I am new to this business. Since I got laid off because of covid, I decided to pursue my dream of my own business. I don't have a cdl( am studying for it), I have a driver. I feel that if I'm not monitoring him constantly, he is late for amazon, doesn't use the eld properly, leaves lights on so batteries die, doesn't communicate/report incidents so I can proactively communicate with amazon, etc.This is an adult with a family. Is this how it is with drivers? I'm considering replacing him. For any job you have, you have to be responsible, is what I think. He has been let go of other jobs and it's always somebody else's fault. Thanks for your help.
Babysitting your driver
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Tigeroop, Oct 20, 2020.
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What you say... this guy is a huge liability, instead of being an asset for you.
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Fire him, then yourself. Without any experience in this industry, you are blindly going into being "a business owner" in the wrong profession. I can tell already you're going down the wrong path because you said Amazon loads.
Please, for your own sake, find a different industry to work in. You'll end up better off in the long run.dngrous_dime, magoo68, Tb0n3 and 1 other person Thank this. -
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Drivers are a dime a dozen. Good ones are 2 bits a peice.
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The reality is you’re an owner with one truck and zero experience in the industry and that will cause you to be hiring from a pool of drivers that nobody else wants. An experienced driver that doesn’t need to be watched 24/7 already has a good job and won’t take a chance working for a new carrier.
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Nobody wants to pay that good driver for
The peace of mind.
More in his pocket and less in yours, means
You can sleep at night knowing that he can
Handle whatever comes up.
Only phone call you should get is if the truck
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Good drivers already have jobs...
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I don't know if it is just me only. I honestly try to fight it within myself too but I can't help resentment for those owners who bought themselves a truck, without themselves ever being tested by this profession, put it to work for ... Amazon... and yet had to hire a driver for that sort of gig.
I am in the wrong here. I need to try to meditate this negativity out of my mind ... but it is not going to be easy.86scotty, Dale thompson, Speed_Drums and 8 others Thank this. -
Two things
You need to actually get experience under your belt, get your cdl and drive the truck yourself.
Fire your driver, he is a crap driver. Lazy and rather dumb.
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