Benefits of Giving Incentives for Good Employee Driving

25 Jan 2016

An important part of your business if it involves fleet drivers should be driver safety. And safer employee driving can be supported by developing and implementing an incentive program. When you incorporate driver performance into the entire job performance evaluation, positive results follow.

Incentive and reward programs normally involve monetary rewards, recognition, use of rewards to increase participation in an event or a program or motivate the achievement of a set goal or special privileges.

Drivers don’t normally sit in the office next to their manager, easy to reach. Since they are not around physically all the time, it can be difficult to reward them for exceptional performance.

Of course you can use up a lot of time and resources tracking their performance and implementing ways to train them to exceptional performance. But it could be difficult to come up with an incentive program that will work for drivers. When you can, however, it can really benefit your company in ways such as:

Improving Customer Deliveries
Monitoring and Reducing Employee Driving Accidents
Monitoring and Saving on Unnecessary Idling Fuel Costs

By having a reward program in place for your drivers, it shows that you value them, which can lead to higher driver retention rates. Since there is high competition for fleet drivers and an increase in the turnover rate for drivers, having the ability to keep your good, qualified drivers is essential and will have a positive impact on your bottom line.

Every company struggles with driver retention, according to safety officer Kevin Bergman, and it’s the small things you do for your employee drivers that will pay off in the future. Since employees are motivated by recognition, the more you give them, the higher they will think of your business, he says.

Therefore, a good recognition or incentive program that measures and clearly defines good driving behavior is essential when it comes to recognizing and rewarding good drivers.

GPS Fleet Tracking System

One particular benefit a GPS fleet tracking system provides to a business is that it recognizes and shows your drivers strengths. It can tell you which drivers are driving aggressively or idling the vehicle excessively. It can contribute to the enhancement of services and deliveries to customers and result in efficiency savings.

What’s more, by implementing GPS fleet tracking, you can cut this down by reducing aggressive driving and unnecessary idling. You can also optimize routes.

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About George Karonis

George Karonis is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of LiveViewGPS Inc., a company he established in 2008 with the vision of making real-time GPS tracking more reliable, affordable, and accessible for businesses of all sizes. Over the past two decades, he has built a reputation as an innovator in GPS tracking, fleet management, asset monitoring, and Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PTToC) communications. Under George's leadership, LiveViewGPS has grown into a nationally recognized provider of GPS tracking solutions, serving businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, law enforcement organizations, and public works departments throughout the United States. The company's technology helps organizations improve operational efficiency, protect valuable assets, increase driver safety, and reduce operating costs through real-time location intelligence. Before founding LiveViewGPS, George developed a background in security, surveillance, and emerging location technologies. His passion for innovation and practical problem solving has driven the development of products that combine dependable hardware with easy-to-use cloud software, giving customers actionable information when it matters most. In 2018, George expanded into nationwide Push-to-Talk over Cellular communications by launching PeakPTT, providing businesses with rugged, instant communication solutions that operate over LTE and Wi-Fi networks. His focus has remained the same throughout his career: delivering dependable technology backed by exceptional customer service and long-term customer relationships. George regularly writes about GPS tracking, fleet management, asset protection, business technology, and communication systems. Through this blog, he shares industry insights, practical advice, and emerging trends to help organizations make informed decisions about tracking technology and connected operations.