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It’s easy to see why it would be a challenge to manage a transport team. While drivers tend to be very hardworking people, they also spend a huge amount of time away from their boss’s watchful eye. This can cause issues without the right tools in place to make sure that the managers still have control, but how exactly do transport companies keep themselves on the right track with this? To give you an idea of how this works, this post will be exploring some of the work that can go into keeping a transport team under control.
Radios
Communication is key when it comes to keeping employees on the right track. Drivers need to be able to talk to their managers, but they aren’t allowed to use a phone when they are driving. Instead, many transport companies will use radios in their vehicles to communicate. This can help the driver to ask for support if they encounter something they weren’t expecting, while also giving the bosses the chance to give new instructions if a job changes. In some cases, truck drivers will even use this tool to talk to one another, warning other drivers about potential hazards up ahead.
Radios also allow companies to reduce detention fees for drivers when they are on the road. Constant communication can save the company more money than many other tools you’ll utilize in your company.
Tachographs
While talking to a driver is important, it can also be very helpful to use a tachograph inside a modern truck. Devices like this are able to record speed and distance, giving transport company owners the chance to make sure that drivers are doing their job properly. If it looks like they are going too far each trip, they could be wasting time, and you could easily find your drivers speeding when you look at information like this. A tachograph can give a company everything they need to make sure that their drivers are compliant with the laws they have to follow. This is much better than them getting caught by the police.
GPS
In the past, transport companies would have to rely on reports from their drivers to let them know where they are. This has changed a lot over the last few years, with tools like GPS providing transport companies with the ability to watch over all of their team members. Tools like this can also measure distance and speed but are best used to find a truck’s location. This can be excellent in emergencies, giving ambulance and fire crews an exact location. Alongside this, it can also help you truck drivers to navigate, as you will be able to look up new routes for them without forcing them to stop and get out of the truck.
With all of this in mind, you should have a much better understanding of the work that goes into keeping truck companies under control. This sort of work can be tricky, with a lot of people finding it hard when they first get started, but there are loads of tools that can help a business when they are going through this.