The concept is good...that of drivers policing drivers. But, in reality, you have certain people that will be calling you in for wearing anything less than a tux. You can't depend on the driver population, as a whole, to make any kind of reasonable decision about each other. Just do YOUR job and do it well. Trust that those who don't do the same will find their own way out the door in one way or the other.
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The concept is good...that of drivers policing drivers. But, in reality, you have certain people that will be calling you in for wearing anything less than a tux. You can't depend on the driver population, as a whole, to make any kind of reasonable decision about each other. Just do YOUR job and do it well. Trust that those who don't do the same will find their own way out the door in one way or the other.
I disagree that it's a good concept. The post you quoted makes my point.
mcavoy33
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I was suggesting that a company have a policy of drivers policing drivers, that would just be asking for problems. My point was revolving around how one conducts one self and how a leader will push his team mates to rise to an acceptable level.
Whether by talking to that driver directly or letting the appropriate person in charge know about it. I just feel that too many people don't hold their family (personal life) or their colleagues accountable under the guise of putting your head down and only focussing on yourself.
I think we've lost a lot of that accountability in our society from teaching people to mind their own business.
mcavoy33
Seasoned Expediter
I agree its a horrible concept / policy.
Here was the point I was trying to make. I've been involved in some companies that had great leadership. Why because the leader of the company shared a vision and people bought into it. But what made that company succeed was the people that bought in to it and put it into action everyday.
If people buy into something, then they can hold others around them to that same higher standard.
Let me ask you this, if you had to pick a company to work for, which company would you work for:
Company A
Company A employs a driver named Slob that doesn't dress professional, looks like a slob. However company A has a driver named Acountable that says something to Slob and encourages him to dress better because company C is trying to steal this customer from us and we need to do everything in our power to try keep this account because we need more miles.
Company B
Company B also employs a slob driver. Slob drivers are everywhere. Company B also employs driver MYOB. MYOB is a good driver, sees Slob and picks up his load and leaves. Meanwhile company C is trying to steal the company.
Which company overall would you want to work for? Assuming all other factors the same, I pick A. I want to work for a company that has good quality drivers that take pride in their work and expect the same from their colleagues.
My point was, don't be MYOB but if its someone on your team, then do something positive about it. If you deliver where having slobs don't matter, then don't say anything but if you work for a company where it makes a difference, then by all means say something because it can affect your bottom line if slob driver is bringing down the carrier you work for.
Hi, my name is DoUntoOthers, and I'm an independent contractor who isn't likely to tell another indpendent contractor how to do their job, because I wouldn't want them telling me how to do mine. Once I'm perfect, tho, that's different, and then I'll start telling others what to do.
mcavoy33
Seasoned Expediter
Hi, my name is IDon'tKnowItAll, and I'm an independent contractor who will gladly take advice from someone if I think it will help me improve my bottom line. I am not perfect, nor will I ever be but I'll gladly work on improving and people sharing their opinion helps me improve.
edit: I was always taught to do unto others as you'd want done to you, so I'm not afraid to help out my fellow man because I'd appreciate the help.
When we talk about the poor and people acting entitled or slobs in this case, a lot of time it is a result of a lack of education. If you educated these slob drivers about something, after getting over the initial defence mechanism that is going to be put up, if they are a good person, they will think about it and likely make a change for the better.
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A slob is a slob. And no amount of "educating" them will change that.
I'll go back to my original thinking and let the carrier on site reps and roaming safety laisons address whether someone is not representing a carrier a certain way.
Drivers reporting drivers can many times turn into different agendas whether someone is trying to knock a competing truck out of service or just plain brown-nosing.
I was amazed how many crank calls a company can get just from having their "report unsafe driving to..."
Many are from their own competition. Again, a totally different agenda.
Drivers reporting drivers can many times turn into different agendas whether someone is trying to knock a competing truck out of service or just plain brown-nosing.
I was amazed how many crank calls a company can get just from having their "report unsafe driving to..."
Many are from their own competition. Again, a totally different agenda.
I like them fedex vanners who have their vans polished so meticulously they almost glow in the dark. You guys ever see a van so clean that it can be driven into that room in Intel where they put together the computer processors. Well my rig ain't that way! I wash my van once a month. I do however throw away all of my fast food wrappers and other garbage so it doesn't fall out of the door jam when I arrive at the shipper.
But I think now that I might start my own company, I might start wearing a fancy shirt with my company logo and name on it and a tie. I think this will help me go a long way. It's not gonna get me too far though, because most shippers are interested in getting you loaded and getting on with their business. You ain't gonna impress billybob the paroled x-con hi-low driver who probably looks meaner, dirtier, and more abrasive than any driver that walks through the door.
You might impress management or someone in the shipping office if they are even paying attention, but I'd like to see you try and impress someone at a Ford or GM plant with your nice tie lol! You'll have to get treated like sheet just like the guy who looks like he's been living on the streets for a few months.
And as far as the way your truck looks, this ain't MTV cribs. No one is gonna take a feather duster and check to see how much dust is accumulating on your hood or dashboard. Heck, with the way some of these shippers pay rate wise, they better not complain if Jeff Daniels shows up in a van covered in fake dog hair to pick up a load for Dumb and Dumber expedite DBA D&D Expedite. That's just my two cents on the whole deal.
But I think now that I might start my own company, I might start wearing a fancy shirt with my company logo and name on it and a tie. I think this will help me go a long way. It's not gonna get me too far though, because most shippers are interested in getting you loaded and getting on with their business. You ain't gonna impress billybob the paroled x-con hi-low driver who probably looks meaner, dirtier, and more abrasive than any driver that walks through the door.
You might impress management or someone in the shipping office if they are even paying attention, but I'd like to see you try and impress someone at a Ford or GM plant with your nice tie lol! You'll have to get treated like sheet just like the guy who looks like he's been living on the streets for a few months.
And as far as the way your truck looks, this ain't MTV cribs. No one is gonna take a feather duster and check to see how much dust is accumulating on your hood or dashboard. Heck, with the way some of these shippers pay rate wise, they better not complain if Jeff Daniels shows up in a van covered in fake dog hair to pick up a load for Dumb and Dumber expedite DBA D&D Expedite. That's just my two cents on the whole deal.
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