Can the driver/operator see the live view of the 5th Wheel Kingpin?
The driver or operator of the Yard Jockey Terminal Shunt Truck has an LCD monitor mounted in the cab that shows a live video screen with up to four cameras displayed. With a touch of the screen, they can zoom in on the view they want, for example, to see if the 5th Wheel King Pin is secured by the locking jaws or if the trailer is sitting on the 5th wheel and high-mounted, ready to roll off if moved.

They say a picture can tell a thousand words. A simple glance at a LCD screen can let a Yard Jockey Terminal Spotter Mule Truck operator know they do not have the Kingpin jaws properly locked.
This is the same for most other applications as well.
For example in the Police Patrol Wagon Suspect, Prisoner & Inmate in-Custody Transport Camera vehicle applications, the officer in the front can see the suspects/prisoners in custody secure in their compartments behind the driving compartment. In this way if a door is open, if a locked suspect is not secured, or if the suspect is doing themselves bodily injury they can be aware of this and take appropriate action.

In Students With Disabilities & Special Needs Transportation Video Camera vehicle applications that involve a second school aide on the bus along with the driver, they too can monitor a LCD screen as long as the driver cannot see that screen as that would constitute a distraction under federal guidelines. They can monitor a student or group of students that may have additional medical concerns and require transport live view monitoring and recording to manage risks associated with transporting students who may require additional supervision.


How many cameras are needed?
The number of cameras to provide sufficient coverage is subjective and based upon the customers fleet manager or supervisors opinion in wht they wish to document and recorded. In most cases Terminal Tractor Spotter Shunt Yard Mule Truck Cameras systems employ 4 cameras; one on the 5th Wheel Kingpin, one on each side looking back at the swapped traailer and one out the windshield to record what the driver is seeing. Camera systems are the maximum the DVRs can support as they are 4-channel DVRs. We offer 8-Channel DVRs that can support up to 8 cameras for those who wish additional cameras. We also offer wireless cameras should some wish to have the trailers themselfs equipped with the additional cameras.

Number of cameras for a particular application will vary depending one ht they customer is trying to document or what risk they are trying to manage. Another example is Bus Seat Cover Vandalism Camera Surveillance systems used in public school buses to document who is damaging, cutting, and destroying the seat covers in public school buses. The use of the 360 degree ceiling cameras that provide birds eye view looking down over the high back seats on some school buses can document the vandalism done by juveniles who destroy school property and weaste school budget funding.


Do they record when the Terminal Trailer Yard Shifter Shunt trucks are turned off?
Because this DVR is also developed and designed for applications that require additional offloading time such as:
Elderly Day Care Shuttle & Assisted Living Transportation Vehicle Video Camera application require additional time to assist those who may be fragile and elderly to exit a vehicle that may also have wheelchair lifts that ar required for several passengers.

Head Start  Pre-K Pre-School Nursery School Child Safety Bus Camera Recorder systems often have very young children who must have assistance in departing the bus.

Alternative School & Juvenile Detention Bus Security Camera application could involve students with issues that require more time to get them on and off.

Before & After Care School Child Day Care Pickup In-vehicle Shuttle Safety Cameras applications also require additional time to empty the vehicle depending on items they have be transporting along with the passengers.


The default setting is they stop recording 5 minutes after the Warehouse Yard Jockey Shunt Trailer Swapper Camera tractor is turned off. However there are selections in the DVR programming that can enable constant recording as well as increasing the post ignition countdown time to extend for up to 12 hours after ignition is turned off to permit service functions to still be recording long after the vehicle is shut down.


Does the Driver/operator have access to the video files?
Generally it is a horrible idea to permit the driver of the vehicle being monitored to have any access to the memory storage files.
For example Forklift HD Industrial Operator Safety Camera Systems are often used as a tool for risk management in Industrial lift truck applications. Often the Industrial lift trucks are involved in accidents damaging the warehouse facilities (many roofs have collapsed and storage shelving collapses have bene due to Industrial Lift trucks), damaging goods being moved and often in injury or deaths of employees.
Were the lift operator give a key to the DVR, and something bad happened causing massive damage ot property, the facility or worst case injury nor death to another employee, when the supervisor gos to the lift truck to retreive the memory storage device, if it is not locked into the DVR, the driver who is already suspected of doing something wrong, is likely to be suspended, fined, fired or arrested depending on the severity of the damage or injury.

The reasoning is that the driver had motive and opportunity to cover their butt by destroying the video files so their errors or bad judgements are not used against them.

The same is true of Armored Vehicle VIP Transport Video Camera Systems where the driver is provided the keys and the VIP suddenly is missing. The driver will immediately be blamed for the mishap and loss if they had the keys to the DVR and the memory device was missing when the investigation was started.

This is called a Chain of Custody issue.
In order to protect the police officers, the drivers of armored cars, the Yard Jockey Terminal Shunt Truck operator and Industrial lift truck operators form the perception of impropriety, there must be a clear “Chain of Custody” for the DVR keys to insure that the drivers cannot be suspected should the supervisor forget to insert the memory device.

In order to protect the drivers from outrageous claims of horrific behaviour you must remove all access to the video files from them, so that they can be shielded from the perception of a cover up if they are accused and if the memory is not there.


Should you have any questions, concerns, or require more information about various applications or Fleet Vehicle Transportation Video Camera Recorder configurations, Testudo Lifetime Forklift Camera System Warranty, we encourage you to let us know and we will be happy to offer our 30+ years of market experience in sales and service of digital recording devices to respond to your concerns or questions.
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