Can you turn off telematics?

[Sixth Punch Sense]

Amazon Drivers Are Instructed to Drive Recklessly to Meet Delivery Quotas

Drivers say they’re being asked to quietly disable a driver safety system partway through their shifts.

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Yes you can. When you get to work piss all over the dashboard, s up all the telematics.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Just put 99999 in the vehicle number when you are clocking in

Again, this is falsifying documentation. Dishonesty is a cardinal offense. Just had someone fired for this last week when they had no telematics to show for the accident they were just in.

 

[Two Tokes]

Again, this is falsifying documentation. Dishonesty is a cardinal offense. Just had someone fired for this last week when they had no telematics to show for the accident they were just in.

Yep
Have done this before when instructed by an on road when the car was having bulkhead door issues
Would never do it on my own

 

[Maple Grove MN Driver]

When they ask why you did not answer your phone.
"I have to turn it off at times during the day since I have no means to keep the battery charged!"

I never answered my phone if it was the Center

 

[MyTripisCut]

Yep
Have done this before when instructed by an on road when the car was having bulkhead door issues
Would never do it on my own

Don’t do it ever. Call your steward next time you’re given instructions that are unethical.

 

[SorryLazyPOS]

Again, this is falsifying documentation. Dishonesty is a cardinal offense. Just had someone fired for this last week when they had no telematics to show for the accident they were just in.

Just say you couldn’t scan it. Then draw a line on label in the truck. Lol

 

[Zowert]

Yep, just unplug the black box in the back.

That would work. Last year I got a DIAD message, “Call center immediately” uhm alright.. Turns out I disappeared from their radar. Supe asked if I messed with that black box behind the bulkhead, no why would I do that. “Okay, stay there we are sending someone out there.” Not sure what happened but later found out that it malfunctioned somehow. They brought me a new truck and I spent the next 90 minutes moving my volume into it. So yeah, don’t unplug that. They’ll be on you quick, that is if they can find out where you are.

 

[Spanky250]

That would work. Last year I got a DIAD message, “Call center immediately” uhm alright.. Turns out I disappeared from their radar. Supe asked if I messed with that black box behind the bulkhead, no why would I do that. “Okay, stay there we are sending someone out there.” Not sure what happened but later found out that it malfunctioned somehow. They brought me a new truck and I spent the next 90 minutes moving my volume into it. So yeah, don’t unplug that. They’ll be on you quick, that is if they can find out where you are.

So they added 2 hours to your day, just because they couldn't see a little brown truck icon moving around on a computer screen? That's ridiculous. How the friend did we deliver packages before gps?

 

[Covemastah]

So they added 2 hours to your day, just because they couldn't see a little brown truck icon moving around on a computer screen? That's ridiculous. How the friend* did we deliver packages before gps?

Map & area knowledge

 

[bumped]

That would work. Last year I got a DIAD message, “Call center immediately” uhm alright.. Turns out I disappeared from their radar. Supe asked if I messed with that black box behind the bulkhead, no why would I do that. “Okay, stay there we are sending someone out there.” Not sure what happened but later found out that it malfunctioned somehow. They brought me a new truck and I spent the next 90 minutes moving my volume into it. So yeah, don’t unplug that. They’ll be on you quick, that is if they can find out where you are.

I hope you didn't count any of that down time as lunch/breaks.

 

[quad decade guy]

So they added 2 hours to your day, just because they couldn't see a little brown truck icon moving around on a computer screen? That's ridiculous. How the friend* did we deliver packages before gps?

It's far more complicated than just that...

 

[Spanky250]

It's far more complicated than just that...

No it isn't. There's no reason he couldn't deliver those packages without the gps module working.

 

[quad decade guy]

No it isn't. There's no reason he couldn't deliver those packages without the gps module working.

Wait for it....you are being obtuse.
Think.
Hard I know.

Pkg tracking? All that....

Like I said, far more complicated.

To be fair...you could deliver from horse and buggy....

But I digress.....

 

[Sissy Brown Short Shorts]

We got that also. My center manager at the time was a pretty straight up guy and right after he said that lie he stopped and said. "Guy we all know why this program is really here. So be smart about it." That's when they also told us what would happen if we tampered with it.

Its also why I laugh when people put the info notice on the monitor. If it was really a camera do you think UPS would allow that... I mean come on.

Yeah that info notice thing is still going on. Meanwhile I think most people don’t realize there is a camera on the diad.

 

[Sissy Brown Short Shorts]

That would work. Last year I got a DIAD message, “Call center immediately” uhm alright.. Turns out I disappeared from their radar. Supe asked if I messed with that black box behind the bulkhead, no why would I do that. “Okay, stay there we are sending someone out there.” Not sure what happened but later found out that it malfunctioned somehow. They brought me a new truck and I spent the next 90 minutes moving my volume into it. So yeah, don’t unplug that. They’ll be on you quick, that is if they can find out where you are.

They were all but ready to fire me years ago over tampering with the telematics. They made me stay in the office while they looked over the car. Turns out the mechanic put a new DVIR barcode in the cab and had one number typed in wrong. Somehow that made me not be on their radar the entire day before. No apology of course.

 

[Spanky250]

Wait for it....you are being obtuse.
Think.
Hard I know.

Pkg tracking? All that....

Like I said, far more complicated.

To be fair...you could deliver from horse and buggy....

But I digress.....

Package tracking is done through the DIAD, not the GPS module in the package car.

As I said, there's no reason he couldn't continue to deliver the packages without the GPS module. It's just management being stupid as usual.

 

[Zowert]

So they added 2 hours to your day, just because they couldn't see a little brown truck icon moving around on a computer screen? That's ridiculous. How the friend* did we deliver packages before gps?

Yeah, I was PISSED. I guess they really like knowing where you are at all times.

 

[Zowert]

I hope you didn't count any of that down time as lunch/breaks.

Nope. They paid me. I took my sweet time moving over 200 pieces. The dude that brought me the truck was like, “Do you want some help?” Nope. Just sit back and get paid, I’ll do it.

 

[bottomups]

Wonder if telematics shows me yanking my bulkhead door off the bottom track because I couldn’t get inside the truck

Of course it does. It also sensed that you farted while doing it.

 

[728ups]

My last three months before I retired were a blast when it came to Telematics. If ANYTHING was said about infractions I'd make them cry. My favorite trick was to leave the Bulk Head Door open when i drove forward about three feet( i ran a very rural route,noone but me on the road) then shut it. I delighted in telling management I did not care about the Telematics report as I was retiring soon and what are they going to do to me anyways? I had my onroad PLEADING with me to "be good" as the DM was chewing their about it .It was very very funny.I';d grab the sheet and ask him what else can I get in trouble over????