To guarantee the fulfillment of the deliveries, integrity of the loads and to respect the working hours of the professional drivers who drive through Brazil making deliveries it is essential that some minimum care systematically occur in the companies. We list below some care that can minimize the risks considerably.
Preventive checklist of the fleet
Many delays and stops during the operation can be avoided if they are identified before boarding the vehicles.
It is essential to implement the checklist of the vehicle made daily by the drivers and to maintain awareness, it is possible to implement the control called “black ball” so that another driver and the responsible of the fleet, weekly check the list randomly in the vehicles . This care minimizes the risks of damage and equipment jumps considerably.
Fleet maintenance
For companies that do not have their own workshop or outsourced, which is increasingly rare, due to the lack of skilled labor in the technology that today’s equipment, most of the automotive companies offer maintenance contracts with the advantage of offer original parts, with skilled labor and even with the blessing of receiving guidance from professionals on maintenance and care with the vehicle. The greater the predictability of maintenance expenses, the greater the ease in offering competitive freight for companies. The benefits of this care with the vehicle, with the driver’s safety, allows greater flexibility to make scheduled stops, avoiding unnecessary problems with delayed delivery of a product due to any part of the damaged truck during a trip.
Human capital of the company
One of the main factors of success in business is the people who make up the team of a company. It is important that the company hire qualified people, but invest in training, standardization of activities with continuous improvement programs, a good career plan extends the quality of work and results in the quality of customer service. In TRANS REID we often involve employees in social projects, we have a wellness and health program with yoga classes every week in the company. We hold monthly meetings to commemorate the anniversaries of the month with the purpose of socialization. These are some of the actions to keep a team committed and happy with our company.