Are Dash Cams Worth It ? Accident footage !!

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This video is about dash cams and the value of having them !! Also there is footage of the accident that happened to one of our trucks!!
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[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

That short bus was dumb and very lucky.

[@davidhickssr.7364]

It was a "short bus", used to transport special education students. The driver may have been on the mild side.

[@dieselbronco9247]

The short bus almost became the flat bus.

[@towtruckaj]

Twice in a row at that, Cut off this guys truck, then cut off the car on their left turn.

[@dchawk81]

I don't just ride the short bus, I DRIVE it!

[@davidhickssr.7364]

I would definitely suggest trucks be outfitted with a dashcam when traveling in Louisiana. The state has an abundance of attorneys just waiting to sue trucking companies. One says in his commercial: " If you've been hit by a big truck, let me hit them back hard". Another's says: "Trucking companies carry between $750,000.00 to a million dollars of insurance, let me fight for you". Both are blaming large trucks for accidents " due to negligence", when The National Highway Traffic Administration says that 92% of accidents are caused by distracted automobile drivers, usually playing on cell phones and such. I quit driving large trucks because I didn't want to kill someone in an accident that was their fault.

[@davidhickssr.7364]

Thank you Flint Transport, I hate it when a driver gets blamed for an accident that wasn't his fault. There are stupid people that like to do "brake checks" with large trucks. I drove an 18 wheeled "gravel bucket" usually grossing between 90 to 100,00 pounds. The trailer had an air lifted third axle for the extra weight.

[@davidhickssr.7364]

Sorry, I forgot to Creek to your co. name.

[@davidhickssr.7364]

I nearly rolled a concrete mixer because of an old lady decided to stop at a yellow light to turn right. The rear-end started to slide to the right, I counter steered, which caused it to raise up on the left wheels. I counter steered in the opposite direction with the same results, different side. I was able to finally keep it upright by counter steering a little less until all wheels were back on the ground. A State Police officer saw the whole thing, he went on his way after seeing that. It was scary.

[@hicksvilleshick]

Yeah, clearly a tire failure. Driver is lucky to be alive, those cabs don't hold up to impacts the greatest to keep the trucks light. Inches were the difference for him. And yes school busses on the highway or in town, are a drivers nightmare.

[@caterpillarslim1288]

Wow some of those made me tense up!

[@JJ-sk1vy]

I can't believe you fired Billy Bob. lol

[@flintcreektransport]

He always getting in trouble 😜😜

[@JJ-sk1vy]

@@flintcreektransport lol no doubt

[@dirttdude]

still don't know why the big rig tractor trailer 18 wheeler cut across 3 lanes and in to the guard rail and in to the bridge, was he drunk?

[@flintcreektransport]

Steer tire blew. Check out the video of the wrecked truck .....

[@MrGommer101]

You should do consulting you know all aspects of the business check out Dirt Monkey University

[@tsimmons1974ts]

They are definitely worth it...It can save your license.

[@mickreynolds6522]

You would think by now that they should be standard equipment in all heavy vehicles . I dont know about the USA . but . here in Australia there are reductions on your insurance if you have cameras on your truck .

[@tsimmons1974ts]

@@mickreynolds6522 Same here in The U.S.A

[@The_JEB]

A local guy working for a chip hauler got brake checked and rear ended someone which caused them to get pushed into more traffic which then struck the vehicle head on, they took them to court saying that they got rear ended and that they caused all these injuries and what not. Drivers company showed the dash cam footage of the person brake checking the truck at the last second while cutting another vehicle off to get in front of the truck as well. Not sure what happened after that but I remember people going from being mad at the truck driver for beign careless to being mad at the person who did the brake check for lying and putting other people in danger.

[@edwu8253]

I see more & more people walking at night on the shoulder of the road even trying to walk across the hiways & interstates, thats 1 of my biggest fears these days

[@TairnKA]

At 10:07; "Holy cow, he was telling the truth. ;-)

[@dalelewis1016]

Driver definitely went on a wild ride I'm glad he's ok

[@The01audi]

That was a scary ride. Luckily it wasn't worse

[@larryk4146]

glad your driver is ok been driving for 47 years have over 5 million miles been using dash cams for 10 years now to protect myself

[@mojo6524]

that school bus was one of my worst nightmares!

[@rjfoster3985]

wow the guard rail and the driver did awesome job from going in too the other lane and glad he is ok you can tell for Shure that he was not at fault you can see the tire coming off in the video

[@wolphin732]

I agree! That guard rail worked excellent in keeping the truck from crossing over and working to minimize the hit to the bridge!

[@mattsfirewoodvideos738]

That bridge accident was intense i can imagine he was pulling that wheel hard to the right after the tire blew

[@flintcreektransport]

For sure !!

[@mikenatale5269]

Amazing your driver just hurt his leg, so lucky. Wild to see that steer tire blow on video. Keep up the great videos. Happy holidays!

[@jennifersmith8151]

@Michael Hello hope you are doing great Will love to know you if you dont mind

[@hawkdsl]

You can't go 10 feet in the North East without a toll... and by far some of the nuttiest driving ever is at the toll booths. Back it down.. way, way down.

[@robertarrol1084]

Yep the truck usualy gets the blame.it must be the same world wide.

[@MrBigR928]

Mines just saved my CDL last month. Old lady crossed 3 lines and slowed and stopped because she didn't wanna pass up her exit. It's raining ( Atlanta I-285) and my load is only 11,000 lbs and we're in a construction zone so no room for swerving right? Thank God I kept it from jack knifing...phew!🙏🏿 But the cops were giving me the cold shoulder until I told'em I had it all on dashcam, and when they saw what happened, I thought we were all going out for beers after work they chatting me up so hard.... LMAO. I use a ROAV dash cam that also has an app so you can pull up the footage right there on the spot. I got a 64GB memory card all off Amazon and it's the best 150.00 bucks I've spent! Cheaper now so even better😁. Great video 👍🏿

[@flintcreektransport]

Glad to hear that!!! they are def worth it !!!!

[@donmartin7460]

I’ve had that school bus issue one time. The bus turned right out in front of me and then turned on the lights to let children out. Very,very frightening!

[@kenmaddock7469]

I drove 50 foot flat bed 6 axle l would carry 28 pallets of solid paver bricks coming back from the brick plant, had a school bus pull out in front of me twice in the same week full of kids, what made it worse it was the same bus driver l got the bus number called the bus barn for that area explained what this woman did they didn't give a 💩 most school bus drivers shouldn't even be driving children at all.😤

[@paintballer7171986]

I was heading out of roswell Georgia with about 40k of frozen food at about 3 am and had a horse pass me going the opposite direction. It was on a back road heading to the interstate and I for sure thought I was hallucinating.

[@mattberg916]

Always like your level headed point of view. From the little investigating I've done Falcon Electronics looks pretty good, although I don't know about networking for fleets and live time remote viewing

[@KD5XB]

After an accident I was involved in several years ago, my dash cam saved my job. Noticed I said "MY" dash cam - my company doesn't supply them. I use a simple Garmin dash cam on a bean bag mount, and after watching all the Russian videos, I use it in my car, too.

[@flintcreektransport]

;)

[@kostinmeizu8897]

На здоровье!😏👍

[@leeknudson91]

Any one in trucking should spend 2 weeks in a truck then you would know something

[@flintcreektransport]

Right

[@The01audi]

Back at swift, we had LYTX i think it was for our cameras including the inboard facing cameras. Was glad when the inboard was deactivated

[@duaneclark9005]

I live in Wyoming, at the end of January 2018, I had a car catch the burm left by the snow plow and spin out and stop in front of me. I was in a hill and passing slower traffic at the time, and ended up going through the median to the opposite lane of the freeway, after making contact with the car stopping on the median side of the road on the on coming lane. I just side swiped the car and there were no injuries of any of the passengers in the car. I was driving a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia pulling a 53' dry box grossing 38,000 at the time. The dash camera helped get the following too close ticket I received "dismissed". The company's insurance company reimbursed me $1,000 that I spent on a lawyer to handle the situation. The cameras in the truck's are Zonar brand. Within 12 hours of the camera footage being released their insurance company admitted fault and responsibility for the damages to my vehicle. Two weeks later the ticket that I was issued was dismissed. I felt a little intimated at first but now I'm glad that they are there, it saved me money and kept my MVR clear.

[@flintcreektransport]

Wow thats awesome to hear!! That saved you big time !!

[@duaneclark9005]

@@flintcreektransport That's the only time I have paid money to a lawyer and got my money back, even though it was the insurance company that paid me.

[@heartland96a]

They are you best protection from others faults , a rear looking cam is a good things as well , Only reveal you have a cam to the investigating authorities , keep a copy of the footage . And Hope it shows your drive wasn't at fault .

[@dark_one1337]

If I get a dime all the time stupid People barely get them self killed or causing accidents I could allready retire at the age of 30. Cars,Trucks,buses and the worst are cabs and private taxis (über ect.) cutting infront of you from Passing lane on a 5 Lane HW to get the off ramp at the very last second. Not twice I had to do a EMR break with 40 Tons because road users don't use their head. Dash cams are definetely nice but over here, belive it or not, the are Illegal, if they find one your are screwed. Has something to do dumb Personal rights or like that.

[@777Timberwolf]

did you know there are dash cams that you can put in an SD card (128 gbs or more ) to cover your 24 hour use or more? on Amazon I even found out that there are a one Tyrabyte = 1.000 gbs SD card and usb flash card. this is without having those monthly fee companies that can or cannot help you with. SD cards are better than those "Cloud" Companies, save your money plus those SD cards can be used in your cellphones and computer. Believe me I have an laptop that can read any SD cards and view it

[@dewaynemiguel3349]

I drove truck over 42 years never had a accident but not because stupid 4 wheelers didnt try,I put my own dash cam before I retired and I put them in my private vehicles,well worth it.

[@nathanjones5653]

Dang. That bus driver needs taken off the road. If my kids were on there and I seen that clip I would be pissed.

[@bigbear5510]

I was out in the middle of the states on a US Highway (speed limit was 55) many years ago and there was a school bus driver that had a CB, he called out to me and was telling me go around him when it was clear to do so because he didn't want to hold me up. I just told him to let me know when he was going to turn or stop and I would give them plenty of room and try to let the folks behind me see what was going on in front of me. I was driving a company truck at the time and we were only allowed to go screaming down the road at 63 MPH. LOL

[@redmesa2975]

I didn't care much for the Samsara ELD. I live in a poor cell area. It wouldn't let me go on duty until I drove into better reception. We had forward facing cameras in our fuel tanker trucks. Rear facing was covered up. The manager can look at real time footage contrary to what Samsara says. I was waiting at the Eisenhower tunnel, parked in front of the Denver Fox tv news crew. My boss sent me a screen shot of my dash cam view of the tunnel, and told me I'm famous now, on Denver TV.

[@wyattvos3989]

We have Samsara on feed trucks, shows live whereabouts and truck information

[@michaelhaiden6718]

I have my own dash cam one one camera looking the drivers mirrows I see it as a must be surprised what goes on behind you

[@grigorirasputin996]

Dash cams are an absolute must. Even for light passenger vehicles. The only people who don't like them are dangerous drivers.

[@connershepherd998]

Man that bus really could have been a bad deal, I think bus drivers are among the most risky drivers.

[@idadho]

Great dash cam videos. Do you tell your drivers to not make drastic evasive maneuvers for wild life? The families of wildlife don't file lawsuits like the other vehicle occupants who may be impacted by an evasive maneuver or a driver who rolls his truck. Brake safely and minimize the impact force against the cow or deer.

[@flintcreektransport]

Correct. No crazy maneuvers for wildlife ... not worth it !!!

[@timroberge1498]

8 seconds.....from the time that tire blew to the time that truck stopped. 8 Seconds.

[@flintcreektransport]

@@fishlips8336 around 9 min mark ....

[@flintcreektransport]

😜✌🏼

[@dchawk81]

He rode the bull for the full 8 seconds.

[@wildman7426]

Yes a dash cam is worth having. I've had a wild Turkey come through the windshield on the truck I drive. The dashcam video caught all of it

[@wilE6764]

Im a local truck driver and i can honestly say school bus drivers are the worst..ive actually called on one of them for cutting me off!

[@Kitchfox]

Boss has dash cams connected to the ELD. I have my own camera. If anything happens during the day that I think even has a chance of being questioned at a later date I'm calling the boss, who is the owner, and telling him that he needs to be saving video. But I trust the boss, and he trusts his drivers. Last week, I had the red light cameras light me up. Told the boss that he needs to have a look. The first word he had was " that was one short yellow." Then he said I was 1/3 into the intersection when the light changed, and my speed was 35mph, exactly the speed limit.

[@williamslover9040]

Going into Waycross, Ga truckstop a month ago. Looked like someone dropped a box in parking lot. Steered left, and then she got up and moved out of the way. Reported it to management, they were on it. We use Motive.

[@holsteinsanddiesels7758]

As a farmer, we see that kind of stuff all the time. Truckers have it worse, but we get people who don’t realize how wide equipment is, all of that.

[@scottklaske7753]

By all means, a forward facing camery should be mandatory . Saves the driver as well as the car or truck driver.

[@towtruckaj]

That cow was like "Ahh time to stretch the ol legs go for a walk, OH SHIT MY OWNER SENT OPTIMUS PRIME AFTER ME IM GOING IM GOING BACK!"

[@PortersMob]

My dash cam ended up saving other people months in court for an accident I wasn't even personally involved in. A car going almost 3x the speed limit in town clipped a turning truck and spun t-boning into another truck so hard that it spun that truck 180 degrees. The first thing was the insurance of the second truck was apparently trying to not pay medical bills for the driver by claiming they could have avoided the accident I guess? Video proves there was less then 1 second between impacts due to the speeds involved. Then later one of the families of the 2 people who were in the car (both died almost instantly) tried suing the driver of the first truck, but the case was dropped fairly quickly when there was video proof, not just eye witness statements that the vehicle was going an estimated 70+mph in a 25mph zone.

[@flintcreektransport]

Anytime we spare ourselves a lawsuit the entire trucking industry in general is benefited !!

[@PatrickWagz]

Wow, it seems the posts on that guard rail should be stronger near the bridge over-passes. The second he hit the rail, about 20 posts sheared off. Way too weak.

[@derrickodyes1934]

once that dump truck got on that gaurd rail there were no brakes or way to steer or slow down just skated into that concrete. Glad hes ok

[@kevinmoe4417]

Thank you for sharing with everyone the accident. Great view of how quickly bad things can happen. Could of been much worse outcome hitting a bridge. Great learning video on losing a steer tire!

[@Stephen-carr]

Dash cams are well worth it. While I don't use a provider, I use a dual facing dash cam on my own and in my trucks with drivers. They have all paid for themselves. 1 driver was citied for using his cell phone with out a headset. Pulled the cam and downloaded it and he was using his Bluetooth clear as day. Went to court and case was dismissed. That ticket alone was 1000 to the driver and 2500 to me. So 350p on fines dismissed ny a 200 dollar dash cam. In DC I had a lady intentionally back into me in rush hour traffic. Cops showed up and reviewed the dash cam footage. Officer noted the time and date stamp was correct and proved the lady had called 911 before she hit me.

[@flintcreektransport]

Wow !! Yes the longer we have them the more i appreciate them !!!

[@jackjackson7461]

A dash cam is one of the best things a driver can have in their trucks today period. Most every ad on TV about lawyers today are talking about big money off truck accidents, and they are so many people that will risk their life and others lives to try and get that money 💰 they will try almost anything, and without that dash cam it's the truckers word against the other people's word and 9 out of 10 times the judge will go against the truckers every time. About 4 years before I came off the road I had a 4 wheeler tried about 3 times to break check my thank GOD I was lucky enough not to have hit him but he ran on up ahead of me and another driver wasn't so lucky, I stopped and stayed until the trooper got there and told him about what he tried to do to me. When the trooper went over to the car the trunk was open a little bit and when the trooper opened the trunk he found 6 5 gallon cans of gas and thank GOD that driver didn't get killed or charged. Even though I am not an OTR driver anymore you can bet I have a camera in my pickup and my car and a GoPro on my bike

[@flintcreektransport]

Yea for sure. Dash cams are key !!!!

[@ericl1627]

You seem to us your head... My last company got dash cams and I was all for it. Until, I had a car blow a stop sign they pulled me in and asked why I slammed on the brakes, and swerved. Had deer jump infront they said I wasn't paying attention. Then I had another rig pull in front of me no where to go couldn't stop fully loaded flatbed I pulled to left into turn lane and passed him they said I was being aggressive I was on the brakes seen I was still about to hit truck took turn lane and they wrote me up for it...

[@flintcreektransport]

Wow !!! That’s to bad !!

[@mollyfrostbite]

you can have cameras fitted to the rear of the truck also... a little trickier with semi's (cables? wifi? bluetooth?) but could be worth looking into. i know of several incidents in the UK where stationary trucks have been rear-ended and then the driver accused of rolling back into them. There is a culture in the UK of truck drivers are guilty until proven innocent! One i remember, many years back before camera tech, a fully loaded tractor trailer broke down in town on top of a traffic lit junction. it sat there for several hours before an old lady decided to smash into the rear end, immediately claiming the truck rolled back into her. if it wasnt for the fact the local police were aware of the truck and were on site at the time, the truck deriver would have been held responsible initially

[@flintcreektransport]

I think samsara is working on it ....

[@williamthigpen4480]

I won’t truck without video cameras. All 17 of mine have cloud based cameras I can access live at any time. They have saved us from liars numerous times

[@flintcreektransport]

That’s great !!!

[@wasteoftime727]

I am not a trucker, but I have dash cams in my pickup truck, van and car. I got them after an incident where a lady walked out and almost got ran over. Mine were all about $50 each and only record to the sd card. I cannot imagine driving without one anymore.

[@butchflatheader6183]

I can't believe the school bus, unbelievable. Hope u reported that. That bus driver should never have a license period. New subscriber. 35 yr driver, good vids. Merry Christmas everyone ,be safe slow down. Like my father RIP, always told me, better late than spread all over the highway!

[@flintcreektransport]

Yes.... We did send the info to the bus company..... thanx for the sub!! Merry Christmas!!!

[@donmunro144]

The company that I'm leased on is switching to samsara. I like it better than the omnitracs I had before. But not as good as the keep trucking. I've had my own dashcam for years. It has saved me from a couple tickets so that in itself has made it worth having.

[@flintcreektransport]

Thanks for sharing

[@dennisternent2974]

My old Kenworth has a company dash cam mounted and I have a Garmin dash cam and my Garmin GPS also has a dash cam. All are facing forward and they always on. Best investment you can make.

[@flintcreektransport]

awesome

[@jamieg.3829]

Yes Mr Justin your videos are getting better and better. Is it wrong that I check my notifications to see if you posted a video. I got a camera from Amazon to protect me and my truck. Best device I used, but it only saves on SD card. It records and loops every 10 minutes... Keep the info coming.thanks..

[@flintcreektransport]

Ha. Thankyou !!

[@arthurburke1044]

I don’t care what you say. I’m with Billy Bob , it was a 🐄 ,but what Billy Bob didn’t tell you was after 🛑 stopping he went up to Miss Shirley’s house 🏡. And Billy Wasen’t talking about the Cow 🐄 with Miss Shirley. But There Was A Delivery 🚚. Hey 👋 Let’s Keep It Clean 🧼,It’s A Family Show . Ok Justin.

[@apolloniaaskew9487]

When people see big rigs, they think of a rich bonanza. Thank God for truck video cameras.

[@tommechler7583]

I just watch that video of the dash cam in that accident I don’t know how he survived that accident I’m so glad your driver is safe I drive myself and I think Dash cams are the best thing ever invented

[@arthurburke1044]

You know something Justin,I seen a lot of things out here throughout my life up and down the highway 🛣 and city streets landfills and job site’s. What I learned through the years is to humble myself,getting pissed off in my younger years,only raised 🔥my blood pressure 🤬. But Accepting the Math methods that ( Shit ) happens 🐄 and there always a ( Ass ) out here , weather they know it or not . What the key 🔑 is you have to drive not just for yourself but everyone and everything !!! Prepared ! From school buses 🚌 to Betsy the cow,and always keep in your mind on what your operating ? Because she’s get alway from you also when she want’s too. When your not paying attention !!! Safe Out There ✌️Out.

[@gasparini76]

What is your insurance company? What criteria have you used to make deal with them, please? Thanks!

[@flintcreektransport]

All comes down to your DOT record. If you have a poor maintenance record u don’t have much bargains power !

[@oldfordman68]

Instead of paying a company for access to your video I would recommend looking into the DVR system like transit busses have. You can have multiple cameras so forward facing plus outside rear facing so it captures the people trying to share a lane with your trucks and it puts it into a DVR that stores it for two weeks cans gives the driver the ability to save a few seconds of video for you to view by the push of a button

[@G220life]

Clearly Dash cams are a great investment. Been running them for a couple years. Thanks for sharing.

[@flintcreektransport]

For sure !!!

[@wolphin732]

In my SUV, I have installed one that does a front facing, but also has a 2nd camera that is mounted for the rear (Have it inside my rear window, even if it can be mounted outside, and since I don't need the backup camera feature, didn't wire that up). So far it has been OK; seems to use more power from the vehicle, as the 12V is always hot, so it doesn't turn off... but as an insurance it's cheap! I am more worried about someone rear-ending me, which is why I like the rear camera.

[@johnkeets6179]

I use a dash cam 📷 in my car 🚗 for safety reasons and to cover me if I get in to an accident.

[@duaneroepke8840]

Drive tanker. BEGGED company to put system in my assigned unit when I heard another region was getting them. It has saved me many times from being accused of hard stops. Our cameras are front facing and down each side. They also have a button we can push to record an event we see even without a hard break. If you can imagine the car in Harry Potter crashing into the Whoppom tree.....I have a vid of that....made for a good laugh at safety meeting. Actually ramped high enough to come in from the top of tree/very large bush. Side note.....also let company know when they put in rear facing cameras in, that was my 2 weeks notice of quitting Safety knew that we were putting up with silly/stupid stuff but not tot the extent the cameras brought out.

[@robertbates5772]

Drivers must remember that the dashcam can be your best friend. Cameras don't lie.

[@carlcarlamos9055]

I know it’s out in the country, but it seems like some Jersey wall right before a bridge abutment or piers would be superior to two strips of Armco. Glad your guy is still with us. Take care.

[@jimmartin7881]

I saw the aftermath of that on the thruway, I was hoping the driver was okay and by the minimal crowd I figured as much. I watched the other video and had a good chuckle at the firefighter trying to snip the solid tilt pin on the back of the frame! I too have had the joy of a steer blowout, twice. I hear everybody say stab the throttle, steer, etc. Like a diesel has the kind of throttle response like a car to counter the drop, come on now. I'd liken having a steer let go at highway speeds to dancing with a fat girl on a greasy floor, she's leading and you have no option but to hold on for dear life and hope the song ends quickly! Stay safe and Merry Christmas guys!!

[@robertsimpson772]

Your driver was lucky. Dash came are a helpful tool for trucking companies. Most of the time it's not the truck driver that causes the accidents.

[@marchalpeck470]

Well the cost of cameras is offset i hope by lower insurance rate.

[@samuel_towle]

They ALWAYS blame the accident on the truck.

[@NVMDSTEvil]

Had a gravel truck pull out in front of me when I was coming down a hill once, lane next to me was occupied so all I could do was stand on the brakes and hope my 64 tons didnt kiss his...

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

Your videos are educational,I drive a off road mack dump truck and 2013 I had a right side steer tire blow up like a bomb and safely got it stop inner fender damage and etc was ok,I like learning from you and your company and the drivers,thanks for sharing this.

[@flintcreektransport]

Thankyou !!

[@dn9463]

Hi, my brother is a sand gravel hauler in Ga. he installed a Garman dash cam and it saved him multiple times. He likes the cam, but would update it to more of a continues 24 hr cam maximum. Great video's. heads up, i use to drive OTR with multiple company's. started in 1980 hauling swinging..

[@alross18058]

had a friend hit a moose right at the CT / mass line on I84 . truck had to be towed

[@flintcreektransport]

Wow !!!!

[@bigbear5510]

Great video! Nice lookin' vest! Hope that driver fully recovers from his injury quickly! Back when I was driving, we used paper logs, if there was an accident the first thing DOT is going to ask is, are you suppose to be where your at. Then they look to see what the driver could have done to avoid the accident. Even though it's been proven that 90 something % of accidents are caused by the other vehicles involved. As a professional driver I expected everyone around me to end up doing something stupid to cause an accident, so when they did it wasn't that much of a surprise to me. After about 6-8 months of OTR, I could almost pick them out of the crowd but I never let that relax my way of thinking. I did 3 years OTR then another several years of local gigs, part time for different companies and never was involved in an accident. I had a 4 wheeler sideswipe my passenger side steer tire in Houston, a heard of cows crossing a back road in Arkansas, a few trucks trying to take off my mirrors, etc. I always wanted a camera to film as I was driving to show my friends and family. I also thought it would have a good thing to have for any of them close calls or in case of an accident. I even talked to the safety department for the company I worked for about having dash cam installed in the trucks but they didn't seem to be interested in my idea. Been sidelined due to medical issues for the last 11 years but I do look forward to getting back behind the wheel driving again. Even though these newer drivers out there are just making the roads a lot more dangerous than I remember them being, doesn't seem to matter what they are driving. Especially them clowns that are in such a big hurry to get around you just so they can brake check you!!

[@flintcreektransport]

Thankyou !!! And Dash cams are very vital in the trucking industry ! A lot of lawsuits have been avoided !!

[@bigbear5510]

@@flintcreektransport You're welcome! Yes sir they are & companies were just starting to use them right before I stopped driving OTR in 2004, e-logs too. I have dash cameras in my personal vehicles now & I will have one when I start driving again.

[@badgerpa9]

Bessy was just crossing the road. One thing is for sure deer hooves do not provide traction on pavement.

[@robmoore9501]

I totally agree with dash cam in trucks they can save your lively hood in the click of a mouse!!

[@hthouston3924]

I had keeptruckin dash cam my driver totaled the truck back in February 2020 I called keeptruckin for footage and they said next time when they start the truck we will get the footage for you i know it's not possible all that time I paid for dash cam waste it now I get the regular dash cam from Amazon

[@flintcreektransport]

wow thats not cool .... so they couldnt get any footage ?

[@hthouston3924]

Flint Creek Transport no because they want someone to start the truck but my truck was same as mustang height

[@johnniejonkie8442]

I hope that your driver with the flat tire in the first footage is okay! Just give eachother more space on the roads and save a lot of money for everyone! Keep on trucking and a lot of safe miles!

[@flintcreektransport]

Thankyou !!

[@CB-sv8cj]

The company I drive for they have the cameras looking at you and forward I don't like the company watching me when I don't know it

[@flintcreektransport]

I feel that’s a bit intrusive !!

[@mickreynolds6522]

@@flintcreektransport Yes that is . thats just a bit to much Big Brother for me /

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

Thank God I put front and rear dashcam with the rear facing camera in the back window into our prius because a lady sideswiped us hard enough to knock the prius onto 2 wheels totaling our car. She pulled over behind our car then changed her mind. Dashcam facing the rear got her license plate so the police got her at her home ½ mile away. She had lost her license to drunk driving tickets and had no insurance but because of the dadhcam our insurance was able to pay to replace our car and they are taking her and her mother to court to recover the money they paid us.

[@flintcreektransport]

Wow !

[@jeffreymurdock8366]

@@flintcreektransport Sadly the old lady hit her head on the roof of the car and had some injuries from that. It was crazy.

[@samuelsantiago819]

I love Samsara as well. We use it on our fleet.

[@flintcreektransport]

That's great!

[@eddgong]

IMHO they sure are , never had one in any of my rides , no at fault accidents in my entire career , lucky enough with over 3 million miles under my but never needed one but always kept a camera in my glove box

[@Chris_Gordon_1973]

100%, I thought my driving was fine until I had one. I watched my footage back and thought 'would my boss find this ok'. Changed my style of driving and the cam got me out of several false accusations. I don't drive a truck, just a small van.

[@saltydog3714]

Justin, I like the way you think and enjoy your videos. Been a driver over 40 years and have racked up over 4 and a half million accident free miles. It is getting more and more difficult out there as people drive with less courtesy and patience each year. A dash cam is a must! I have run one for years even in my personal vehicle. Keep up the good work and good videos! Doug Baird.

[@flintcreektransport]

For sure !!! Trucking has changed a lot !! Thankyou for the kind words !!

[@garyroach3479]

It never matters if u got dash cam the driver will always be blamed for any crash it's just the way trucking is and insurance companies are forcing u to get them to save their money so don't blow smoke up ppl ass about doing for safety bc it's all about money

[@flintcreektransport]

It’s def driver protection .... unless u work for a bad company

[@nbrowser]

One incident that those cameras save your driver's bacon from is money well spent.

[@jefferytrice9180]

This is so true. I see this every day the biggest one I see is at on and off ramps cars just go right in front of you. We just can’t stop like a car. Also I drive a feed truck so at times we can have a high center of gravity if you swerve or steer fast it sure can make your heart skip a beat.

[@jimnewbold7934]

I am 100% a believer in the drive cam systems. So many of my drivers were exonerated because the video cleared them of fault. Really glad to learn that Jay wasn’t seriously injured. That was a violent accident. 🙏🏻

[@simov8chevy]

Our trucks have 6 cams each and record 2 weeks of footage. One forward facing, two side cams, one rear facing, one watching the load and one in the cab. Don't be too worried about being watched by the inward facing cam. We are actually glad of them. Shows we are doing nothing wrong.

[@simov8chevy]

Should also add that the side cams are displayed on a monitor in the cab and show the blind spots when you use the turn signals.

[@brandoncherry1651]

I hate the rear facing maybe for a new driver but senior driver no...

[@stevehall6539]

I'm all for dash cameras , my company only has them in four of our trucks in a fleet of fifty five trucks . Your a good dude justin, I see your trucks on the road when I run up Schenectady to drop trailers at our drop yard , beautiful equipment.

[@flintcreektransport]

Oh wow !!! They would def benefit from dash cams !!! Thankyou for the kind words !!!

[@saddlebaglife07fxstc80]

Good to here driver is ok, I have been over a million miles now with one accident, a car merged into me. when I hear a stone tapping on the asphalt I stop and get my flat head out. I have found bolts, rocks even scissors in bedded in Steer tires. Safety first production second. You folks have a nice fleet of trucks, I drive a 379 EXH hauling dairy in Vermont.

[@classicxl]

Forward facing ok where I have a problem is where companies are watching u all the time . The mega company I drive for put forward facing only in because of the number of crash our drivers were getting in plus we had lots of fraud

[@braddalton9260]

Thanks for sharing all the info I use Garmin 46 it seems OK app is crap tho eld mandate hos and it is also crappy but all elds are right it works OK just setup u have to call support and they are not English speaking