2021 Kenworth t680 review & truck tour
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- These are our 2021 Kenworth T680s
We are receiving 30 more units of these in spring 2020.
Packed with a Paccar MX-13 engine, which is a 13-litre engine and 12-speed Paccar transmission.
Loaded with -
22-inch low-profile Bridgestone Tires.
ThermoKing TRIPAC APU unit
Ability to put Satellite (with wiring and hardware all installed)
A radar system will detect vehicles in front of you.
Lane Detection System
Drive Cam (forward and inward cam)
Inside -
Both driver and passenger side are swivel seats.
Kenworth smart wheel (cruise control, radio, etc.)
Double Bunk
Refrigerators
APU package
Espar Bunk Heater
Full closet
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lost me at inside facing camera. I don't give a crap what it's decked out with after hearing that
In ward facing camera..... OFF MY LIST...NOPE
"We have inward facing cam-" This is the point the where interview ends.
I was out at "paccar engine"
Are you up to no good? Lol
The people that put the camera in there are up to no good@@joshuavarner8554
shouldn't the management have cameras at their desks in case of an incident?
To work at a company where they have cameras and they watch you while you work. I would never work for those company
How about a country that tracks everything you do? Would you live there?
Etac Bro that’s where we all live bro , honestly thou and I hope you take this in the friendly way it is made :) I think a pretty worrying yet common opinion, well the government knows what I do why not the company , just because you lose some privacy or rights don’t throw the towel in and lose them all :) ,
It starts small and the more you give the more they take. This is not the America I grew up in anymore.
Fuckin right. Fuck that inward cameras bullshit. That's breach of privacy lol.
do like I do, I mean I dont have nuthin to hide but still it's just the point of it so I cut a piece of black electrical tape and covered the inbound facing camera, if I get caught oh well fire me, not my problem that folks have trust issues, if these companies have such trust issues then sell ya fuckin equipment n close the fuckin doors n roll out lol, I been at hurricane express for a bit and I'll leave that fuckin tape on my inbound camera and if I get fired over it hey no hard feelings lol
Although I understand the cameras in the trucks why I dont like or appreciate as a veteran driver of 30 yrs is the invasion of my privacy, especially if you have your significant other with curtain open and getting dressed.
I'm the type of person to give em a show
You can cover it can’t you?
@@kinangeagle133 if I could I still wouldn't I take it as a form of flattery.
NZ Chip Trucker..
in 2020
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If I can’t have a camera watching you. You can’t have a camera watching me.
The company's policy is quite reasonable, rear facing camera can be covered when the truck is not moving.
@@bbcooter388 quite reasonable? No sir. I have a nicer truck, 2020 t680 with everything in this video, plus more. No driver facing camera in my truck.
I have no problem with an outward facing camera. You can shove your driver facing camera up someone else's ass. If you're saying this is reasonable then you are probably the type of person that needs it.
@@bbcooter388 driver facing cameras ARE UNACCEPTABLE. YOU MUST WORK FOR THESE CLOWNS
@@bbcooter388 I wonder is this one of those communists companies that are ATA members?
I've never had a problem with forward facing cameras in fact I do think they are a good thing, however the driver facing cam is a big no for me and I do think it would put a lot of drivers off working for this company. The truck seems well set up and they do really seem to care about driver comfort and welfare.
@@stacysmith8187 you clearly do not understand the issue here. I assume you work for this company and that's why you are trying to defend the indefensible.
Read the comments they are all negative 😂😂
@@stacysmith8187 good for you. And good luck filling those seats 😂😂
@@stacysmith8187 You know what, I wouldn't have a massive issue with the in cab cam. If you've nothing to hide....
As the chap said, when you stop, cover the cam. I'm sure it saves a load on insurance premiums and, you'd hope, encourage a better drive.
Lovely well spec'd trucks run by what seems a good company. I'd happily work with you.
Stay safe x
@@stacysmith8187 👌
You lost me at driver facing camera
Nice truck. My boss would need to provide me with a 24/7 camera feed so I can see what he is doing whenever I feel like looking at him. You folks are pretty crazy.
@Smith Trucking Inc What brand of camera do you use
@@Christophertruck Lytx/Drivecam
I wouldn’t drive for a company with cameras that’s just getting to invasive.I would find somewhere else to work nice trucks but I would pass.
@Smith Trucking Inc its ignorant to put in driver facing cameras. If you dont trust your drivers then close your business and go clean toilets
I would not drive for someone who's watching me all the time. And probably listens to me 24/7 because a cap over the camera most likely doesn't turn the mic off.
Well said.
It against the now
True..who wants to feel like they are in prison with big brother watching..how can you not help but feel like you aren't trusted.
There is likely a remote feature to squeeze the male driver's genitals & record the reaction, or delete squeeze, substitute electric shock.
@@billupstateny9151 Lol..with the way our freedoms are being curtailed you might be onto something.
All black truck and auto idle is set to 120 😂😂😂😂
I know there's an apu but in 100 degree heat that apu won't hang, hell not really even in 80 degrees, parked in the sun
But they can remotely change that. HELLO!!! By the time my APU shits the bed, the last thing dispatch is gonna wanna deal with is a driver "requesting" to idle.
Set the damn thing to 80 degrees and be done with it. No need to "Mother may I" a driver to death.
Ya i would never drive for a company that has a driver facing camera.
Driver facing camera what a joke of a company
So you just basically listed the reasons not to drive for your company?
Any company that points a camera at a drivers throat is trash
a nice truck is junk as soon as drive cam is installed
I want a camera watching my dispatchers and account managers while they work. So I know they are doing everything possible to not lose the account I"m running.
This is why I went out and got my own truck and got my own authority. People net , Cameras, radars and the like.
I book my own freight and go where and when I want.
No radar on my truck. No cameras.
This industry is a disaster because people take these jobs.
Once drivers refuse , they will
Change. But I don’t see anyone refusing these jobs anytime soon.
melanated and loving it with a melanated woman experience first. Lots of it.
Then I got a truck. Saved money and built credit. Then I got a trailer. Then authority.
It’s a long expensive project.
But worth while in the end.
I been trucking since 2003 and with my own authority since 2006 (only 6 months. I got sick and closed down. Need health insurance thru a normal job). Kept trucking for others and repoed my authority in 2015. Been running under it since.
First dry van. Cause the trailer is cheap. Then saved up and got a reefer.
It’s not easy.
Some days I wish I didn’t do it. So days I lose a months worth of money in a day or one mistake.
Sht breaks. And when your alone , it gets expensive.
You have to be very mech inclined. And own lots of tools and be able to fix most things on your own.
That’s the difference between most guys making it or not. If u can stay out the shops, u can make some money. But the shops will bankrupt u quick if you don’t know what your doing.
Go to my channel and see the truck I’m building now.
I’m in that thing 27k for just the motor bill alone. But that’s a full out of frame rebuild. Plus price of truck. Plus my time taking it apart to the point I found the bad crank.
It’s a roller coaster.
I can go on an on. But will end with this, it is what u make of it.
You work hard, educate yourself before you make a decision , work hard again, and say good by to your friends. U will be gone all the time and never see them.
It’s lonely at times. Very lonely.
But this is what I’m good at and what seems to be my fit. It’s not for everyone.
Good luck.
George George ,🇺🇸 You made some interesting points...It IS what you make of it and going to the shops is expensive! You do need to be a mechanic as well or know some shop that won’t gouge you for everything. Being a trucker is a lonely life at times. I plan on checking out your truck. Have a great day, be safe and God bless! From Ohio...the Porters! 🤩
melanated and loving it with a melanated woman If it was me I’ll start with a company first, that will be a fair exchange.
Truck and authority. You have to get insurance on a truck to get authority activated
Bought my own, went to landstar and have similar freedom. Working on my own trailer and authority, but for now this works pretty well. I religiously put 20 cents a mile in a maintenance account, so with a little luck and responsible maintenance I can avoid corporate trucking overlords the rest of my life.
Very interested until rear facing camera
Will never ever drive for a company which mandates rear facing camera
Audio is only recorded when an event triggers the camera. So only 12 seconds of audio is ever heard. There is no live view available to us, forward or rear facing. The drivers privacy is taken very seriously and you could ask any of the current or past drivers and they would attest to this. Pretty certain we would have many negative reviews if we were abusing the cameras.
@@stacysmith8187 Thanks for clarifying I see your trucks often
Stacy Smith not to sound rude. But if it only records audio then why did he say the driver could cover the camera if the truck isn’t moving?
Stacy Smith , You will never be able to convince a driver that you couldn’t turn it in at anytime of your choosing , And audio only ? Why would you want to listen to anything I had to say talking to my self ? And further more wouldn’t want you listening to me on phone having private conversation with love ones at home !
Those inward looking cameras will be the death of the industry. I would never work for a company that has that.
We have had the cameras in the trucks for almost 15 years and it has done nothing but protect our drivers and the company. Ask any of our drivers, we are not about invading their privacy just seeing an event as it actually happened when it happens.
Stacy Smith okay then use the forward facing. What in Gods green earth do y’all need an inward facing camera for unless you folks do not trust your drivers to do their jobs.
@@jerrydunn5680 I understand that you have strong feelings about this issue and I respect that. It isn't just the driver and what he was or was not doing when an event is triggered that we are interested in seeing. We are also able to see what was happening via the driver and passenger side mirrors and windows as well. Often times we are able to piece together the events especially with a multiple vehicle accident by what can be seen through them. We as a company and myself personally, respect our drivers privacy.
Stacy Smith okay then answer me this. Why have your trucks set to not idle until it gets to 120 degrees? Have you ever tried to sleep in a truck even with an APU going at 110 degrees? Even with an APU I promise you it’s nearly impossible. Even at 100 degrees. You HAVE to idle to be comfortable at anything above 90 degrees.
Stacy Smith swift and many other companies got sued for those interior cameras and they lost millions so the inside camera no longer works at swift, I work at swift so I know
iam sure youll have plenty of empty trucks sitting around! do you have cameras in the office restrooms too?
Audio is only recorded when an event triggers the camera. So only 12 seconds of audio is ever heard. There is no live view available to us, forward or rear facing. The drivers privacy is taken very seriously and you could ask any of the current or past drivers and they would attest to this. Pretty certain we would have many negative reviews if we were abusing the cameras.
And we don't have a lot of open trucks :)
Yeah they lost me @ remotely changing settings. Why should you have the ability to remotely control anything on my truck.
They probably do , they dont trust their employees
@@stacysmith8187 your computer won't let you look, but those higher up probably can. I worked at a company where managers showed us they could tune in, but wouldn't do that unless there was a problem. That's scary. Makes me very faithful to my trucks maintenance account. Dear lord, please keep me from ever working for these morally corrupt people ever again, amen!
@@stacysmith8187 that's not accurate..
We could watch any camera using a DC's bypass, and it wouldn't light up the drivers camera
how do i tap into the camera at the owners home in his bedroom?
matt hatch-- Well said. When you treat employees like adults, they act like adults who care. When you treat employees as children, they act like children.
@@crocodile1313 hey if they wanna watch us sing and pick our nose all day then go for it , I’ll never understand why they wanna watch the driver , it’s really kinda creepy if you ask me
@@bosco358 they want to catch you on your cell phone. That's why I bought my own and have only outside cameras
I am all for outward facing cameras but would never work for a company who feels the need to to have one pointing into my office and life. Either you trust your drivers or you don’t. I am sure not a single person at the office has a front facing camera looking at them all day?? No, didn’t think so!! Amazing how a large Company Like Prime Inc. can say we will NEVER do this to our drivers but these little guys who try and save a few bucks on Insurance will say “No One Is Watching unless there is a critical Event”. Please what a load of crap. If you trusted your drivers you would have the inward facing cameras. Just another company saying we Appreciate you drivers BUT we don’t trust you. What a load of 💩
It is a complete load of crap. All companies with inward facing cameras periodically review the footage and dock the driver for things like texting, reaching for something, reading a map. Anything they can classify as distracted driving. Rack up one too many of these recorded incidences and you're history
Audio is only recorded when an event triggers the camera. So only 12 seconds of audio is ever heard. There is no live view available to us, forward or rear facing. The drivers privacy is taken very seriously and you could ask any of the current or past drivers and they would attest to this. Pretty certain we would have many negative reviews if we were abusing the cameras.
And it isn't about trusting our drivers, if we didn't they wouldn't be put behind the wheel in the first place, it is about protecting us and the drivers against false claims.
I remember when I was in orientation for Melton, and they told us they had inward facing cameras, well i just walked out the class and went somewhere else lol
You killed the deal with that one statement ! Driver facing camera ! If you don’t. Trust them enough to drive your truck don’t hire them , but stalking them anytime you chose is going over the limit !
"Hey there! We would like to introduce you to our new truck! First thing. We have an inward facing camera!"
Me - I'm sorry but may I use your bathroom?
..... never comes back
Driver facing cameras? Couldn’t pay me enough to spy on me doing my job. No thanks. I’ll give you guys a call whenever you take that shit out of your trucks.
I bet you’re an oldy cause i actually heard a good reason why its usefull
Why would it ever be useful? You'd have to pay me a pretty high cpm to put me on camera all day. They pay you to drive not be a cam model.
Chris they make sure you’re paying attention to the road
Kinang Eagle you must not be a driver. If you are and are fine with someone watching you drive, that’s your opinion. But you won’t change my opinion or other drivers.
I can pay attention to the road fine enough without being spied on. If they are that paranoid then they are going to be overbearing. I've worked with micro managers I don't need one while I'm managing a 80,000 LBS vehicle. If it is a bus that is one thing I'm not going to live in a truck while being spied on.
Had me all the way up until that cab facing camera. It's not that worried what you might see but I don't like being spied on. I'm glad there's legislation going in to remove that.
$100,000 for trucks noone wants to drive! LOL
Closer to $160,000 I believe.
Doesn't seem to be a problem for a good driver with a solid safety record because the trucks are full :)
@@stacysmith8187 Desperate losers doing slave labor. Sometimes it's worth remembering that by definition half of the population have an IQ below 100.
@Jeff Cairns not true just bought a fully loaded w990 with the diamond vip interior single bunk with the cabinets where the upper bunk usually goes 605 hp Cummins and 18 speed 165k lists price got it for 145k
@@JASONHJEFFERSON Nice.
Good luck on filling them with any driver with any experience at all , if you plan on keeping the cameras facing them you’ll be lucky to get school grads !
@Smith Trucking Inc Long may it continue.
A little dab of axle grease on that inward facing camera should do the trick 😁
More like a hammer
@@countrytimescleanceilingve5084 -- How about a 12 gauge shot gun and some #9 bird-shot? Turn it into swiss cheese.
All thee above in this comment section.
No one wants to drive for you ... How’s that feel. Can’t be good. Just saying.
Smith Trucking Inc
I stand corrected then. Have a great week. ☘️
I have a 2017 WHats the difference..Also glad I’m purchasing my truck because I don’t need nobody watching me lol
A paccar engine, automatic, driver facing camera, governed speed, and a pull out fridge? No thanks, that is why owning your own truck is a good thing.
Paccar engine and inward camera, sorry im not bringing my professional experience to your company
Well sir there's a pandemic going around that is gonna stick for a while. You just never know if necesity is gonna strike ahead and it's gonna make you eat your words.
You'll be the first one applying for a job to drive this beautiful truck!
@@nevessl998 Dont worry, I found better opportunities.
NZ Chip Trucker..
in 2020
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I try not to say never, but I prey I never have to work under a company that wants to sit in the office and watch me for their entertainment. These moments make me verify my maintenance account again to ensure I can keep my own truck running. If I have the idea to steal from that account, I just watch videos like this and it sets me straight. I would rather eat top ramen and drink tap water for dinner, than risk having to work for another perverted company watching me struggle to earn my living!
"Our camera faces inward"
Me - annnnnndddd were moving on
Cameras, automatics. Glad I'm retired.
😂
Technically auto-mated manuals, but still junk. Combined with the "radar" and the rear facing camera, I definitely not go with a fleet with this crap.
NZ Chip Trucker..
in 2020
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It's not so bad, it's for liability.
I rode in an Auto for the first time today. Yeah, its a little weak, but the driver was 100% concerned with what was going on outside the yruck so safety-wise it's great. He said he wasnt sore after driving through busy cities either.
Put that camera in your office , and ooonlyyy at 110F you let the driver to use the engine if unit broken ? Shocked
I was actually really enjoying the video until the word "drivecam" was uttered. I don't much care for profanity in my favorite trucking videos.
Camera facing the road👍🏻 camera facing the driver🖕🏻no way!! I’d literally pick my nose for the entire day😂
No thanks automatic, camaras!
Definitely interested till you mentioned camera facing both ways. You’ll never get an experienced driver who will agree to invasion of privacy.
I really don't have a problem with the forward facing camera but when it's in a truck watching you and what you're doing, that's invasion of privacy to me. Big brother watching you I would never work for a company like this.. I'm happy where I am.
Whole concept is Owellian
since ya have inbound cameras then the dispatcher needs same at his or her desk, oh another thing mr trucking company owner alot of us hands think office personnel should be piss tested also just...like...truck drivers, just saying
All of these people carrying on about cameras but have no problem toting a cellphone that tracks literally every aspect of their lives. Your phone might not see an accident, but it can sure as heck prove guilt.
The one at my trade school has 300 miles.That’s it
Cameras generally mean you haven’t hired well...
@Smith Trucking Inc you are one arrogant fool
@Smith Trucking Inc I bet you guys will be first in line to buy Robo trucks too huh?
I'm over this control. If I were to go back to otr. Only way is owner op. My truck my rules. And damn 13 or 18sp manual. Fuck automatic,
What I find interesting is they have the stuff mounted on the inside and the center of the glass in the state of California that would be against the law nothing can be mounted on the center of the windshield it must be on the driver's corner or the passenger corner
INWARD FACING CAMERAS, THAT MADE MY DECISION EASY!! NOOOOOO!!!
What is the horse power in this engine? These days is the most
important thing for most drivers.
A company that has 30 trucks on order, inward facing cameras and idle restrictions that can be circumvented remotely if warranted should out right be avoided. This smith guy obviously has it too good to appreciate his employees. The only thing that would matter is if the pay was significant higher than an other reefer companies in Minnesota which I assume is not other wise it would have been stated. You need a 25% premium to deal with this mess or otherwise there's no way it would be worth it. Run from this company. Why bother otherwise.
Eveyone in the comments seens to have a problem with the inward facing camera, its because they wanna use their phones or reach something while driving, if you got nothing to hide then you got nothing to worry about, it's not like they are watching constantly 24/7, it only triggers when an event occurs (at least it's what I like to believe). Everything else offered on the truck you don't see from other companies very often like leather seats and steering wheel, and 68mph pedal/70mph cruise, that alone is huge.
I don't mind the camera in the front because it can protect you in case of an accident but, to have the camera pointing inside my truck while I drive is beyond an invasion of privacy. That's just sadistic and wrong. Love the truck though.
Pacar motor are garbage
Johnathan Ganziano Not to mention how fast they lose value!
Biggest boat anchor offered in the business.
Even on Peterbilt?
Paccar are best engine ever built only issue is the check light but if you understand it then you should have no problem
First off, these trucks are garbage. I’ve driven 3 in my career and all of them have been worse than any freightliner on the road. They are lego trucks. The apu’s don’t keep things cool enough in hot weather, and the bunk heaters are only good to about 30 degrees. The fact that you have the idle set up for 120 degrees is ridiculous. Set it to 90 and don’t play around with the driver’s comfort. Drive cam is great for the company, but as a driver, you shouldn’t put up with it. Do your research, look around for companies without it, and get hired on there. Epic fail here.
Everything a modern day steering wheel holder could want!! Inward facing camera, radar to slow you down and an automatic for all you non driving, Bluetooth wearing truck stop cowboys!!
1,700,000 safe driving miles, 19 years with the same company and the brand new safety guy says “strong possibility will be installing in-view cameras” guess who no longer works for the company? My safe miles as far as insurance go’s benefits the company more than a inward facing camera.. Don’t let these companies bs you..
Very nice features smith, but that forward facing camera on the driver man 👎. I really like that remote idle feature thing though. Because that apu is eventually going to put drivers down in the worst time.
Let's hope your employees don't piss you off. The ability to remotely do anything to a Driver's truck is sketchy in itself regardless of intent.
Why is the camera facing the Road and Driver????
because we had a bad injury accident several years ago with a driver that had a great safety record and they said it was his fault but he swears the other person turned in front of him. With no proof (like video) we ended up paying almost $600,000.00.
@@MikeSmith-ly6gz That still doesn't explain why the camera is inward, it only explains the need for an outward one
Interview and this video OVER. Drivers beware and stay away from these yokels
Minnesota busines owner here myself that’s switching careers to cdl driving because of economic destruction of covid-19. Would love to work with a Minnesota company and someone that takes pride in their drivers and equipment. Should I even apply until I have a year driving?
Where in Minnesota are you at? We need to see 10 months of experience.
@@stacysmith8187 Hey Stacy! I am in Ramsey MN, but I wont bother taking up your time at this point. I will have my CDL first week in July (6 week course completetion is scheduled for that week). So no 10 months of experience. I have herd that new CDL holders end up working for very little at the mega carriers, which have enormous turnover. Thankyou though, and love your company and the cool trucks. - Aaron
"Equipped with satellites", "Equipped to have satellites put in them". I don't think you're putting satellites in the truck. Satellites fly around the planet, and relay radio signals to receivers on the truck. I know what was meant but incorrect use if language can be funny.
If you don't trust your drivers and need to have an inward facing camera why hire them in the first place?
Logging off as soon I heard inward facing camera
I never will work for a company with inward cameras.
I drove semi for 53yr's ! 49 state's but !. Only 1 state I never did get to ,hahaha but almost all the Canada Provincial State's but Nova Scotia. I need to figure out to become 21 again. What a Beautiful truck!
Camera inside, no thanks
Thanks for all of the comments, we appreciate all of the feedback. As far as the cameras, trust me, no one is watching or listening to the drivers do their work. One person is assigned in our company to look at the events that come in each day and they just forward any questionable events on to GM and safety director to review. We respect those of you that don't agree with them but the extremely high amounts that are being awarded for accidents with trucks we need all of the proof we can get that our drivers are the best and not at fault in these accidents. We had a person jump out in front on one of our trucks (killed them-self) a couple of years ago on I-15 south of Salt Lake City and the video was sent to the officers at the scene and proved our driver did nothing wrong. These are the things the cameras are really meant for. If you ask most of our drivers they will tell you that we do not abuse these in any way. Thanks again. Stay safe everyone.
I have an outward facing camera whatever needs to be done needs to be done with that. You may say that your company doesn't do anything below the belt. but it is people who are watching and people tend to do whatever they want. There are no guarantees.
There is always a trade-off between removing someone's privacy and protecting your company. And that balance is a judgment call.
James Ray , Good points. It’s a catch 22 I believe, but it tends to lean towards having control issues and abusing it.
Don’t feel bad Mr.Smith you’re just doing what’s best for you as anyone else would
Shame on you sir.
THE POINT IS THAT WAS A FORWARD FACING CAMERA WHICH MOST DRIVERS DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. IT'S THE INWARD FACING CAMERAS THAT ARE THE ISSUE AND THE INWARD FACING CAMERA HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH SAVING THE DRIVER FROM THE GUY JUMPING IN FRONT OF HIM. IT IS SIMPLY A VERY DANGEROUS DISTRACTION AND HAS A VERY REAL POTENTIAL OF INVASION OF PRIVACY. AND I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR DRIVERS SAY.
After seeing the spy camera I'll take a Volvo. The VNL 860 is much nicer anyway.
We like to call it "The Exonerator " because we care about our drivers.
Didn't know that Kenworth has the swivel seat for the driver side. Cool!
if you order it its a option
nice truck I will buy one of this truck.. but how much is it ?
Well good luck with your both sides in camera.
Nice truck, but MX-13 and auto? 🤢 It should have an ISX with a 13 speed
Should have a Scania V8.
You mean a x15 cummins the isx not being made
The cameras are only a small problem. The real problem is the Pussification of the Trucking Industry with Automatic transmissions and Computer Operated Engines and Transmissions.
Nice truck. Lost me at driver facing camera though. If you can't trust your drivers hire better people.
@Smith Trucking Inc then whats it about? There is no good reason you can give me to put a camera facing me inside the truck.
@Smith Trucking Inc I tell you what, ill drive your truck with your driving facing camera if you put a camera at your desk while you work, and another one in your bedroom while your home. Because that is exactly what you are doing to your drivers. And save me the BS about not being able to see a live feed, because we all know that's a lie.
Yeah id never drive for a company that wants to watch me...what’s up with that? It’s creepy...you can say it’s for safety all you want...but bottom line it’s creepy...
Smith Trucking Inc You bring up triggered event in all the responses. But what is a triggered event?
Its like someone has a camera in your bedroom...remember we live in this tiny space for weeks at a time...yeah...I stand by my previous statement...creepy
Beautiful truck,but I would never drive for a company with those cameras. Not Even for 2 dollars per mile. Privacy and safety first.
I say no in facing camera it's invasion of privacy
You really believe the camera off if you’re not driving?
No I dont and neither do other experienced drivers , only the fools believe their nonsense
Hate the automatics . Driver cam is so creepy
Let me ask you this. I am in the process of buying a truck. I am looking at one now it's a 2021 kenworth T680. The GVWR is 53,200. I am a little confused. I knew the GWR was supposed to be 80000. Sorry for my English. I hope you understand
That truck looks immaculate, and while they are definitely spec'd for driver comfort and reliability, all companies should know that once you put the driver inside of the cab, that sleeper is the dwelling and haven of the driver from that point forward until they are removed from the truck. Even if you allow them to turn off the cameras when the truck is stopped, having constant surveillance while they work is a major turnoff to any driver, and the company is going to likely miss out of any good driver as none would want to work for a company with this kind of policy in place.
Audio is only recorded when an event triggers the camera. So only 12 seconds of audio is ever heard. There is no live view available to us, forward or rear facing. The drivers privacy is taken very seriously and you could ask any of the current or past drivers and they would attest to this. Pretty certain we would have many negative reviews if we were abusing the cameras.
There is no surveillance of our drivers...ever.
@@stacysmith8187 IT IS THE DRIVERS HOME24/7!!! AND IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU CAN'T TRUST A DRIVER SO YOU PUT A CAMERA IN THERE SPYING ON HIM/HER 24/7, YOU DON'T OWN THE COMPANY, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES. SAD WHAT YOU PEOPLE DO TO NOT WANT COMPETENT DRIVERS WHO DON'T NEED WATCHED.
When do I start??? I want this beast!,
...and these companies wonder why they can’t find good quality drivers.
id possibly drive a daycab with one if the pay was high enough but never a sleeper with one
@Smith Trucking Inc sure you dont your company doesn't pay that great for crappy reffer freight and drive cam
I am currently driving a 2020 T680 , your truck is much more equipped
Beautiful machine isit a 510 horsepower
Very nice trucks there guys, I live the tan color on the interior. It's almost enough to make me wanna quit 😂👌
Inward facing cameras should be illegal, drivers seriously do not allow any company that you work for to do this to you remember you are the captain of the ship...
Hi, thanks for your comment. We think not having them should be illegal :) we are able to show clear evidence, often times on the scene of an accident that our drivers were not at fault. That seems pretty smart to us.
@@smithtruckinginc. that's why you Record the road not the driver remember 2 feet away it's home away from home it's an invasion of privacy, just ask your dispatchers if they would like to have the computer camara on all the time just to make sure they're working like there supposed to if they argue that this has nothing to do with safety tell them neither inward facing and yet drivers have to take it because it's about control
@@EduardoSilva-xe3gp It's about exonerating the drivers and the company when accidents happen, and they do happen. And if our driver is at fault then we can take ownership of it and get it settled fast. That is what it is about.
No automatics for me been driving 20yrs good video that front bumper sensor needs too go!!!!!!
So many companies now have driver facing cams. People don’t take into consideration the fact that a driver facing camera could prevent more problems than create. Ot make sure that the driver is paying attention to the road and not some youtube video. You won’t be screwing while OTR anyway
If it’s below 35 it’ll idle and they have it set for 120 for high. Set it for 70 degrees. This is why I went completely independent I’m not dealing with someone sitting in a office and going home to a air conditioned house to dictate how I live and the level of sacrifice I’ll have to “put up with” and also another reason even contracting on with a carrier along with being a company driver you are at the will of people who have never driven, let power go to their head or both to dictate and lecture you how to do your job. No thanks. Y’all can keep that fancy truck. Heck get in it and work your self.
They need more storage take a good look at the international that's where your storage is at the performance of the KW is awesome if they put the two trucks together they would be unstoppable the performance of the KW and the storage of the the international
Wow beautifull truck I love it
NOT driver.. older RETIRED Jolly Ranche bean counter..I di truck paperwork and PERMITS filed paperwork LEASED TIRED.. 55th and WARD ROAD had own truck shop.. Mr DAN WARDLOW took care f entire fleet during my time 44 units.same config as COORS FLEET,, even tried maint for COORS.. Passenger a time or two... I LIVE HERE.. Colorado front range.. had a UNCLE retired rich man.. BOUGHT one and drove around MONTANA land he owned. For shits and grins.. Deliver bread and mil and papers to mountain cabins. died from DUI driver NEVER convicted.. on his ATV.. So I a very remote last surviving HEIR in Colorado.. Living the best life we can in BUNGALOW near CHERRY CREEK LAKE always a HUNTER legs gave out but pal DAN WARDLOW had no problem mountain driving our KWs anywhere. EVEN Barrels of COORS beer tp Candy Cowboys everywhere.. MY olde family were CANADIANA Trappers part of HBC Hudsons Bay Company.. MY kind of people. John WALTON and Robert LORD. I kiled two ELK drug three out of mountains, aged and butcherd one..wondreful MEAT.. then small game and bird hunts.. GOOSE blind for a yea and FISHING club AhOle in BLUE TRUCK from Penn my good pal. OMB.. One M
Nice truck for company truck.
I love mine
Guess whom was the HIGHEST Paid emploee at JOLLY RANCHER candy NOT Harmsen or me or ron odd.. Around $82,500 my last year at JTR.. STEVE the truck driver I know truck expenses. If your work for a NOT food company your own fault.
i wanna ride in this truck
Nice truck
Adaptive cruise control apparently becoming standard. NO THANKS. I've been in a couple trucks with this in the truck. It's a nightmare. A buzzer drives you nuts and the cruise jerks you around like a rag doll. I thought about my own truck but not if this mess will be standard. NO. It's not needed. Way way way too many regulations and layer upon layer of safety BS. They just beat a dead horse over and over and over. No. 20 years experience on the road and I'm focused on doing my job, not babysitting by the DOT. All this BS will only cause more good truckers to quit.