As a manager, you should be responsible for your fleet’s safety. Here’s a brief manual on how your drivers compliant and your fleet in tip-top condition.

MVR

You should always maintain a motor vehicle record. A motor vehicle record or an MVR enables you to keep a performance of all the drivers working in your fleet. Before you hire a driver, you do carry out a background check but in the long run, you can keep a record of a driver’s performance using an MVR. This also includes any violation made by the driver. You can monitor high-risk drivers who can potentially compromise the fleet’s safety. All the information are received in real-time so you have the option of taking action as quickly as possible. Continuous MVR recording reduces the chances of accidents. You can identify high-risk drivers and direct them to take coaching and undergo additional training.

Comprehensive training programmes

When you are hiring new drivers, you must see to it that all of them undergo a rigorous training process to familiarise themselves with the company’s policies and work ethics. There should be different methodologies schedules which should include both theoretical and practical training sessions. An on-hand experience is always better than classroom training. Tests should also be taken to have an idea if the new recruits are able to understand the work policies.

The training modules should always be up-to-date including a resolution for the problems that the company might be facing. Drivers should undergo refresher courses every now and then so they always remember the work practices carried out by the company.

A reward system

Introducing a reward system can affect the efficiency of the workforce in a positive manner. They can be anything from incentives and trophies to certifications. You always have to be fair. Acknowledging an individual driver’s or a team’s contributions in the company can improve his or her, or the team’s morale. It encourages them to perform better.

Telematics

It is a method of always monitoring the drivers of your fleet using surveillance technology. It may sound like an authoritarian idea but is one of the best ways to gauge a driver’s compliance.

If you have any queries regarding the above, please contact the team at Trux Solutions and resolve them today!