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How to Achieve an Effective Driver Workforce – A 5-part Series

Jim Buchanan posted on 2010/10/15 |

Part III: Achieving an Effective Workforce

Asset utilization and efficiency does not have a comparable cost metric — and for good reason, as fleet equipment generally has predictable costs, such as depreciation and scheduled maintenance. Adding a labor element to an operation brings in three dimensions of variable costs.... Read More

How to Achieve an Effective Driver Workforce – A 5-part Series

Jim Buchanan posted on 2010/09/29 |

Part II: Defining Effective Driver Labor

Optimizing workforce performance requires new insight. Attaining that insight requires companies to establish methods of quantifying, diagnosing, and ultimately predicting the performance of their workforce—one of the most important and highly variable elements of efficiency and profitability.... Read More

How to Achieve an Effective Driver Workforce – A 5-part Series

Jim Buchanan posted on 2010/09/16 |

Part I

A sound measurement framework is something every successful fleet operation would like to have. Yet today, most measurement systems focus on asset utilization or production as measurement of revenue per mile. Most fleets measure time and mileage carefully, but beyond that, few have a method for understanding the effective use of their workforce.... Read More