{"id":6586,"date":"2015-04-22T09:23:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivercheck.net\/wp\/?p=6586"},"modified":"2021-11-09T12:31:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:31:18","slug":"considerations-planning-driver-incentive-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/considerations-planning-driver-incentive-program","title":{"rendered":"Considerations When Planning a Driver Incentive Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5908\" src=\"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/driver2-300x199.png\" alt=\"driver2\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/driver2-300x199.png 300w, http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/driver2.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Keeping truck drivers, their passengers and the public safety is a primary consideration for trucking companies. One method used by many companies is to implement a safe driving incentive program. Drivers who have exemplary driving records and who meet or exceed preset criteria receive a reward.<\/p>\n<p>While it may seem attractive to simply offer a monetary reward for \u201cno accidents\u201d, in order to create a culture of safety among your drivers you need to develop a well thought-out program.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some considerations to look at when planning a driver incentive program:<\/p>\n<p>Consideration 1: What Type of Incentives Will You Offer?<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of incentives that are effective and will help promote a culture of safety within your company.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognition among peers and others.<\/li>\n<li>Tangible rewards (such as commendation, plaques, trophies, prizes, or a combination of these rewards work well to emphasize the safety message.)<\/li>\n<li>Monetary incentives can help bolster the effectiveness of the program<\/li>\n<li>A combination of recognition, money and rewards are usually the best way to motivate drivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consideration 2: Fair Criteria<\/p>\n<p>Fairness can be tricky to achieve. Here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider using accidents per miles driven rather than the number of accidents in a designated period to make it fair for drivers of different types of routes (i.e. urban vs. rural.)<\/li>\n<li>Include number of violations. Assign points to different types of violations; exclude drivers who receive DUI\/DWI violations.<\/li>\n<li>Include care and maintenance of the vehicle.<\/li>\n<li>Keep measurement criteria broad to maximize the number of drivers eligible for incentives. This will boost participation in the incentive program and increase safety among drivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The purpose of a driving incentive program is to create a culture of safety within the organization. If done right, it will not only increase safety but will save money too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping truck drivers, their passengers and the public safety is a primary consideration for trucking companies. One method used by many companies is to implement a safe driving incentive program. Drivers who have exemplary driving records and who meet or exceed preset criteria receive a reward. While it may seem attractive to simply offer a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,35],"tags":[94,69,95,38],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6586"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8121,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586\/revisions\/8121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}