One of the biggest questions businesses have when installing a GPS tracking service is ‘How can I get my employees and drivers to buy-in?’ Understandably, drivers who were not tracked in the past are going to be resistant to change.
Drivers who have been tracked before may assume that your business is losing trust in them and looking for ways to admonish or terminate them.
That simply is not true. Although GPS fleet tracking can reveal areas where your drivers are struggling, using tracking is a way to set expectations and keep your drivers safe.
Using GPS tracking, especially for your better drivers, can be a way to help them while they’re on the road as well as give them kudos for a job well done.
Recently, Rhino Fleet Tracking added a driver scorecard which businesses should use to better understand driver performance and set expectations for the entire fleet.
Using driver scorecard to make a game of the software, with winners, losers, and prizes for good performance is the best way to get buy-in from drivers.
Gamification of the Fleet Tracking Software
It is simple. Drivers receive negative scores for driving violations that your organization explicitly disapproves of. The more violations a driver receives during a given period of time the lower their score will be.
Drivers who are not violating rules will maintain a high score and can be rewarded for practicing safe driving habits.
Driver scorecard allows you to then compare your entire fleet of drivers against one another or divvy it up by teams. Drivers can hide their score from other drivers while your managers have access to all of the data. Drivers will want to be the best! And if they don’t – they’ll want to be the safest.
Multiple drivers may have the same score – high or low – and that’s OK. Rewarding multiple drivers at once for their behavior helps incentivize all drivers to maximize their performance because they know there is a benefit to them.
They will start improving on their own. Dish out rewards for the driver of the month, the driver of the week, or even for the whole year! We store data 365 days so you can date back as far as you need to keep your organization performing at its peak.
Poor driving performance is something you will also find when tracking your drivers. Having accurate data to show what needs improving leads to more coaching opportunities and better relationships between managers and drivers.
Don’t make your drivers afraid of tracking, make sure they know you’re tracking them to improve safety and reinforce that by rewarding fantastic performance.
