{"id":34455,"date":"2021-11-24T10:34:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T15:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/?p=34455"},"modified":"2024-12-11T23:04:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T04:04:29","slug":"are-dash-cams-bringing-your-work-culture-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/are-dash-cams-bringing-your-work-culture-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Dash Cams Bringing Your Work Culture Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you really want to get an animated conversation going with truck drivers, mention dash cams. While drivers have more or less accepted road-facing cameras as part of the job, many remain skeptical or outright opposed to having one positioned within the cab, tracking their movements and driving behaviours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since driver-facing dash cams are becoming the norm, this is a great time to take a look at how dash cam technology can actually be a benefit<\/a>, not a detriment, to your drivers and to your organization\u2019s safety culture.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The way in which dash cams are presented to drivers makes all the difference in impacting buy-in and engagement. Many commercial truck drivers feel that dash cams, particularly cab-facing devices, are an invasion of privacy. This sentiment rings especially true in instances where drivers use an area of the cab to sleep and eat (as an aside, sleeper berths are not considered a \u201chome\u201d and as such, are exempt from current privacy laws).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Furthermore, disclosure is an essential component that can make or break your work culture. Companies must let their employees know if and how dash cams will be used in their fleets, but the ways in which they do so will determine whether drivers remain within the company, or leave in droves to pursue other opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are enough stories on the internet to affirm surveillance culture in some companies that implement dash cams (read our story <\/span>here<\/span><\/a> about Amazon and Netradyne), often the direct result of a lack of transparency or care for their drivers\u2019 collective safety.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The truth is that most dash cams only transmit a short segment of data that includes time directly before and after an event is triggered. No fleet manager has the time or the desire to search through hours of continuous footage. For a great perspective on how to talk to your drivers about implementing dash cams<\/a>, read <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nDash cam pain points<\/span><\/h2>\n
ZenduCAM AD+<\/span><\/h2>\n