Here you will find some of the most common questions I get asked by email.

Why not put TK on a leash?

This question, in one form or another, arrives in my email so often, that I am moving it to the top of the stack! I know some people are able to use a leash for their cats, & it seems many are thinking it has not occurred to me. It has been tried. TK would have had a trick or two to teach Houdini. She can roll once or twice & duck her head in some manner (believe me, it all occurs like lightening) & she is out of the thing! Then she shakes to straighten her fur, looks at me disdainfully, huffs, & walks away laughing.
I made the mistake of trying it for the first time outside on the lawn at my parents home. I had to lunge a distance longer than my height & belly flop on the grass & barely caught her back leg as she was leaping to the fence with a "see you later" look in her eye. The harness had not even come to rest in the grass.
Various ones of our family tried it on her-- one with experience using one on her own cat--inside the house this time--I do learn. TK is a good teacher.
Now to take care of the next question before it arrives, yes, I put it on correctly & had it tight enough.

Why No Audio From The Truckcam?

This is probably the # 2 question in my emails. Several reasons really.
The main one is for my privacy. I call my friends & family, & do not want personal talk to be broadcast to the whole world.

Another reason is because you would mainly hear truck & road noise. I do not listen to the radio much. The language heard on the CB sometimes would NOT be "family friendly".

Also, by not broadcasting the audio portion of the stream, I can actually squeeze about 6 more camera viewers in. :)



Why No Active GPS Tracking?

Simple answer is security & safety for myself, my company's equipment, & the customer's freight.

Especially in this time of the poor economy, more big trucks are being stolen, broke into, or downright hijacked. When you consider we haul a very large amount of product, it makes good sense to protect it. This is the same reason why I do not tell what I am currently hauling, exactly where or what time I deliver, etc.

I have looked for months for a GPS Tracking that would let me set how close it could track me....but they all narrow down to within 10 feet of what they track! I do provide a very accurate "manual map". I update it many times a day & it provides all the general public needs to know.

Why does the webcam freeze, show offline, or buffer allot?

Several reasons. The Truckcam will say offline when I have reached my limit of viewers. Constantly changing towers, frequent switching between dialup & broadband creates many problems that stationary webcams with broadband or cable connections do not have. Because of the unique conditions of broadcasting from a moving truck, I have not found a streaming service that can handle mobility as efficiently as I'd like.

I am always on the look out for improving the way we do things on BigRigTravels, & that includes having the most viewer allotments we can get!

Can I embed the Live Truckcam in my website?

NO. I ask that you please do not do that. The webcam was designed for use on BigRigTravels and Camstreams. I am only allowed about 85 viewers at one time and that includes ANYWHERE the webcam is displayed. If everybody has it on THEIR website or blog, then soon nobody on BigRigTravels will be able to see it. If and when I can find unlimited streams, then I would not care. But until I find it, please do not embed the Truckcam anywhere. Thanks!