Telematics actually saved my job when I was "fired" for integrity issues. I did not sheet the pkg as closed between 12-1 as instructed, I then drove to the other part of my "split rt" and remembered to sheet it as closed before 5. (salon closed on monday) I was fired without any warning because they said I did not drive all the way back to the original stop to sheet it in front of the stop. This was ridiculous as I was never trained to do this, I was trained to just sheet it before 5. I told them pull it up on your reports it will show I did what I said I did, and that was what I was trained to do. I was back to work 3 days later and now I always drive back to the stop, 5, 15, even 20 miles away I drive back and sheet it in front of the shop.
But another time I was delivering in an area unfamiliar to me, this was after a major hurricane. No electricity, came to a four way stop I stopped went through two lanes of traffic stopped before proceeding through the next two lanes and was then rear ended. Come to find out someone stole all 4 stop signs at a 4 way stop and kid you not I was ticketed because the cop said I did not stop. Of course no telematic report could be issued to me showing anything at all. I was charged with the accident went to court fought it and won. The lady who hit me had no insurance and expired tags and the ******* cop refused to even shake my hand!!! But I was charged and they WOULD NOT HELP ME AT ALL.
Do your job and dont worry about telematics if they want to fire you they will find something to fire you for. Really It doesnt matter, if you are right, wrong it doesnt matter. Are they over their quota for the month then they can make it disappear. I was backed into at a commercial stop customer said they were wrong, police said they were wrong, sup said they were wrong, no police report filed no exchange of insurance and next day I was charged with accident. No telematics report ever presented to me at all.
All of this happened after I came back from a Heart attack. We all know when they have it in for you they have it in for you. Do it by the book, because they will do it by the book and when they come after you (because they will come after you) Your backside will be covered. They can cram idle time down my throat all they want, untill they come and show me how to do it better I can only do it the way I am trained.