Finding high caliber drivers can prove challenging, especially for fleets. Both good drivers and bad can have a substantive effect on profits. In our two-part blog series, we’ll discuss nine tactics for finding and keeping good drivers. The first four should get your hiring program moving in the right direction, with significant long-term positive impacts on your bottom line. These include:
- Pay smarter: Progressive fleets are developing more sophisticated pay packages that reward drivers for behaviors that improve the company’s bottom line, ranging from fuel mileage to inspection reports of hard-braking incidents.
- Ask drivers for input: Establish driver advisory councils and use inexpensive, easy-to-use online survey tools such as SurveyMonkey to get quality feedback from your drivers.
- Leverage the internet: Some companies are leveraging their online presence, using their website and social media channels to better recruit the drivers they want.
- Avoid unrealistic expectations: If your recruiters foster unrealistic expectations among new hires, they aren’t going to stick around long, and you’re back to square one. This also means you’ll have former drivers spreading bad word-of-mouth about your company.
Click here to read Part Two of the Nine Tactics for Finding and Keeping Good Drivers.
