Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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46 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2014 s #REDENTIALS s 0REVENTABLE COSTS s &UEL EFl CIENCY $RIVERS EARN POINTS FOR GOOD PER FORMANCE AND ARE DEDUCTED POINTS IN CATEGORIES FOR MISSED APPOINTMENTS AND INCURRING PREVENTABLE COSTS %ACH QUARTER THE POINTS ARE TOTALED AND THE DRIVER FALLS INTO ONE OF MILEAGEBASED PAY LEVELS MEASURED TO THE THOUSANDTH OF A CENT BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE POINTS THEYVE EARNED 4HE DELTA BETWEEN THE LOWEST AND HIGHEST PAY IN THE 9OUR #HOICE PROGRAM IS CENTS PER MILE !N ADDITIONAL CENT PER MILE IS AVAILABLE FOR ACCIDENTFREE PERFORMANCE h4HIS IS REALTIMEv SAYS +OEPEL h)F YOU ARE PERFORMING RIGHT NOW WE WANT YOUR PAY TO REm ECT THAT )F YOU ARENT HAVING AN AC CIDENT WE WANT TO PAY YOU FOR THAT SAFETY NOW RATHER THAN WAITING FOR SOME LAGGING PERIOD OF TIME TO SAY @9OU DID GOOD n HERES SOME MONEY FOR THAT v !T THE END OF EACH QUARTER DRIVERS CAN MOVE UP OR DOWN ONE PAY LEVEL BASED ON PERFORMANCE 4HIS HELPS ELIMINATE WHAT +OEPEL REFERS TO AS THE hYOYOv EFFECT THAT OTHERWISE WOULD CREATE WIDE m UCTUATIONS IN PAY FROM QUARTER TO QUARTER !S AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY NET EVEN THE LOWEST MILEAGE PAY RATE INCREASES EACH YEAR A DRIVER COMPLETES WITH 2OEHL h0ERFORMANCE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENS TO YOU n ITS SOMETHING YOU CHOOSE TO DOv SAYS +OEPEL h)F YOU CHOOSE TO PERFORM AT A HIGH LEVEL YOU WILL GET REWARDED AT A HIGH LEVEL 4HATS WHY WE CALL IT THE 9OUR #HOICE 0AY 0LANv /NE UNIQUE ASPECT OF 2OEHLS PERFORMANCEBASED PAY PROGRAM IS THE BUILTIN hBRAKINGv MECHANISM THAT DOESNT AUTOMATICALLY MOVE A DRIVER TO A LOWER PAY LEVEL IF THEY HAVE A BAD QUARTER )N THE 9OUR #HOICE 0AY 0LAN A DRIVER WOULD HAVE TO ACCRUE TWO CONSECUTIVE hDOWNv QUARTERS BEFORE THEIR PAY IS ADJUSTED TO A LOWER LEVEL ! DRIVER NEVER WILL GO BELOW THE MINI MUM MILEAGE PAY ESTABLISHED FOR HIS OR HER YEARS OF SERVICE $RIVERS AT THE OR PAY LEVEL ARE IN THE h3ILVER #LUBv AND DRIVERS AT THE OR PAY LEVEL ARE IN THE h'OLD #LUBv 4HESE ELITE CLUBS PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL BRAKING MECHANISM WITH A THREE QUARTER LOOKBACK AT PERFORMANCE h)F A DRIVER IN THE 'OLD OR 3ILVER CLUBS STAYED WITHIN A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PERFOR MANCE DURING THAT TIME EVEN IF THEY HAD A DOWN QUARTER IT WONT HAVE ANY INm UENCE ON THEIR PAYv SAYS +OEPEL Points-based system !S PART OF THE 9OUR #HOICE PLAN DRIV ERS CAN EARN POINTS FOR COMPONENTS OF THEIR JOBS THAT OTHER CARRIERS DONT CONSIDER PART OF THE PROCESS SUCH AS TARPING A LOAD SITTING AT A BORDER CROSSING AND CLEAN INSPECTIONS )N THE PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT CATEGORY DRIVERS EARN POINTS FOR LOADED AND EMPTY MILES LIVE LOADS DROPAND HOOK EVENTS CONGESTED :)0 CODE DELIVERIES AND DETENTION TIME h6ERY OFTEN THE ONLY PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT MOST COMPANIES USE IS MILESv SAYS +OEPEL h7E RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT DRIVERS DO ON OUR BEHALF THAT EITHER CONSTRAIN THEIR PRODUCTIVITY BUT ARE IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS SO WE MAKE SURE 2OEHL DRIVERS GET CREDIT FOR THOSE ACTIVITIESv ,IKEWISE ITEMS IN THE PREVENTABLE COSTS MEASUREMENT CATEGORY ARE DEDUCTED FROM A DRIVERS OVERALL SCORE 4HOSE IN CLUDE CARGO CLAIMS DAMAGED EQUIPMENT JUMP STARTS TIRE DAMAGE AND TOWS 3INCE ADDING THE FUEL EFl CIENCY MEA SUREMENT CATEGORY TO THE 9OUR #HOICE PLAN 2OEHL HAS SEEN SIGNIl CANT COST SAVINGS AS DRIVERS ARE MORE AWARE OF HOW THEIR FUEL CONSUMPTION CAN PLAY A ROLE IN THEIR COMPENSATION h7E HAVE HAD A STEADY IMPROVE MENT AND WHILE WE RECOGNIZE SOME OF THAT IS EQUIPMENTRELATED WITH NEW FUEL SYSTEMS AND ADDONS WE ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO DRIVER BEHAVIORv SAYS +OEPEL h7E BELIEVE THAT OUR PROGRAM IS PRO MOTING THAT EFFECTIVELYv There's an app for that 4O IMPROVE DRIVER INVOLVEMENT IN THE 9OUR #HOICE PLAN 2OEHL HAS ROLLED THE PROGRAM INTO ITS -Y2OEHL APP FOR MO BILE DEVICES ALLOWING DRIVERS TO LOOK AT THEIR 9OUR #HOICE SCORECARD WHICH SHOWS MONTHLY PERFORMANCE h7E CLOSE OUT THE MONTH AND CRUNCH THE NUMBERS AND THEN THE DRIVERS CAN SEE THE TRACKING BUILT INTO THE VIEW ON A GRAPHv SAYS +OEPEL h4HEY CAN CALCULATE WHAT THEY NEED TO REACH THE NEXT PAY LEVEL EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A QUARTERv CC J I N N O VATO R S profi les carriers and fl eets that have found innovative ways to overcome trucking's challenges. If you know a carrier that has displayed innovation, contact Jeff Crissey at jcrissey@ccjmagazine.com or 800-633-5953. Roehl Transport has rolled its Your Choice program into its MyRoehl app for mobile devices, allowing drivers to look at their score- card, which shows monthly performance. Roehl Transport's Your Choice Pay Plan allows drivers to earn points for good per- formance, while they are deducted points in categories for missed appointments and incurring preventable costs.