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Article: Managing driver performance is vital.(LET'S TALK)(driver performance management program)
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- LP/Gas
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Propane fleet operatorss often strugle when it comes to developing an effective driver performance management program. The challenge for most companies in this industry is usually the first logical step of any performance man agement program: defining and developing a productivity measurement.
Freight and many other non-propane fleet operating companies use traditional measures such as miles driven, revenue per month, tons delivered, etc. to define driver productivity. For these companies, performance is easy to measure, as drivers spend most of their time behind the wheel. Loading and delivering are usually once or twice a day events, at most.
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