Outward facing cameras are to PROTECT the driver. Inward facing cameras are to CONVICT the driver.

As a million mile safe driver, former trainer, former team driver, and someone thats been here ten years, this is just one of the many reasons that has stacked up for me since about june last year as to why i will be leaving in december when i finish my current lease. But it is what it is. I will finish my time and close the book on this chapter and move on to bigger and better things to include a much better work/life balance that my family and i dearly need. Im tired of being treated no better than someone who just got their cdl yesterday and im tired of feeling lonely because im constantly away from my family.

Purely baby sitting equipment. And a very good way to chase away experienced drivers and make prime a company for newbs.

A camera facing towards you nor "AI" will never fix driver error. This is a hard no for me. Didn't need it for 14 years and still don't need it now

There is nothing you can say to convince me to be okay with privacy violating cameras. And I'm one of your 2 million safe milers. I will not still be here if cameras and "AI" are forced on me. That's the line in the sand.

I dont need any more audible warnings inside my truck

Well I’m leaving prime soon, then..

Landstar here we come

No. Just, no. I was actually almost convinced and onboard right up until the very last part when you said things like eating, drinking, and smoking will be picked up and recorded. That's just...for the lack of a better word, dumb! So we literally have to just sit there like the stoic robots you want us to be for 11 hours a day. Sorry, I'm just not convinced this is the best step forward. I think this benefits everyone in the company EXCEPT the driver. You even spent half the video explaining how it's going to save Prime money. Oh sure, savings will be passed down to us drivers...sure they will. I've been a driver here for almost 9 years and about the only consistent thing about this company is that the promises are becoming more and more empty each and every year. So, this is fantastic... Now I have to add one more thing to my list of things to worry about while I'm on the road for 2 months at a time because freight is at its lowest point in years. All because the actual professional drivers out here are being punished because the lazy flip flop and PJ wearing drivers can't get off their phones. Thanks, but no thanks. As soon as I can get the finances in order, I'll be asking my FM where I can turn my truck in. Signed, a pissed off Prime Driver.

So we don’t see anything for being the safest driver other than a “good job”

This is very disappointing.

Over a million safe miles and nominated for driver of the month a few times, i free EXTREMELY not trusted, i feel my record shows im not a "risk taker", it may be a struggle, but im willing to bet someone will hire me

Good bye prime. I'm out.

As if driver facing cameras weren’t bad enough, we’re going to be on some kind of point grading system? What is this, preschool? How is that going to affect my career? If I apply for another company eventually am I going to get denied for being an “unsafe driver” because my “grade” at Prime is poor because I hit my vape or scratched my head too many times? I don’t see any good coming from this. I have pretty bad social anxiety, the last thing I want is to be able to be viewed at any point while working, that is way too much. The whole reason I love driving is because it’s private. Just me and my truck. No people, no needing to dress up to go to work if I’m just going to be driving all day, no interactions etc. if I wanted to be micromanaged and recorded all day I would have an office job. This is a hard line for me, nothing will convince me that’s ok. I’m very disappointed.

Im not a robot. Get a robot to drive your truck.

What are they gonna do about driver retention? A lot of seasoned drivers are going to leave and find different companies to drive for. Is it going into ALL trucks under prime, just company trucks, company AND lease? Who's getting the ai babysitter?

I just came to prime from a company with these cameras. They were turned off on the inside unless you messed up. To have them on automatic is not ok. I will not be finishing my lease with prime if my truck gets this camera. Regional work was my next move anyway, guess it'll be earlier than expected

I installed my own outward facing camera to protect myself. But the inward will do nothing but distract me and make me uncomfortable. I pray to never have an accident but a lawyer can make anything my fault because of the inward camera. What you call normal things coffee, smoking etc. is normal but could cost me everything. So please explain how this worry will make me a better driver??? Would it make sense to add cameras that actually protect the drivers and the company, like on the mirrors. Do you know how many times we are cut off because of the low speeds we have to go???? Is this system 100% unhackable??? I can't believe that someone can't hack the cameras. This is not just a job, it's my home. And another worry. Last thing, why don't you evacuate the hiring practices/training program. My God you just told everyone that you will tolerate touching your phone. That should be automatic firing with no conversation.

Forget about privacy. This is just another step in the eventual replacement of all human drivers.

Omg, they are not going to add on additional fees for their already extremely expensive lease payments ? It’s not charged for now. Until time goes by and more new drivers replace more seasoned ones. Then watch them start adding that fee in or increase insurance.

One of the reasons i chose prime was because there was no inward cameras. Not a good move..

Put a driver facing camera in my truck and you are going to lose someone who knows how to get the job done and safely. It's an invasion of privacy. There's 1.2 million other trucking companies to work for. Audios . You will have rookie robots driving your trucks instead of the best. I see this is what you want. Good luck hiring robots.

I don’t like the idea someone watching me the whole time. I think prime will lose a lot good drivers and I’m one of them.

I had to leave because of that, I wasn't making good money, and i was willing to stay, but this is beyond me so sad, Prime is changing to much 2019 was a great company when I started. good drivers shouldn't have this inward facing cameras, is my opinion.

From my experience over the last 38 yrs these camera systems does nothing for the company as far as lowering accidents. I've work with company who tried these systems and at the end of the day it only cost them more money. Being a driver out here on these highways everyday is very unpredictable driving amongst other Driver, pretty much what I am trying to say is that the camera is not going to stop any events or bad situations on the roads and every professional driver knows this quite well. Believe it or not, subconsciously the driver will always believe that the camera is watching him or her and that in itself is a VERY BIG DISTRACTION IN ITSELF, and studies has proven this a fact.. External viewing is fine because it protects the drivers and companies in any situations while driving.

Here's my question, the news feed in the app says "The camera uses AI technology and looks for various behaviors like handheld phone usage, drowsy driving (yawns, blinking, head movement face touching), distracted driving (looking away from the road for more than 4 seconds) and seat belt usage to name a few and provides audible warnings and time to correct before any video is recorded", but then later on says "If an incident happens that is not captured in an event with the ignition key ON (witness accident, minor bump/minimal G-Force, etc.) we can go back and retrieve video for approximately four days, After the four days - video is over-written, Both internal and external video are not able to be retrieved after four days"? Please explain, cause it sounds to me like it is recording for 4 days straight no matter what. My other question is about audio. Does it record audio? I LOVE Prime, but I do not believe this is the answer. Put it the trucks who violate, not all. Further more DRIVERS NEES TO GROW UP AND STOP ACTING CHILDREN ON THE ROAD. How can yall be so distracted with a phone, with SOOOOO much happening around you all day/night long. I am upset about this, because OTHERS DISRESPECT & IMMATURITY IS AFFECTING ALL OF US. My trk # is 264161, I would love to have a real conversation about this to help me understand it, cause i believe people should be held accountable for their actions, not everyone else. Thnx

Sigh... I wanted to start my career here... I suppose I'll just need to leave now. They should least give us the option to opt out.

This is crazy. The sole purpose of driving trucks of having a level of privacy. This is not cool

Invasion of privacy. Nah i don't need this. I will be one of the drivers who will be leaving. Taking that lease somewhere else.

Lets be straight and not beat around the bush. This is mainly to crack down on phone use. But in order to do that, you have to violate some privacy which is what they are doing. I planned to stay even after my lease purchase was finished, but if this is in effect by then, ill get started on my research on where im going next.

Wow.. this is crazy. Hopefully it’s just for the company drivers.

Thank you. This helped convince me to never waste my time applying for Prime.

Will this system be installed on the sides of the truck like the mirror eye system?

Everyone shouldn't be punished for the mistakes of a few. All this is going to do is lose a lot of very good drivers which means a higher liability due to less experienced drivers. Prime has changed so much in the last 10 years, and not for the better. It's sad really.

Rob said it’ll make it more profitable. How is that I wonder?

Nope… I still miss manual transmission…😂😂😂😂

Smoking cigarettes is a risky behavior. Is A.I. going to reprimand me for lighting a cigarette or flicking the ashes off my cigarette while driving a truck?

Come to Crete Refer division

Honestly im not really against the camera. Im against you haveing more power that i do with the cameras. I should be able view whats being recorded when i choose i should be able to see whats been captured. Even if i cant delete the video i feel i should be able to see.

👍so be it!

@primeinctrucking They claim the camera watches the driver's eyes for distracted driving, ie looking away from the road, and alerts the driver should it feel the driver is not paying attention. Will the AI be able to handle a driver who wears sunglasses that blocks the AI's ability to see the eyes?

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I think the technology for self driving trucks isn't there yet so this is the next best thing

Been at Prime since 2010 and I think this is a good thing👍

I believe prime has warned thier drivers several times about ya phone and other electronics while driving, this is what happens when you don't listen.

Phone 🤳📱 and seatbelt violations is the main cause of this. Freight is tight and companies are competing. Its hard to get new customers when your CSA score is too high. Insurance will eventually mandate big companies to have cameras 📸 📸 📸 📸

Heck I didn’t like the idea of paperless logs, super singles, auto trans, and probably a few other things. Still with prime because I choose to be. No I don’t have this new feature on my truck at this time. But I will throw in my 0.02 worth. For those that leave prime for such a silly reason thank you for the extra freight.

I think this is great. I am planning on starting my journey as a trucker next year. I look forward to innovations like this and others in the future. I already use AI all over the place, so I am familiar with this. I also like the idea of having proof that an accident wasn't my fault.

I see lots of negative comments. Prime is entering a new era, an era of change. Note that Prime is not the only company bringing more technology inside the truck, Prime waited too long to install the aforementioned technology. I believe that the owner struggled with the decision to install the technology and I also believe that he cared about drivers privacy. But all good things come to an end and think that he had no other option than to have the new technology installed in his trucks. Driving for Prime is going to change. It is going to be a different driving things that you used to do like not making a complete stop at the stop sign is a violation, driving too close to a vehicle in front of you that is a violation and more - all in all it is going to make you a better driver. You wanted to be a driver is that correct so drive and do it safely. Understand that Prime is new with this technology, other companies have been using this tech for years. Expect at the beginning that FM and Dispatchers will be calling you and treat you like a child. As the technology is getting old in Prime you will get less and less phone calls and workers will know what is worth a call or not. Nobody cares what you do in the sleeping berth. All they care is what you do during your time in the driver’s seat. Good luck to all of you - I think it will take some time to get used to but in the end it will all be good. It was a tough decision for Robert Low!

Man everyone just needs to calm down. They aren’t bad. I have worked in vehicles that had them. And let me tell you they have saved my job

So what is this going to do when you talk on the cb?

Why cantt prime ask truckers to volunteer first, i am ok with them installing any new techs in my truck

Safety first. If you lease your driving under Primes numbers which means you do as they say. This could be a great thing, give it a chance. It will be a while before they start firing drivers for bad habits. Just do your job and be happy.