Thank you all for your inputs so far.
To give a little more information and clarification on our particular operation, our drivers are OTR and they don’t usually come through the yard. I do offer bonuses for clean inspections depending on level (Level 3 – $100, Level 2 – $200, Level 1 – $300). Drivers also get paid percentage of the load at 30% of the gross which I believe right now is top of the market. I know there might be one or two more companies that offer more, but I also dispatch with a picture of the rate con straight from the broker, nothing changed. Which not a lot of other companies that pay percentage do.
I know it’s impossible to get blood from a stone, but I don’t believe any of my drivers are hopeless or lazy or just steering wheel holders. If I didn’t think there was a way to get them to be more thorough, they would have been fired already.
I am just looking for advice from drivers on what has worked in the past for them to get them to be more invested in their equipment and not get violations. Even if it was something like bonuses for certain things or something that made it easier to do a pre/post-trip inspections or even just having monthly/weekly calls regarding the company safety scores and procedures (I doubt that last one would be too effective, but I’m just throwing stuff out there). Just anything that you ever came across that made you think “Wow, that’s a good idea”.
Thank you all again for your information so far, I look forward to reading more.
