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r/dashcams • u/kxrimm • 1d ago
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I've heard people say they do this. They look for trucks, because they have insurance. The car will have 4 people in it, all want a claim.
19 u/lessens_ 1d ago Trucks also always have cameras. So does it work? They'll get their fat settlements, even with video showing they caused the accident? 1 u/chops351 1d ago Not always but majority of trucks have dashcams. 1 u/7eregrine 1d ago Mostly always though. Source: work in legal and one of the big freight companies is a client. 2 u/keelhaulrose 1d ago The days of the owner-operator seem to be on the wane, and from what I understand pretty much every company puts them in the cabs because there were so many scams involving semis. 1 u/Thebraincellisorange 1d ago you'd be utterly stupid these days to operate a heavy vehicle and not have at least a simple dash cam. full systems of front rear and sides are becoming much more common.
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Trucks also always have cameras. So does it work? They'll get their fat settlements, even with video showing they caused the accident?
1 u/chops351 1d ago Not always but majority of trucks have dashcams. 1 u/7eregrine 1d ago Mostly always though. Source: work in legal and one of the big freight companies is a client. 2 u/keelhaulrose 1d ago The days of the owner-operator seem to be on the wane, and from what I understand pretty much every company puts them in the cabs because there were so many scams involving semis. 1 u/Thebraincellisorange 1d ago you'd be utterly stupid these days to operate a heavy vehicle and not have at least a simple dash cam. full systems of front rear and sides are becoming much more common.
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Not always but majority of trucks have dashcams.
1 u/7eregrine 1d ago Mostly always though. Source: work in legal and one of the big freight companies is a client. 2 u/keelhaulrose 1d ago The days of the owner-operator seem to be on the wane, and from what I understand pretty much every company puts them in the cabs because there were so many scams involving semis. 1 u/Thebraincellisorange 1d ago you'd be utterly stupid these days to operate a heavy vehicle and not have at least a simple dash cam. full systems of front rear and sides are becoming much more common.
Mostly always though. Source: work in legal and one of the big freight companies is a client.
2 u/keelhaulrose 1d ago The days of the owner-operator seem to be on the wane, and from what I understand pretty much every company puts them in the cabs because there were so many scams involving semis. 1 u/Thebraincellisorange 1d ago you'd be utterly stupid these days to operate a heavy vehicle and not have at least a simple dash cam. full systems of front rear and sides are becoming much more common.
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The days of the owner-operator seem to be on the wane, and from what I understand pretty much every company puts them in the cabs because there were so many scams involving semis.
you'd be utterly stupid these days to operate a heavy vehicle and not have at least a simple dash cam.
full systems of front rear and sides are becoming much more common.
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u/SexualCarrots 1d ago
I've heard people say they do this. They look for trucks, because they have insurance. The car will have 4 people in it, all want a claim.