motorcyclists fiddling with it. I don't know how to combat it. Some type of jammer that blocks them from transmitting while the vehicle is in drive sounds good in theory but isn't practical and would be met with more pushback than cameras.
We had a company wide message sent to all the drivers with a picture of the dashboard in one of our new trucks. Not even 30,000 miles on it and the gauges are all scratched up. It appears someone was putting their phone up there and was sliding around. I wanted to (jokingly) send a text back asking where else I'm supposed to put it so I can watch tiktok but figured I better not since that's probably what actually happened. Unfortunately nobody will admit fault. Biggest gripe with slip seating is any new damage gets met with "it was like that when I got in it" or "it wasn't like that when I left it". I've got some damage to my truck with only 24k on it that nobody will own up to, same with my buddy that has 25k on his.
Iowa DOT shared a video on Facebook recently. A truck on I80 for some reason crossed the median and came to rest in oncoming traffic. Another driver was driving distracted (doesn't specify the distraction) and plowed into him. Video
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DWI:
Driving While Intoxicated
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