We’ll see.
Lately the company is striking a different tone locally. I think corporate may just be realizing the labor market tightening and is just trying to get safe drivers to stay. That’s where these cameras are trying to head. Straight out of the MD’s mouth last week was that the turnover of drivers due to safety concerns is getting out of control. This is a method that has line haul and switchers driving more safely and that helps wit retention.
You really needn’t concern yourself with other though.
Thank you and this is the point I'm trying to make , the question of what impact the installation of video recording equipment could have on driver retention in sparsely populated areas.
In areas where you drive 3 blocks and in those 3 blocks you could engage more people that the population of entire counties in my region where you drive for miles and are lucky if you see another person. In areas such as those the last thing you want to do is to discourage people from applying for driver jobs and despite whatever benefit they have to offer their existence is something some potential applicants are certain to find unacceptable as a matter of principle.
For example a portion of my service area included a 300 square mile rural school district that has gone from 9 elementary schools down to 1. That's how badly the population is washing out. In fact as a result the state has cut that district's funding appropriation which is based on enrollment by 62%.
Contractors in those kind of places are fighting a losing battle when comes to building a dependable labor force because of the shrinking pool of prime working age adults Tougher rules and tighter constraints could make a challenging situation an impossible situation.
