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<p>[QUOTE="RecruiterMike, post: 4329044, member: 153791"]The industry isn't very good at identifying and culling the "good" drivers from "bad" . . . and what that really means. You ask 10 drivers what a "good" driver is, you'll get 5 different answers . . . and a fist fight. So companies design their programs for some sort of middle ground that by nature isn't the most efficient. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reality is drivers often don't want the truth, although everyone says they do. I tell drivers that they'll AVERAGE 2300/miles a week, but most companies say 2500-3000 miles. Do I get credit for telling the truth? Nope, most times I get drivers telling me how crappy my company must be. They go to the company that promises 3000 miles, and are pissed off 3 weeks later when that's not the truth . . . even though we all know that wasn't ever going to be the truth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RecruiterMike, post: 4329044, member: 153791"]The industry isn't very good at identifying and culling the "good" drivers from "bad" . . . and what that really means. You ask 10 drivers what a "good" driver is, you'll get 5 different answers . . . and a fist fight. So companies design their programs for some sort of middle ground that by nature isn't the most efficient. The reality is drivers often don't want the truth, although everyone says they do. I tell drivers that they'll AVERAGE 2300/miles a week, but most companies say 2500-3000 miles. Do I get credit for telling the truth? Nope, most times I get drivers telling me how crappy my company must be. They go to the company that promises 3000 miles, and are pissed off 3 weeks later when that's not the truth . . . even though we all know that wasn't ever going to be the truth.[/QUOTE]
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