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OK. I have to add one. Mine. I lost the blower the other day. Funny thing is, I just replaced the thing. Well, a look at the situation soon revealed the problem. The ground terminal in the resistor block is fried--actually melted clean away, taking out the resistors of course and shutting down...

FWIW, I expect it to be slow for a bit. This is the time of year that the big auto outfits have their annual shut-down/retoolings for the next model year, and they're just not doing much expedited for a few weeks.

I'm leased to a small carrier. There was a time that I left them to do something else, but came back after that something else didn't work as well as one would hope. No surprise charges---- hmmmm.... maybe I picked a good one? I have to say, I don't have a Qualcomm and the signs I have are...

My outfit has a two-week hold back. Like OVM says, paying me on a run I did two weeks ago when they have to wait 60 to 90 days to get paid is something. The carrier is taking the risk so you don't have to.

A real quick repeat of stuff I've posted in the past on this thread: I have no-not-any problem with a camera that sees out through the windshield. I could really use some decent blind-spot cameras and the screens to go with them. Absolutely the only camera I have a major problem with is the one...

You sound like a pro-spyguy camera troll. You can come up with all the reasons in the world why having one of these intrusive things in my truck, pointed at me, is for my own good--- it's still an intrusive nanny-cam. The more you talk it up, the less I want Big Brother in my cab. But-- if...

Shining a light---- now there's an idea. Put a camera in my truck facing me, I make sure there's a light facing the camera. Seems cameras don't do well when dealing with bright lights. Either that, or a piece of duct-tape.

Some people will allow ANY abomination as long as it's done to you "for your own good". "We want cameras in your bathroom and bedroom. It's for your own good." OK--- are you gonna let them do it? I'm sure a reasonable excuse for doing this can be contrived, to make it seem as if it's for...

So--- exactly how does a camera POINTED AT THE DRIVER make him/her drive defensively? Inquiring minds want to know.

Set up whatever kind of camera you want in your own vehicle. If you want a driver-cam, install the thing and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Personally, I have no quarrel with what a driver chooses to install in this regard. Hey-- use it to make You-Tube videos, a vlog of your daily adventures...

Nobody's stopping you from installing a driver-camera in your truck if you really have your heart set on that. The problem comes with the idea of forcing EVERY driver to have one of these things, giving the companies too much control over everything you do.

I have one. Head to the truck stop. I favor the Pilot/Flying J but I fancy that TA/Petro will have it too. Look for "privacy curtains".

OK. Earlier today I had an attack of "Mean widdle kid" and got to wondering what happens when we put a driver-cam into a driverless truck. We keep saying that robot/computer controlled vehicles are coming, probably sooner rather than later. So--- the camera sees an empty driver's seat. Who gets...

+1. Too many times it looks like they're just guessing and replacing parts with little idea if that part actually IS the problem.

Forward facing cams-- OK. I would PAY to have blind-spot cameras and a dash-mounted viewer installed if I find one that fits. Driver facing cameras??? Only if I OWN IT AND CONTROL IT. Even then, I can think of a dozen reasons why that is a really bad idea.

This brings back a memory. I had a '79 LUV. Getting ignition parts for it proved to be a challenge, you could not just go to the local auto-parts store and get points and a condenser. You could buy these things there, but--- when you installed them, the points would fail within minutes and you...

OK. While we're at it: It has nothing to do with the actual load. It has to do with the manufacturer's GVWR. If the COMBINED GVWR is over 10K, you have to log and so on EVEN WHEN YOUR VEHICLES ARE EMPTY OR LIGHTLY LOADED. Fun, ain't it? Example: My van has a plate on the door that says my gross...

Strangely enough, the Qualcomm is a slightly different issue. It tracks the movement of the vehicle. It doesn't record every time you belch or talk to yourself about something.

That's 70 to 80 lbs tongue weight that has to be subtracted from the van's 2500 lb.-- not the full 700 lb trailer weight. But, it's still 70 to 80 lbs that you have to figure into what you can and cannot accept.

Moot has a point. That thread is just full of the maintenance and insurance issues pulling a trailer will cost you. Wheel bearings. Those trailer tires spin up faster than your truck tires do, and trailer-wheel bearing technology hasn't changed much in years. Count on having to repack/replace...