Wrecks and Your Bottom Line

You get a call from your delivery driver. He just backed into another parked car. The damage is minimal, no one is hurt and you breathe a sigh of relief. However, the pain has just started. First comes the insurance reports, then the vehicle damage report stating how long the truck will be out of commission. Should you take action with this employee? Let’s start with the internal reports. Is this going to affect our insurance rates? The list of hassles just gets longer and the money leak just gets bigger. Even the most minor wreck has a really major impact on your bottom line.

No doubt your drivers are well trained and very skillful, but skill-based training is only a small part of the equation. Your best drivers feel invincible, and the “hits” just keep on coming. Skill without the proper attitude can have a devastating effect on your company. Every wreck has hidden costs in terms of lost productivity, morale, and even employee retention.

The best time to protect your company against preventable wrecks is before they occur. It’s important that your safety budget includes money for effective driver training. Most companies find that the vast majority of their crashes are caused by driver error. If you handle the problem by trying to “wish” it away, then you are just kidding yourself and losing money that can go right back into your bottom line. Effective driver training is not a luxury. It should be an important part of your cost reduction strategy.

To schedule your defensive driving workshop, call 817-306-5421 or email Ric today.